Война и мир

Chapter 26

           Toleavefamily,home,andallthecaresofworldlywelfare,inorderwithoutclingingtoanythingtowanderinhempenragsfromplacetoplaceunderanassumedname,doingnooneanyharmbutprayingforall—forthosewhodriveoneawayaswellasforthosewhoprotectone:higherthanthatlifeandtruththereisnolifeortruth!”

           Therewasonepilgrim,aquietpockmarkedlittlewomanoffiftycalledTheodosia,whoforoverthirtyyearshadgoneaboutbarefootandwornheavychains.PrincessMarywasparticularlyfondofher.Once,wheninaroomwithalampdimlylitbeforetheiconTheodosiawastalkingofherlife,thethoughtthatTheodosiaalonehadfoundthetruepathoflifesuddenlycametoPrincessMarywithsuchforcethatsheresolvedtobecomeapilgrimherself.WhenTheodosiahadgonetosleepPrincessMarythoughtaboutthisforalongtime,andatlastmadeuphermindthat,strangeasitmightseem,shemustgoonapilgrimage.Shedisclosedthisthoughttonoonebuttoherconfessor,FatherAkínfi,themonk,andheapprovedofherintention.Underguiseofapresentforthepilgrims,PrincessMarypreparedapilgrim’scompletecostumeforherself:acoarsesmock,bastshoes,aroughcoat,andablackkerchief.Often,approachingthechestofdrawerscontainingthissecrettreasure,PrincessMarypaused,uncertainwhetherthetimehadnotalreadycometoputherprojectintoexecution

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