Война и мир

Chapter 10

           Hiswife’sdemandsastonishedhim,buttheyalsoflatteredhim,andhesubmittedtothem.

           Pierre’ssubjectionconsistedinthefactthathenotonlydarednotflirtwith,butdarednotevenspeaksmilinglyto,anyotherwoman;didnotdaredineattheClubasapastime,didnotdarespendmoneyonawhim,anddidnotdareabsenthimselfforanylengthoftime,exceptonbusiness—inwhichhiswifeincludedhisintellectualpursuits,whichshedidnotintheleastunderstandbuttowhichsheattributedgreatimportance.Tomakeupforthis,athomePierrehadtherighttoregulatehislifeandthatofthewholefamilyexactlyashechose.AthomeNatáshaplacedherselfinthepositionofaslavetoherhusband,andthewholehouseholdwentontiptoewhenhewasoccupied—thatis,wasreadingorwritinginhisstudy.Pierrehadbuttoshowapartialityforanythingtogetjustwhathelikeddonealways.HehadonlytoexpressawishandNatáshawouldjumpupandruntofulfillit.

           TheentirehouseholdwasgovernedaccordingtoPierre’ssupposedorders,thatis,byhiswisheswhichNatáshatriedtoguess.Theirwayoflifeandplaceofresidence,theiracquaintancesandties,Natásha’soccupations,thechildren’supbringing,wereallselectednotmerelywithregardtoPierre’sexpressedwishes,buttowhatNatáshafromthethoughtsheexpressedinconversationsupposedhiswishestobe.Andshededucedtheessentialsofhiswishesquitecorrectly,andhavingoncearrivedatthemclungtothemtenaciously.WhenPierrehimselfwantedtochangehismindshewouldfighthimwithhisownweapons

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