Война и мир

Chapter 11

           

           “Well,thereyousee!”

           “Yes,butitisnotasyouimagine,”PrinceAndrewcontinued.“Ididnot,anddonot,intheleastcareaboutthatscoundrelofaclerkwhohadstolensomebootsfromtherecruits;Ishouldevenhavebeenverygladtoseehimhanged,butIwassorryformyfather—thatagainisformyself.”

           PrinceAndrewgrewmoreandmoreanimated.HiseyesglitteredfeverishlywhilehetriedtoprovetoPierrethatinhisactionstherewasnodesiretodogoodtohisneighbor.

           “Therenow,youwishtoliberateyourserfs,”hecontinued;“thatisaverygoodthing,butnotforyou—Idon’tsupposeyoueverhadanyonefloggedorsenttoSiberia—andstilllessforyourserfs.Iftheyarebeaten,flogged,orsenttoSiberia,Idon’tsupposetheyareanytheworseoff.InSiberiatheyleadthesameanimallife,andthestripesontheirbodiesheal,andtheyarehappyasbefore.Butitisagoodthingforproprietorswhoperishmorally,bringremorseuponthemselves,stiflethisremorseandgrowcallous,asaresultofbeingabletoinflictpunishmentsjustlyandunjustly.ItisthosepeopleIpity,andfortheirsakeIshouldliketoliberatetheserfs.Youmaynothaveseen,butIhaveseen,howgoodmenbroughtupinthosetraditionsofunlimitedpower,intimewhentheygrowmoreirritable,becomecruelandharsh,areconsciousofit,butcannotrestrainthemselvesandgrowmoreandmoremiserable.”

           PrinceAndrewspokesoearnestlythatPierrecouldnothelpthinkingthatthesethoughtshadbeensuggestedtoPrinceAndrewbyhisfather’scase.

           Hedidnotreply

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