Chapter 29
Pierre spends the evening drinking with the French officer, even translating some German for him when another officer arrives. When he finally gets a minute to himself, he has a bit of a break-down because he's realised that he can't assassinate Napoleon. He tries to leave immediately, but finds he cannot, and stays as the French officer tells him of noble deeds and love stories. This makes him think of Natasha, whom he has, at some point, realised he feels romantic love for. He confesses who he really is - which greatly impresses the French officer - and says that he felt he couldn't confess his love to Natasha when he had nothing. As we know, when he became rich, things became very complicated. Pierre feels weirdly good about the world, except when he remembers that Russia is at war and that he must kill Napoleon. The chapter ends with him sleeping off the wine.
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