Война и мир

Chapter 16

           

           “Well,whatisit?Fromwhom?”heaskedimmediatelybutwithouthurry,blinkingatthelight.

           Whilelisteningtotheofficer’sreportKonovnítsynbrokethesealandreadthedispatch.Hardlyhadhedonesobeforeheloweredhislegsintheirwoolenstockingstotheearthenfloorandbeganputtingonhisboots.Thenhetookoffhisnightcap,combedhishairoverhistemples,anddonnedhiscap.

           “Didyougetherequickly?LetusgotohisHighness.”

           Konovnítsynhadunderstoodatoncethatthenewsbroughtwasofgreatimportanceandthatnotimemustbelost.Hedidnotconsideroraskhimselfwhetherthenewswasgoodorbad.Thatdidnotinteresthim.Heregardedthewholebusinessofthewarnotwithhisintelligenceorhisreasonbutbysomethingelse.Therewaswithinhimadeepunexpressedconvictionthatallwouldbewell,butthatonemustnottrusttothisandstilllessspeakaboutit,butmustonlyattendtoone’sownwork.Andhedidhiswork,givinghiswholestrengthtothetask.

           PeterPetróvichKonovnítsyn,likeDokhtúrov,seemstohavebeenincludedmerelyforpropriety’ssakeinthelistoftheso-calledheroesof1812—theBarclays,Raévskis,Ermólovs,Plátovs,andMilorádoviches.LikeDokhtúrovhehadthereputationofbeingamanofverylimitedcapacityandinformation,andlikeDokhtúrovhenevermadeplansofbattlebutwasalwaysfoundwherethesituationwasmostdifficult.Sincehisappointmentasgeneralondutyhehadalwayssleptwithhisdooropen,givingordersthateverymessengershouldbeallowedtowakehimup

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