Chapter15
ATTHEENDofJanuaryPierrearrivedinMoscowandsettledinthelodgeofhismansion，asthathadescapedthefire。HecalledonCountRastoptchinandseveralacquaintances，andwasintendinginthreedaystosetofftoPetersburg。Everyonewastriumphantatvictory；theruinedandrevivingcitywasbubblingoverwithlife。EveryonewasgladtoseePierre；everybodywaseagertoseehim，andtoaskhimaboutallhehadseen。Pierrehadaparticularlyfriendlyfeelingtowardseveryonehemet。Butunconsciouslyhewasalittleonhisguardwithpeopletoavoidfetteringhisfreedominanyway。Toallthequestionsputtohim—importantortrivial—whethertheyaskedhimwherehemeanttolive，whetherheweregoingtobuild，whenhewasstartingforPetersburg，orwhetherhecouldtakeaparcelthereforsomeone，heanswered，“Yes，verypossibly，”“IdaresayImay，”andsoon。
HeheardthattheRostovswereinKostroma，andthethoughtofNatashararelycametohismind，andwhenitdidoccurtohimitwasasapleasantmemoryoftimelongpast。Hefelthimselfsetfree，notonlyfromthecaresofdailylife，butalsofromthatfeelingwhich，itseemedtohim，hehadvoluntarilybroughtuponhimself。
ThethirddayafterhisarrivalinMoscowhelearntfromtheDrubetskoysthatPrincessMaryawasinMoscow。Thedeath，thesufferings，andthelastdaysofPrinceAndreyhadoftenengagedPierre’sthoughts，andnowrecurredtohimwithfreshvividness。HeheardatdinnerthatPrincessMaryawasinMoscow，andlivinginherownhouseinVosdvizhenka，whichhadescapedthefire，andhewenttocalluponherthesameevening。
OnthewaytoPrincessMarya’sPierre’smindwasfullofPrinceAndrey，ofhisfriendshipforhim，ofthedifferentoccasionswhentheyhadmet，andespeciallyoftheirlastinterviewatBorodino。