Thenherecalledthecoarsenessandbluntnessofherthoughtsandthevulgarityoftheexpressionsthatwerenaturaltoher，thoughshehadbeenbroughtupinthemostaristocraticcircles。
\"I’mnotsuchafool……Justyoutryiton……Allez—vouspromener，\"*sheusedtosay。OftenseeingthesuccessshehadwithyoungandoldmenandwomenPierrecouldnotunderstandwhyhedidnotloveher。
*\"Youclearoutofthis。\"
\"Yes，Ineverlovedher，\"saidhetohimself；\"Iknewshewasadepravedwoman，\"herepeated，\"butdarednotadmitittomyself。Andnowthere’sDolokhovsittinginthesnowwithaforcedsmileandperhapsdying，whilemeetingmyremorsewithsomeforcedbravado！\"
Pierrewasoneofthosepeoplewho，inspiteofanappearanceofwhatiscalledweakcharacter，donotseekaconfidantintheirtroubles。Hedigestedhissufferingsalone。