-
Главная
-
- Книги
-
- Авторы
-
- Лев Толстой
-
- Война и мир
-
- Стр. 480/1273
Для того чтобы воспользоваться озвучкой предложений, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Озвучка предложений доступна при наличии PRO-доступа
Купить PRO-доступ
"
Afraid
of
being
late
...
"
said
the
old
man
,
looking
at
Kochubéy
.
"
There
's
one
thing
I
do
n't
understand
,
"
he
continued
.
"
Who
will
plow
the
land
if
they
are
set
free
?
It
is
easy
to
write
laws
,
but
difficult
to
rule
...
Just
the
same
as
now
--
I
ask
you
,
Count
--
who
will
be
heads
of
the
departments
when
everybody
has
to
pass
examinations
?
"
"
Those
who
pass
the
examinations
,
I
suppose
,
"
replied
Kochubéy
,
crossing
his
legs
and
glancing
round
.
"
Well
,
I
have
Pryánichnikov
serving
under
me
,
a
splendid
man
,
a
priceless
man
,
but
he
's
sixty
.
Is
he
to
go
up
for
examination
?
"
"
Yes
,
that
's
a
difficulty
,
as
education
is
not
at
all
general
,
but
...
"
Count
Kochubéy
did
not
finish
.
He
rose
,
took
Prince
Andrew
by
the
arm
,
and
went
to
meet
a
tall
,
bald
,
fair
man
of
about
forty
with
a
large
open
forehead
and
a
long
face
of
unusual
and
peculiar
whiteness
,
who
was
just
entering
.
The
newcomer
wore
a
blue
swallow-tail
coat
with
a
cross
suspended
from
his
neck
and
a
star
on
his
left
breast
.
It
was
Speránski
.
Prince
Andrew
recognized
him
at
once
,
and
felt
a
throb
within
him
,
as
happens
at
critical
moments
of
life
.
Whether
it
was
from
respect
,
envy
,
or
anticipation
,
he
did
not
know
.
Speránski
's
whole
figure
was
of
a
peculiar
type
that
made
him
easily
recognizable
.
In
the
society
in
which
Prince
Andrew
lived
he
had
never
seen
anyone
who
together
with
awkward
and
clumsy
gestures
possessed
such
calmness
and
self-assurance
;
he
had
never
seen
so
resolute
yet
gentle
an
expression
as
that
in
those
half-closed
,
rather
humid
eyes
,
or
so
firm
a
smile
that
expressed
nothing
;
nor
had
he
heard
such
a
refined
,
smooth
,
soft
voice
;
above
all
he
had
never
seen
such
delicate
whiteness
of
face
or
hands
--
hands
which
were
broad
,
but
very
plump
,
soft
,
and
white
.
Such
whiteness
and
softness
Prince
Andrew
had
only
seen
on
the
faces
of
soldiers
who
had
been
long
in
hospital
.
This
was
Speránski
,
Secretary
of
State
,
reporter
to
the
Emperor
and
his
companion
at
Erfurt
,
where
he
had
more
than
once
met
and
talked
with
Napoleon
.
Speránski
did
not
shift
his
eyes
from
one
face
to
another
as
people
involuntarily
do
on
entering
a
large
company
and
was
in
no
hurry
to
speak
.
He
spoke
slowly
,
with
assurance
that
he
would
be
listened
to
,
and
he
looked
only
at
the
person
with
whom
he
was
conversing
.
Prince
Andrew
followed
Speránski
's
every
word
and
movement
with
particular
attention
.
As
happens
to
some
people
,
especially
to
men
who
judge
those
near
to
them
severely
,
he
always
on
meeting
anyone
new
--
especially
anyone
whom
,
like
Speránski
,
he
knew
by
reputation
--
expected
to
discover
in
him
the
perfection
of
human
qualities
.
Speránski
told
Kochubéy
he
was
sorry
he
had
been
unable
to
come
sooner
as
he
had
been
detained
at
the
palace
.
He
did
not
say
that
the
Emperor
had
kept
him
,
and
Prince
Andrew
noticed
this
affectation
of
modesty
.
