War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy [859]
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‡538Why, nothing.
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§539A piece of friendly advice, my dear. Decamp, and as soon as possible, that’s all I say to you. He’s saved who listens well!…the holy fathers of the Society of Jesus?
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*540This Asiatic city with her numberless churches, holy Moscow. So here she is at last, this famous city! It was time.
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†541A city occupied by the enemy is like a girl who has lost her honor.
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*542But my clemency is always swift to descend upon the vanquished.
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†543Have the boyars brought to me.
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‡544Meeting in the palace of the Tsars.
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*545My dear, my tender, my poor mother…Establishment dedicated to my dear Mother…House of my Mother.
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†546He must be told all the same…But, gentlemen…
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‡547But it’s impossible…
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*548Moscow deserted. What an unlikely occurrence!
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†549The coup de théâtre had not come off.
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*550To maintain tranquillity in Moscow and to get the inhabitants to leave.
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*551There is the rabble, the dregs of the people…the plebs they’ve stirred up by their stupidity. They need a victim.
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*552The rabble is terrible, it’s hideous…They’re like wolves who can only be appeased by flesh.
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†553I had other duties…The people had to be appeased. Many other victims have perished and are perishing for the public good.
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‡554My line of conduct would have been drawn quite differently.
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*555Opportunity.
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†556I killed two birds with one stone.
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*557Fire!
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†558Rid me of that.
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‡559These wretches had invaded the sacred citadel, had taken guns from the arsenal, and had fired (the wretches) on the French. Some were put to the sword and the Kremlin was purged of their presence.
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*560The fierce patriotism of Rastopchin.
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*561Hello, everyone!
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†562Are you in charge?
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‡563Kvartir, kvartir [Russian], lodgings…The French are good fellows. Devil take it! Come now! Let’s not be angry, old man.
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§564Well, now! Say, does nobody speak French in this shop?
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#565You’re not wounded?
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**566I don’t think so…but I had a lucky escape this time…Who is this man?
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*567Ah, I’m really in despair over what has just happened…He’s a madman, an unfortunate, who didn’t know what he was doing.
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†568Brigand, you’ll pay me for that…We are merciful after victory: but we do not pardon traitors.
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‡569You’ve saved my life! You are French.
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§570Captain of the 13th light [horse].
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#571I am Russian.
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**572Tut, tut, tut, tell that to others…You’ll tell me all about it a little later…Delighted to meet a compatriot. Well, what are we going to do with this man?
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††573You have saved my life. You are French. You ask me for his pardon? I grant it to you. Take this man away.
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*574You’ll be sent for when you’re needed.
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†575Captain, they have soup and a leg of mutton in the kitchen…Shall I bring them to you?
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‡576Yes, and the wine.
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§577Frenchman or Russian prince incognito…I owe you my life and I offer you my friendship. A Frenchman never forgets an insult or a service. I offer you my friendship. That is all I say to you.
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*578Captain Ramballe of the thirteenth light, decorated for the business of the Seventh…Would you kindly tell me now with whom I have the honor of speaking so agreeably instead of lying in an ambulance with that madman’s bullet in my body?
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†579Please…I understand your reasons, you are an officer…a superior officer, perhaps. You have borne arms against us. That is none of my business. I owe you my