Thearrangementadoptedwhentheystarted, thattheofficerprisonersshouldbekeptseparatefromtherest, , andafterthethirdstagePierrehadrejoinedKarataevandthegray-bluebandy-leggeddogthathadchosenKarataevforitsmaster.
OnthethirddayafterleavingMoscowKarataevagainfellillwiththefeverhehadsufferedfrominthehospitalinMoscow, , , andwhenhesmelledtheodoremanatingfromhimwhichwasnowstrongerthanbefore, Pierremovedfartherawayanddidnotthinkabouthim.
WhileimprisonedintheshedPierrehadlearnednotwithhisintellectbutwithhiswholebeing, bylifeitself, thatmaniscreatedforhappiness, thathappinessiswithinhim, inthesatisfactionofsimplehumanneeds, , consolatorytruth—, ; thatthepersoninabedofroseswithonecrumpledpetalsufferedaskeenlyashenow, sleepingonthebaredampearthwithonesidegrowingchilledwhiletheotherwaswarming; andthatwhenhehadputontightdancingshoeshehadsufferedjustashedidnowwhenhewalkedwithbarefeetthatwerecoveredwithsores——ofhisownfreewillasithadseemedtohim—, butwhichatthetimehescarcelyfelt, theworstwasthestateofhisbare, raw, andscab-coveredfeet.(Thehorsefleshwasappetizingandnourishing, thesaltpeterflavorofthegunpowdertheyusedinsteadofsaltwasevenpleasant; therewasnogreatcold, itwasalwayswarmwalkinginthedaytime, andatnighttherewerethecampfires; thelicethatdevouredhimwarmedhisbody.) Theonethingthatwasatfirsthardtobearwashisfeet.
Afterthesecondday'smarchPierre, havingexaminedhisfeetbythecampfire, thoughtitwouldbeimpossibletowalkonthem; butwheneverybodygotuphewentalong, limping, and, whenhehadwarmedup, walkedwithoutfeelingthepain, , hedidnotlookatthemnow, butthoughtofotherthings.
OnlynowdidPierrerealizethefullstrengthoflifeinmanandthesavingpowerhehasoftransferringhisattentionfromonethingtoanother, whichislikethesafetyvalveofaboilerthatallowssuperfluoussteamtoblowoffwhenthepressureexceedsacertainlimit.
Hedidnotseeanddidnothearhowtheyshottheprisonerswholaggedbehind, , themoreindependentofthatpositioninwhichhefoundhimselfwerethejoyfulandcomfortingthoughts, memories, andimaginingsthatcametohim.
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