Война и мир

Chapter 5

           Theofficer,Timókhin,withhisredlittlenose,standingonthedamwipinghimselfwithatowel,feltconfusedatseeingtheprince,butmadeuphismindtoaddresshimnevertheless.

           “It’sverynice,yourexcellency!Wouldn’tyouliketo?”saidhe.

           “It’sdirty,”repliedPrinceAndrew,makingagrimace.

           “We’llclearitoutforyouinaminute,”saidTimókhin,and,stillundressed,ranofftoclearthemenoutofthepond.

           “Theprincewantstobathe.”

           “Whatprince?Ours?”saidmanyvoices,andthemenwereinsuchhastetoclearoutthattheprincecouldhardlystopthem.Hedecidedthathewouldratherwashhimselfwithwaterinthebarn.

           “Flesh,bodies,cannonfodder!”hethought,andhelookedathisownnakedbodyandshuddered,notfromcoldbutfromasenseofdisgustandhorrorhedidnothimselfunderstand,arousedbythesightofthatimmensenumberofbodiessplashingaboutinthedirtypond.

           OntheseventhofAugustPrinceBagratiónwroteasfollowsfromhisquartersatMikháylovnaontheSmolénskroad:

           DearCountAléxisAndréevich—(HewaswritingtoArakchéevbutknewthathisletterwouldbereadbytheEmperor,andthereforeweighedeverywordinittothebestofhisability.)

           IexpecttheMinister(BarclaydeTolly)hasalreadyreportedtheabandonmentofSmolénsktotheenemy.Itispitiableandsad,andthewholearmyisindespairthatthismostimportantplacehasbeenwantonlyabandoned.I,formypart,beggedhimpersonallymosturgentlyandfinallywrotehim,butnothingwouldinducehimtoconsent.

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