Afterwards went and paced up and down the large hall.

I wished to meditate, but instead my imagination pictured an occurrence of four years ago, when Dolokhov, meeting me in Moscow after our duel, said he hoped I was enjoying perfect peace of mind in spite of my wife's absence.

At the time I gave him no answer.

Now I recalled every detail of that meeting and in my mind gave him the most malevolent and bitter replies.

I recollected myself and drove away that thought only when I found myself glowing with anger, but I did not sufficiently repent.