Война и мир

Chapter 16

           

           FromthatdayanawakeningfromlifecametoPrinceAndrewtogetherwithhisawakeningfromsleep.Andcomparedtothedurationoflifeitdidnotseemtohimslowerthananawakeningfromsleepcomparedtothedurationofadream.

           Therewasnothingterribleorviolentinthiscomparativelyslowawakening.

           Hislastdaysandhourspassedinanordinaryandsimpleway.BothPrincessMaryandNatásha,whodidnotleavehim,feltthis.Theydidnotweeporshudderandduringtheselastdaystheythemselvesfeltthattheywerenotattendingonhim(hewasnolongerthere,hehadleftthem)butonwhatremindedthemmostcloselyofhim—hisbody.Bothfeltthissostronglythattheoutwardandterriblesideofdeathdidnotaffectthemandtheydidnotfeelitnecessarytofomenttheirgrief.Neitherinhispresencenoroutofitdidtheyweep,nordidtheyevertalktooneanotherabouthim.Theyfeltthattheycouldnotexpressinwordswhattheyunderstood.

           Theybothsawthathewassinkingslowlyandquietly,deeperanddeeper,awayfromthem,andtheybothknewthatthishadtobesoandthatitwasright.

           Heconfessed,andreceivedcommunion:everyonecametotakeleaveofhim.Whentheybroughthissontohim,hepressedhislipstotheboy’sandturnedaway,notbecausehefeltithardandsad(PrincessMaryandNatáshaunderstoodthat)butsimplybecausehethoughtitwasallthatwasrequiredofhim,butwhentheytoldhimtoblesstheboy,hedidwhatwasdemandedandlookedroundasifaskingwhethertherewasanythingelseheshoulddo

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