Andrew and Pierre encounter with several religious pilgrims who are visiting Princess Mary.
Summary:
When Prince Andrew and Pierre arrive at Bald Hills, they find a couple of religious pilgrims are just then visiting Princess Mary. Mary can receive these pilgrims only when the Old Prince is away. Andrew chats humorously with the pilgrims, asking them flippant questions about their pilgrimages, the holy sights and relics they have seen, and the like. The pilgrims tell of the strange things they have seen. Princess Mary tells Pierre and Andrew to stop their teasing. Pierre says all of this religious hokum is a fraud on the people. He and Andrew poke fun at the old lady’s miraculous tales. She becomes upset, and faced with this sinful talk she begins to hurry away. But Andrew and Pierre apologize, and in Pierre’s face there was such a look of sincere penitence, and Prince Andrew glanced so meekly now at her and now at Pierre, that the pilgrim lady is gradually calmed and stays.
quote from the chapter:
In Kolyázin, master, a wonderful blessing has been revealed. What is it? Some new relics? asked Prince Andrew. Andrew, do leave off, said Princess Mary. Don’t tell him, Pelagéya. No… why not, my dear, why shouldn’t I? I like him. He is kind, he is one of God’s chosen, he’s a benefactor, he once gave me ten rubles, I remember. When I was in Kiev, Crazy Cyril says to me (he’s one of God’s own and goes barefoot summer and winter), he says, ‘Why are you not going to the right place? Go to Kolyázin where a wonder-working icon of the Holy Mother of God has been revealed.’ On hearing those words I said good-by to the holy folk and went.
Book 5, Chapter 13
Andrew and Pierre encounter with several religious pilgrims who are visiting Princess Mary.
Summary:
When Prince Andrew and Pierre arrive at Bald Hills, they find a couple of religious pilgrims are just then visiting Princess Mary. Mary can receive these pilgrims only when the Old Prince is away. Andrew chats humorously with the pilgrims, asking them flippant questions about their pilgrimages, the holy sights and relics they have seen, and the like. The pilgrims tell of the strange things they have seen. Princess Mary tells Pierre and Andrew to stop their teasing. Pierre says all of this religious hokum is a fraud on the people. He and Andrew poke fun at the old lady’s miraculous tales. She becomes upset, and faced with this sinful talk she begins to hurry away. But Andrew and Pierre apologize, and in Pierre’s face there was such a look of sincere penitence, and Prince Andrew glanced so meekly now at her and now at Pierre, that the pilgrim lady is gradually calmed and stays.
quote from the chapter:
In Kolyázin, master, a wonderful blessing has been revealed. What is it? Some new relics? asked Prince Andrew. Andrew, do leave off, said Princess Mary. Don’t tell him, Pelagéya. No… why not, my dear, why shouldn’t I? I like him. He is kind, he is one of God’s chosen, he’s a benefactor, he once gave me ten rubles, I remember. When I was in Kiev, Crazy Cyril says to me (he’s one of God’s own and goes barefoot summer and winter), he says, ‘Why are you not going to the right place? Go to Kolyázin where a wonder-working icon of the Holy Mother of God has been revealed.’ On hearing those words I said good-by to the holy folk and went.
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