Война и мир

Chapter 12

           “Understand,mydearfellow,thatoutsidethisunionallisfilledwithdeceitandfalsehoodandIagreewithyouthatnothingisleftforanintelligentandgoodmanbuttoliveouthislife,likeyou,merelytryingnottoharmothers.Butmakeourfundamentalconvictionsyourown,joinourbrotherhood,giveyourselfuptous,letyourselfbeguided,andyouwillatoncefeelyourself,asIhavefeltmyself,apartofthatvastinvisiblechainthebeginningofwhichishiddeninheaven,”saidPierre.

           PrinceAndrew,lookingstraightinfrontofhim,listenedinsilencetoPierre’swords.Morethanonce,whenthenoiseofthewheelspreventedhiscatchingwhatPierresaid,heaskedhimtorepeatit,andbythepeculiarglowthatcameintoPrinceAndrew’seyesandbyhissilence,PierresawthathiswordswerenotinvainandthatPrinceAndrewwouldnotinterrupthimorlaughatwhathesaid.

           Theyreachedariverthathadoverfloweditsbanksandwhichtheyhadtocrossbyferry.Whilethecarriageandhorseswerebeingplacedonit,theyalsosteppedontheraft.

           PrinceAndrew,leaninghisarmsontheraftrailing,gazedsilentlyatthefloodingwatersglitteringinthesettingsun.

           “Well,whatdoyouthinkaboutit?”Pierreasked.“Whyareyousilent?”

           “WhatdoIthinkaboutit?Iamlisteningtoyou.It’sallverywell....Yousay:joinourbrotherhoodandwewillshowyoutheaimoflife,thedestinyofman,andthelawswhichgoverntheworld.Butwhoarewe?Men.

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