,BOOK #a#c1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,F\R WEEKS HAD PASS$ S9CE ,PI]RE HAD BE5 TAK5 PRISON] & ?\< ! 
 ,FR5* HAD (F]$ TO MOVE HIM FROM ! M5'S TO ! (FIC]S' %$1 HE 
 HAD /AY$ 9 ! %$ :]E HE WAS FIR/ PUT4 

,9 BURN$ & DEVA/AT$ ,MOSC[ ,PI]RE EXP]I5C$ ALMO/ ! EXTREME 
 LIMITS ( PRIVATION A MAN CAN 5DURE2 BUT ?ANKS TO HIS PHYSICAL /R5G? 
 & HEAL?1 ( :I* HE HAD TILL !N BE5 UNCONSCI\S1 & ?ANKS 
 ESPECIALLY TO ! FACT ?AT ! PRIVATIONS CAME SO GRADUALLY ?AT IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY :5 !Y BEGAN1 HE 5DUR$ HIS POSITION NOT ONLY 
 LI<TLY BUT JOYFULLY4 ,& JU/ AT ?IS TIME HE OBTA9$ ! TRANQUILITY 
 & EASE ( M9D HE HAD =M]LY /RIV5 9 VA9 TO REA*4 ,HE HAD LONG 
 S\<T 9 DIFF]5T WAYS ?AT TRANQUILITY ( M9D1 ?AT 9N] H>MONY 
 :I* HAD SO IMPRESS$ HIM 9 ! SOLDI]S AT ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O4 ,HE 
 HAD S\<T IT 9 PHILAN?ROPY1 9 ,FREEMASONRY1 9 ! DISSIPATIONS ( T[N 
 LIFE1 9 W9E1 9 H]OIC FEATS ( SELF-SACRIFICE1 & 9 ROMANTIC LOVE = 
 ,NATA%A2 HE HAD S\<T IT BY REASON+--& ALL !SE QUE/S & 
 EXP]IM5TS HAD FAIL$ HIM4 ,& N[ )\T ?9K+ AB\T IT HE HAD F\ND 
 ?AT PEACE & 9N] H>MONY ONLY ?R\< ! HORROR ( DEA?1 ?R\< 
 PRIVATION1 & ?R\< :AT HE RECOGNIZ$ 9 ,K>ATAEV4 

,?OSE DREADFUL MOM5TS HE HAD LIV$ ?R\< AT ! EXECUTIONS HAD AS IT 
 W]E =EV] WA%$ AWAY FROM HIS IMAG9ATION & MEMORY ! AGITAT+ 
 ?\<TS & FEEL+S ?AT HAD =M]LY SEEM$ SO IMPORTANT4 ,IT DID NOT 
 N[ OCCUR TO HIM TO ?9K ( ,RUSSIA1 OR ! W>1 OR POLITICS1 OR ,NAPOLEON4 
 ,IT WAS PLA9 TO HIM ?AT ALL !SE ?+S W]E NO BUS9ESS ( HIS1 & 
 ?AT HE WAS NOT CALL$ ON TO JUDGE CONC]N+ !M & !RE=E C\LD NOT 
 DO SO4 0,RUSSIA & SUMM] WEA!R >E NOT B\ND TOGE!R10 HE ?\<T1 
 REPEAT+ WORDS ( ,K>ATAEV'S :I* HE F\ND /RANGELY CONSOL+4 ,HIS 
 9T5TION ( KILL+ ,NAPOLEON & HIS CALCULATIONS ( ! CABALI/IC 
 NUMB] ( ! BEA/ ( ! ,APOCALYPSE N[ SEEM$ TO HIM MEAN+LESS & 
 EV5 RIDICUL\S4 ,HIS ANG] ) HIS WIFE & ANXIETY ?AT HIS NAME %\LD 
 NOT BE SMIR*$ N[ SEEM$ NOT M]ELY TRIVIAL BUT EV5 AMUS+4 ,:AT 
 CONC]N WAS IT ( HIS ?AT SOME:]E OR O!R ?AT WOMAN WAS LEAD+ ! 
 LIFE %E PREF]R$8 ,:AT DID IT MATT] TO ANYBODY1 & ESPECIALLY TO HIM1 
 :E!R OR NOT !Y F\ND \T ?AT !IR PRISON]'S NAME WAS ,C\NT 
 ,BEZUKHOV8 

,HE N[ (T5 REMEMB]$ HIS CONV]SATION ) ,PR9CE ,&REW & QUITE 
 AGRE$ ) HIM1 ?\< HE UND]/OOD ,PR9CE ,&REW'S ?\<TS SOME:AT 
 DIFF]5TLY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD ?\<T & SAID ?AT HAPP9ESS C\LD ONLY 
 BE NEGATIVE1 BUT HAD SAID IT ) A %ADE ( BITT]NESS & IRONY AS 
 ?\< HE WAS REALLY SAY+ ?AT ALL DESIRE = POSITIVE HAPP9ESS IS 
 IMPLANT$ 9 US M]ELY TO TORM5T US & NEV] BE SATISFI$4 ,BUT ,PI]RE 
 BELIEV$ IT )\T ANY M5TAL RES]VATION4 ,! ABS5CE ( SUFF]+1 ! 
 SATISFACTION ( ONE'S NE$S & CONSEQU5T FRE$OM 9 ! *OICE ( ONE'S 
 OCCUPATION1 ?AT IS1 ( ONE'S WAY ( LIFE1 N[ SEEM$ TO ,PI]RE TO BE 
 9DUBITABLY MAN'S HI<E/ HAPP9ESS4 ,H]E & N[ = ! FIR/ TIME HE 
 FULLY APPRECIAT$ ! 5JOYM5T ( EAT+ :5 HE WANT$ TO EAT1 DR9K+ 
 :5 HE WANT$ TO DR9K1 SLEEP+ :5 HE WANT$ TO SLEEP1 ( W>M? :5 
 HE WAS COLD1 ( TALK+ TO A FELL[ MAN :5 HE WI%$ TO TALK & TO HE> 
 A HUMAN VOICE4 ,! SATISFACTION ( ONE'S NE$S--GOOD FOOD1 
 CLEANL9ESS1 & FRE$OM--N[ ?AT HE WAS DEPRIV$ ( ALL ?IS1 
 SEEM$ TO ,PI]RE TO CON/ITUTE P]FECT HAPP9ESS2 & ! *OICE ( 
 OCCUPATION1 ?AT IS1 ( HIS WAY ( LIFE--N[ ?AT ?AT WAS SO 
 RE/RICT$--SEEM$ TO HIM SU* AN EASY MATT] ?AT HE =GOT ?AT A 
 SUP]FLUITY ( ! COM=TS ( LIFE DE/ROYS ALL JOY 9 SATISFY+ ONE'S 
 NE$S1 :ILE GREAT FRE$OM 9 ! *OICE ( OCCUPATION--SU* FRE$OM 
 AS HIS WEAL?1 HIS $UCATION1 & HIS SOCIAL POSITION HAD GIV5 HIM 9 HIS 
 [N LIFE--IS JU/ :AT MAKES ! *OICE ( OCCUPATION 9SOLUBLY 
 DIFFICULT & DE/ROYS ! DESIRE & POSSIBILITY ( HAV+ AN OCCUPATION4 

,ALL ,PI]RE'S DAYDREAMS N[ TURN$ ON ! TIME :5 HE W\LD BE FREE4 ,YET 
 SUBSEQU5TLY1 & = ! RE/ ( HIS LIFE1 HE ?\<T & SPOKE ) 
 5?USIASM ( ?AT MON? ( CAPTIVITY1 ( ?OSE IRRECOV]ABLE1 /RONG1 
 JOYFUL S5SATIONS1 & *IEFLY ( ! COMPLETE PEACE ( M9D & 9N] 
 FRE$OM :I* HE EXP]I5C$ ONLY DUR+ ?OSE WEEKS4 

,:5 ON ! FIR/ DAY HE GOT UP E>LY1 W5T \T ( ! %$ AT DAWN1 & 
 SAW ! CUPOLAS & CROSSES ( ! ,NEW ,CONV5T ( ! ,VIRG9 /ILL D>K AT 
 FIR/1 ! HO>FRO/ ON ! DU/Y GRASS1 ! ,SP>R[ ,HILLS1 & ! WOOD$ 
 BANKS ABOVE ! W9D+ RIV] VANI%+ 9 ! PURPLE DI/ANCE1 :5 HE 
 FELT ! CONTACT ( ! FRE% AIR & HE>D ! NOISE ( ! CR[S FLY+ 
 FROM ,MOSC[ ACROSS ! FIELD1 & :5 AFT]W>DS LI<T GLEAM$ FROM ! 
 EA/ & ! SUN'S RIM APPE>$ SOLEMNLY FROM BEH9D A CL\D1 & ! 
 CUPOLAS & CROSSES1 ! HO>FRO/1 ! DI/ANCE & ! RIV]1 ALL BEGAN 
 TO SP>KLE 9 ! GLAD LI<T--,PI]RE FELT A NEW JOY & /R5G? 9 
 LIFE SU* AS HE HAD NEV] BE=E KN[N4 ,& ?IS NOT ONLY /AY$ ) HIM 
 DUR+ ! :OLE ( HIS IMPRISONM5T1 BUT EV5 GREW 9 /R5G? AS ! 
 H>D%IPS ( HIS POSITION 9CREAS$4 

,?AT FEEL+ ( AL]TNESS & ( READ9ESS = ANY?+ WAS /ILL FUR!R 
 /R5G!N$ 9 HIM BY ! HI< OP9ION HIS FELL[ PRISON]S =M$ ( HIM 
 SOON AFT] HIS >RIVAL AT ! %$4 ,) HIS KN[L$GE ( LANGUAGES1 ! 
 RESPECT %[N HIM BY ! ,FR5*1 HIS SIMPLICITY1 HIS READ9ESS TO GIVE 
 ANY?+ ASK$ ( HIM 7HE RECEIV$ ! ALL[ANCE ( ?REE RUBLES A WEEK 
 MADE TO (FIC]S72 ) HIS /R5G?1 :I* HE %[$ TO ! SOLDI]S BY 
 PRESS+ NAILS 9TO ! WALLS ( ! HUT2 HIS G5TL5ESS TO HIS 
 COMPANIONS1 & HIS CAPACITY = SITT+ /ILL & ?9K+ )\T DO+ 
 ANY?+ 7:I* SEEM$ TO !M 9COMPREH5SIBLE71 HE APPE>$ TO !M A 
 RA!R MY/]I\S & SUP]IOR BE+4 ,! V]Y QUALITIES ?AT HAD BE5 A 
 H9DRANCE1 IF NOT ACTUALLY H>MFUL1 TO HIM 9 ! WORLD HE HAD LIV$ 9--HIS 
 /R5G?1 HIS DISDA9 = ! COM=TS ( LIFE1 HIS ABS5T-M9D$NESS & 
 SIMPLICITY--H]E AMONG !SE PEOPLE GAVE HIM ALMO/ ! /ATUS ( A 
 H]O4 ,& ,PI]RE FELT ?AT !IR OP9ION PLAC$ RESPONSIBILITIES UPON HIM4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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