NextdayPrinceAndrewcalledatafewhouseshehadnotvisitedbefore, andamongthemattheRostovs' , hewantedtoseethatoriginal, eagergirlwhohadleftsuchapleasantimpressiononhismind, inherownhome.
, , whomhehadformerlyjudgedseverely, nowseemedtohimtoconsistofexcellent, simple, 'shospitalityandgoodnature, whichstruckoneespeciallyinPetersburgasapleasantsurprise, weresuchthatPrinceAndrewcouldnotrefusetostaytodinner."Yes," hethought, "theyarecapitalpeople, whoofcoursehavenottheslightestideawhatatreasuretheypossessinNatasha; buttheyarekindlyfolkandformthebestpossiblesettingforthisstrikinglypoetic, charminggirl, overflowingwithlife!"
InNatashaPrinceAndrewwasconsciousofastrangeworldcompletelyalientohimandbrimfulofjoysunknowntohim, adifferentworld, , buthehimselfhavingentereditfoundinitanewenjoyment.
AfterdinnerNatasha, atPrinceAndrew'srequest, , , ? Hisformerlove? Thelittleprincess? Hisdisillusionments?...Hishopesforthefuture?..., vividsenseoftheterriblecontrastbetweensomethinginfinitelygreatandillimitablewithinhimandthatlimitedandmaterialsomethingthathe, andevenshe, .
, , lookingather, andsaidhelikedhersingingashelikedeverythingshedid.
PrinceAndrewlefttheRostovs' , , thengotup, thenlaydownagainnotatalltroubledbyhissleeplessness: hissoulwasasfreshandjoyfulasifhehadsteppedoutofastuffyroomintoGod'; hewasnotthinkingabouther, butonlypicturinghertohimself, andinconsequencealllifeappearedinanewlight."WhydoIstrive, whydoItoilinthisnarrow, confinedframe, whenlife, alllifewithallitsjoys, isopentome?" 'seducationbyfindingatutorandputtingtheboyinhischarge, thenheoughttoretirefromtheserviceandgoabroad, andseeEngland, SwitzerlandandItaly."ImustusemyfreedomwhileIfeelsomuchstrengthandyouthinme," hesaidtohimself."Pierrewasrightwhenhesaidonemustbelieveinthepossibilityofhappinessinordertobehappy, , butwhileonehaslifeonemustliveandbehappy!" thoughthe.
