Война и мир

Chapter 8

           Hadhiswifecometohim,hewouldnothaveturnedheraway.Comparedtowhatpreoccupiedhim,wasitnotamatterofindifferencewhetherhelivedwithhiswifeornot?

           Withoutreplyingeithertohiswifeorhismother-in-law,PierrelateonenightpreparedforajourneyandstartedforMoscowtoseeJosephAlexéevich.Thisiswhathenotedinhisdiary:

           Moscow,17thNovember

           Ihavejustreturnedfrommybenefactor,andhastentowritedownwhatIhaveexperienced.JosephAlexéevichislivingpoorlyandhasforthreeyearsbeensufferingfromapainfuldiseaseofthebladder.Noonehaseverheardhimutteragroanorawordofcomplaint.Frommorningtilllateatnight,exceptwhenheeatshisveryplainfood,heisworkingatscience.Hereceivedmegraciouslyandmademesitdownonthebedonwhichhelay.ImadethesignoftheKnightsoftheEastandofJerusalem,andherespondedinthesamemanner,askingmewithamildsmilewhatIhadlearnedandgainedinthePrussianandScottishlodges.ItoldhimeverythingasbestIcould,andtoldhimwhatIhadproposedtoourPetersburglodge,ofthebadreceptionIhadencountered,andofmyrupturewiththeBrothers.JosephAlexéevich,havingremainedsilentandthoughtfulforagoodwhile,toldmehisviewofthematter,whichatoncelitupformemywholepastandthefuturepathIshouldfollow.HesurprisedmebyaskingwhetherIrememberedthethreefoldaimoftheorder:(1)Thepreservationandstudyofthemystery.(2)Thepurificationandreformationofoneselfforitsreception,and(3)Theimprovementofthehumanracebystrivingforsuchpurification.

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