Война и мир

Chapter 7

           Ourordershouldprovidemeanstothatend.

           “Assoonaswehaveacertainnumberofworthymenineverystate,eachofthemagaintrainingtwoothersandallbeingcloselyunited,everythingwillbepossibleforourorder,whichhasalreadyinsecretaccomplishedmuchforthewelfareofmankind.”

           Thisspeechnotonlymadeastrongimpression,butcreatedexcitementinthelodge.ThemajorityoftheBrothers,seeinginitdangerousdesignsofIlluminism,*metitwithacoldnessthatsurprisedPierre.TheGrandMasterbeganansweringhim,andPierrebegandevelopinghisviewswithmoreandmorewarmth.Itwaslongsincetherehadbeensostormyameeting.Partieswereformed,someaccusingPierreofIlluminism,otherssupportinghim.Atthatmeetinghewasstruckforthefirsttimebytheendlessvarietyofmen’sminds,whichpreventsatruthfromeverpresentingitselfidenticallytotwopersons.Eventhosememberswhoseemedtobeonhissideunderstoodhimintheirownwaywithlimitationsandalterationshecouldnotagreeto,aswhathealwayswantedmostwastoconveyhisthoughttoothersjustashehimselfunderstoodit.

           *TheIlluminatisoughttosubstituterepublicanfor

           monarchicalinstitutions.

           AttheendofthemeetingtheGrandMasterwithironyandill-willreprovedBezúkhovforhisvehemenceandsaiditwasnotloveofvirtuealone,butalsoaloveofstrifethathadmovedhiminthedispute.Pierredidnotanswerhimandaskedbrieflywhetherhisproposalwouldbeaccepted.Hewastoldthatitwouldnot,andwithoutwaitingfortheusualformalitiesheleftthelodgeandwenthome.

           

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