Война и мир

Chapter 14

           Drononthecontraryretiredtotherearandthecrowddrewclosertogether.

           “WhoisyourElderhere?Hey?”shoutedRostóv,cominguptothecrowdwithquicksteps.

           “TheElder?Whatdoyouwantwithhim?...”askedKarp.

           Butbeforethewordswerewelloutofhismouth,hiscapflewoffandafierceblowjerkedhisheadtooneside.

           “Capsoff,traitors!”shoutedRostóvinawrathfulvoice.“Where’stheElder?”hecriedfuriously.

           “TheElder....HewantstheElder!...DronZakhárych,you!”meekandflusteredvoiceshereandtherewereheardcallingandcapsbegantocomeofftheirheads.

           “Wedon’triot,we’refollowingtheorders,”declaredKarp,andatthatmomentseveralvoicesbeganspeakingtogether.

           “It’sastheoldmenhavedecided—there’stoomanyofyougivingorders.”

           “Arguing?Mutiny!...Brigands!Traitors!”criedRostóvunmeaninglyinavoicenothisown,grippingKarpbythecollar.“Bindhim,bindhim!”heshouted,thoughtherewasnoonetobindhimbutLavrúshkaandAlpátych.

           Lavrúshka,however,ranuptoKarpandseizedhimbythearmsfrombehind.

           “ShallIcallupourmenfrombeyondthehill?”hecalledout.

           AlpátychturnedtothepeasantsandorderedtwoofthembynametocomeandbindKarp.Themenobedientlycameoutofthecrowdandbegantakingofftheirbelts.

           “Where’stheElder?”demandedRostóvinaloudvoice.

           WithapaleandfrowningfaceDronsteppedoutofthecrowd.

           “AreyoutheElder?Bindhim,Lavrúshka!”shoutedRostóv,asifthatorder,too,couldnotpossiblymeetwithanyopposition.

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