Война и мир

Chapter 5

           Afterreceivingcommunionandunctionhequietlydied;andnextdayathrongofacquaintanceswhocametopaytheirlastrespectstothedeceasedfilledthehouserentedbytheRostóvs.Alltheseacquaintances,whohadsooftendinedanddancedathishouseandhadsooftenlaughedathim,nowsaid,withacommonfeelingofself-reproachandemotion,asifjustifyingthemselves:“Well,whateverhemayhavebeenhewasamostworthyman.Youdon’tmeetsuchmennowadays....Andwhichofushasnotweaknessesofhisown?”

           Itwasjustwhenthecount’saffairshadbecomesoinvolvedthatitwasimpossibletosaywhatwouldhappenifhelivedanotheryearthatheunexpectedlydied.

           NicholaswaswiththeRussianarmyinPariswhenthenewsofhisfather’sdeathreachedhim.Heatonceresignedhiscommission,andwithoutwaitingforittobeacceptedtookleaveofabsenceandwenttoMoscow.Thestateofthecount’saffairsbecamequiteobviousamonthafterhisdeath,surprisingeveryonebytheimmensetotalofsmalldebtstheexistenceofwhichnoonehadsuspected.Thedebtsamountedtodoublethevalueoftheproperty.

           FriendsandrelationsadvisedNicholastodeclinetheinheritance.Butheregardedsucharefusalasasluronhisfather’smemory,whichheheldsacred,andthereforewouldnothearofrefusingandacceptedtheinheritancetogetherwiththeobligationtopaythedebts.

           Thecreditorswhohadsolongbeensilent,restrainedbyavaguebutpowerfulinfluenceexertedonthemwhilehelivedbythecount’scarelessgoodnature,allproceededtoenforcetheirclaimsatonce.

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