Война и мир

Chapter 15

           Butherewasnoneofallthatturmoiloftheworldatlarge,wherehedidnotknowhisrightplaceandtookmistakendecisions;herewasnoSónyawithwhomheought,oroughtnot,tohaveanexplanation;herewasnopossibilityofgoingthereornotgoingthere;heretherewerenottwenty-fourhoursinthedaywhichcouldbespentinsuchavarietyofways;therewasnotthatinnumerablecrowdofpeopleofwhomnotonewasnearertohimorfartherfromhimthananother;therewerenoneofthoseuncertainandundefinedmoneyrelationswithhisfather,andnothingtorecallthatterriblelosstoDólokhov.Here,intheregiment,allwasclearandsimple.Thewholeworldwasdividedintotwounequalparts:one,ourPávlogradregiment;theother,alltherest.Andtherestwasnoconcernofhis.Intheregiment,everythingwasdefinite:whowaslieutenant,whocaptain,whowasagoodfellow,whoabadone,andmostofall,whowasacomrade.Thecanteenkeepergaveonecredit,one’spaycameeveryfourmonths,therewasnothingtothinkoutordecide,youhadonlytodonothingthatwasconsideredbadinthePávlogradregimentand,whengivenanorder,todowhatwasclearly,distinctly,anddefinitelyordered—andallwouldbewell.

           Havingoncemoreenteredintothedefiniteconditionsofthisregimentallife,Rostóvfeltthejoyandreliefatiredmanfeelsonlyingdowntorest.

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