If I found such a one I'd give my life for her! But those!..." and he made a gesture of contempt.

" And believe me, if I still value my life it is only because I still hope to meet such a divine creature, who will regenerate, purify, and elevate me.

But you don't understand it.

" "Oh, yes, I quite understand," answered Rostov, who was under his new friend's influence.

In the autumn the Rostovs returned to Moscow.