Война и мир

Chapter 13

           

           Hedidnotliketalkingabouthislifeasasoldier,thoughhedidnotcomplain,andoftenmentionedthathehadnotbeenfloggedonceduringthewholeofhisarmyservice.Whenherelatedanythingitwasgenerallysomeoldandevidentlypreciousmemoryofhis“Christian”life,ashecalledhispeasantexistence.Theproverbs,ofwhichhistalkwasfull,wereforthemostpartnotthecoarseandindecentsawssoldiersemploy,butthosefolksayingswhichtakenwithoutacontextseemsoinsignificant,butwhenusedappositelysuddenlyacquireasignificanceofprofoundwisdom.

           Hewouldoftensaytheexactoppositeofwhathehadsaidonapreviousoccasion,yetbothwouldberight.Helikedtotalkandhetalkedwell,adorninghisspeechwithtermsofendearmentandwithfolksayingswhichPierrethoughtheinventedhimself,butthechiefcharmofhistalklayinthefactthatthecommonestevents—sometimesjustsuchasPierrehadwitnessedwithouttakingnoticeofthem—assumedinKaratáev’sacharacterofsolemnfitness.Helikedtohearthefolktalesoneofthesoldiersusedtotellofanevening(theywerealwaysthesame),butmostofallhelikedtohearstoriesofreallife.Hewouldsmilejoyfullywhenlisteningtosuchstories,nowandthenputtinginawordoraskingaquestiontomakethemoralbeautyofwhathewastoldcleartohimself.Karatáevhadnoattachments,friendships,orlove,asPierreunderstoodthem,butlovedandlivedaffectionatelywitheverythinglifebroughthimincontactwith,particularlywithman—notanyparticularman,butthosewithwhomhehappenedtobe.

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