Война и мир

Chapter 7

           

           Sometimeswhen,tryingtounderstandhim,shespokeofthegoodworkhewasdoingforhisserfs,hewouldbevexedandreply:“Notintheleast;itneverenteredmyheadandIwouldn’tdothatfortheirgood!That’sallpoetryandoldwives’talk—allthatdoinggoodtoone’sneighbor!WhatIwantisthatourchildrenshouldnothavetogobegging.ImustputouraffairsinorderwhileIamalive,that’sall.Andtodothat,orderandstrictnessareessential....That’sallaboutit!”saidhe,clenchinghisvigorousfist.“Andfairness,ofcourse,”headded,“forifthepeasantisnakedandhungryandhasonlyonemiserablehorse,hecandonogoodeitherforhimselforforme.”

           AndallNicholasdidwasfruitful—probablyjustbecauseherefusedtoallowhimselftothinkthathewasdoinggoodtoothersforvirtue’ssake.Hismeansincreasedrapidly;serfsfromneighboringestatescametobeghimtobuythem,andlongafterhisdeaththememoryofhisadministrationwasdevoutlypreservedamongtheserfs.“Hewasamaster...thepeasants’affairsfirstandthenhisown.Ofcoursehewasnottobetrifledwitheither—inaword,hewasarealmaster!”

           

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