Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-20
b. WINSTON CHURCHTIL


TRANSLATED by Constance Garnett)
Published By Special Arransement with Ths
Chicago TFibune-NeW York News Syndicate.
Incorporated
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO
Pierre had returned TO Moscow from
Borodino almost mad with the con-
flict of his emotions. He disguised
himself as moujik, quartered himself
in the house of his dead Masonic
friend BaSadayev, deserted except for
a lunatic brother Of the dead man, and
brooded over his design OF saving Rus
STA by killing Napoleon. A French Of
ficer, Rambale, comes to take pos
session Of the house, and Pierre saves
him from a murderous assault by the
mailman. The two men fraterntze over
many bottles of wine, and Pierre pours
out his soul This first intercourse with
a fellow creature after days of torment
ed solitude changes his heart, and he
realizes with shame and self-disgust
that IL is not IN him to kill Napoleon.
He ruShes out into the blazing street
filled with the marauding mob and its
fleeing victims, rescues beautiful Ar
menian girl from a drunken French
soldier, and is imprisoned in q guard
house on a charge Of incendiarism.
The Rostovs leave Moscow the day
before the entry of the French. The
house Is a scene of wild confusion,
while out of doors wounded men are
pouring in from the west and refugees
streaming out to the east, and drunken
crowds breaking into casks of spirits.
Only Sonya keeps her head, and
methodically packs the entire belong
ings Of the family in huge crates, to
be loaded on the wagons which stand
in the courtyard. Natasha, in an &c
&c utterly flcPlnCc
Wounded officers besiege the doors,
which the servants bar against them;
but Natasha suddenly comes down to |
earth and insists on their being adj /
mitted till the house can hold no more. |
They beg to be taken away and the
Count orders all the crates to be un-
loaded and the wagons filled with Of
ficers instead. The Countess is indig-
nant, but Natasha shames her into ac-
quiescense, and at last the cortege
drives off.oAt nightfau the family es-
tablish themselves in an Inn, ana the
officers in adjoining huts.
All through the afternoon NataSha
has driven along in dream, for SOnya
has told her that one of the officers
Is Audrey. The Countess Is furious, and
forbids her TO see him; but when every
one is fast asleep she creepS out bare
loot and cross the yard to Andrey's
nut. She fears to open the door, lest
She should see him dlsfigured and
horrible; but there he lies, beautlful
md calm, Just as she had always known
nirn She PUSHES to his bed and kneels
beside the puts out his hand ana
smiles
If is seven days since he was wound
ID and his wound Is still in terrible
tate: but tonight all the faculties Of
his soul have been strong and clear,
'xceut that he has no control over the
rider of his ideas. He recalls the feel
no of love that had overwhelmed him
vhen his enemy was dying at his SIDE,
md realizes that happpiress consists
a love. This brings back the thougns
f Natasha, whom Of all beings ne hao
oved and hated most. Then ne sees
Ter. and thinks it is delirium-out there {
he Is. 1t is the real living Natasna,
M he does not wonder, but quietly
choices. She kisses his hand and asks
Inn 10 forgive her, and he tells her /
. loves her better than ever before. {
Ter maid comes and fetches her away;
henceforth she nurses him at every
alt.
rJikolav had been taking q wholly :
rofessional and practical view OF the :
,ay doing his lob as it came, and look {
40 on what was happening In Russia v
dthout despair or gloomy prognOStica-
ons He was delighted to be sent in
nesf, of remounts to Voronezh, which
,eant a return to civilized life, hot II
-ater and clean clothes. He was MADE 7.
,11ch of in the local society, and was !. :.
1st starting a filtration with pretty a
,arried woman when he learned Marya a
oIkonsky. in charge Of Andrey's little =
nv. was staying in the town With
,sfernaI aunt, Nine. Malvintsev. Inc
,overnor's wife had an inspirauoni
! was lust the husband for Maya!
he hroached the notion to him, ana
q sudden burst Of confidence (she
as a motherly woman) he told her
,e whole story of how he had In fact
ready fallen in love with Marya, put
{ obligation to Sonya stood in the,
ay. Nothing daunted, the kindly
atchmaker expounded her plan 70
me. Malvintsev who passed 1t on 70
n niece.
N6arya had settled down to life Of
IL abneqation devoted to her little
.phew. content in the inner harmony
hich She had won by conquering IN
.rseIf the dreams which had arisen
onn her meeting with Nikolay at
eak Hills. But now all Is changed,
ID when she sees him she CLOVIS IKE
painted lantern when light Is
ndIed in it. Their mutual feeling
"opens. Nikolay is torn between an IN
motive conviction that It is right Tor
- -, T,vro y,ar or1d f1ic dirty To SOT1Va,