NotonlydidPrinceAndrewknowhewoulddie, , eternal, distant, andunknownthepresenceofwhichhehadfeltcontinuallyallhislife—wasnowneartohimand, bythestrangelightnessheexperienced, almostcomprehensibleandpalpable...
—theend—butnowhenolongerunderstoodthatfear.
Hehadfeltitforthefirsttimewhentheshellspunlikeatopbeforehim, andhelookedatthefallowfield, thebushes, andthesky, , unfetteredlovehadinstantlyunfoldeditselfinhissoulasiffreedfromthebondageoflifethathadrestrainedit, henolongerfeareddeathandceasedtothinkaboutit.
Duringthehoursofsolitude, suffering, andpartialdeliriumhespentafterhewaswounded, themoredeeplyhepenetratedintothenewprincipleofeternalloverevealedtohim, , , themoreherenouncedlifeandthemorecompletelyhedestroyedthatdreadfulbarrierwhich—intheabsenceofsuchlove—, hesaidtohimself: "Well, whatofit? Somuchthebetter!"
ButafterthenightinMytishchiwhen, halfdelirious, hehadseenherforwhomhelongedappearbeforehimand, havingpressedherhandtohislips, hadshedgentle, happytears, , hecouldnotnowregainthefeelinghethenhad, .
Hisillnesspursueditsnormalphysicalcourse, butwhatNatashareferredtowhenshesaid: "Thissuddenlyhappened," , , andalast, thoughultimatelyvanquished, attackofterrorbeforetheunknown.
, .
"Ah, shehascome!" thoughthe.
Andsoitwas: inSonya'splacesatNatashawhohadjustcomeinnoiselessly.
