Война и мир

Chapter 1

           Butinthespringofthatyear,hereceivedaletterfromhismother,writtenwithouthisfather’sknowledge,andthatletterpersuadedhimtoreturn.Shewrotethatifhedidnotcomeandtakemattersinhand,theirwholepropertywouldbesoldbyauctionandtheywouldallhavetogobegging.Thecountwassoweak,andtrustedMítenkasomuch,andwassogood-natured,thateverybodytookadvantageofhimandthingsweregoingfrombadtoworse.“ForGod’ssake,Iimploreyou,comeatonceifyoudonotwishtomakemeandthewholefamilywretched,”wrotethecountess.

           ThislettertouchedNicholas.Hehadthatcommonsenseofamatter-of-factmanwhichshowedhimwhatheoughttodo.

           Therightthingnowwas,ifnottoretirefromtheservice,atanyratetogohomeonleave.Whyhehadtogohedidnotknow;butafterhisafter-dinnernaphegaveorderstosaddleMars,anextremelyviciousgraystallionthathadnotbeenriddenforalongtime,andwhenhereturnedwiththehorseallinalather,heinformedLavrúshka(Denísov’sservantwhohadremainedwithhim)andhiscomradeswhoturnedupintheeveningthathewasapplyingforleaveandwasgoinghome.Difficultandstrangeasitwasforhimtoreflectthathewouldgoawaywithouthavingheardfromthestaff—andthisinterestedhimextremely—whetherhewaspromotedtoacaptaincyorwouldreceivetheOrderofSt.

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