Война и мир

Chapter 18

           “What’stobedone?Ican’tdrawbacknow!”

           Theworseeverythingbecame,especiallyhisownaffairs,thebetterwasPierrepleasedandthemoreevidentwasitthatthecatastropheheexpectedwasapproaching.Hardlyanyoneheknewwasleftintown.Juliehadgone,andsohadPrincessMary.OfhisintimatefriendsonlytheRostóvsremained,buthedidnotgotoseethem.

           TodistracthisthoughtshedrovethatdaytothevillageofVorontsóvotoseethegreatballoonLeppichwasconstructingtodestroythefoe,andatrialballoonthatwastogoupnextday.Theballoonwasnotyetready,butPierrelearnedthatitwasbeingconstructedbytheEmperor’sdesire.TheEmperorhadwrittentoCountRostopchínasfollows:

           AssoonasLeppichisready,gettogetheracrewofreliableandintelligentmenforhiscarandsendacouriertoGeneralKutúzovtolethimknow.Ihaveinformedhimofthematter.

           PleaseimpressuponLeppichtobeverycarefulwherehedescendsforthefirsttime,thathemaynotmakeamistakeandfallintotheenemy’shands.Itisessentialforhimtocombinehismovementswiththoseofthecommanderinchief.

           OnhiswayhomefromVorontsóvo,ashewaspassingtheBolótnoePlacePierre,seeingalargecrowdroundtheLóbnoePlace,stoppedandgotoutofhistrap.AFrenchcookaccusedofbeingaspywasbeingflogged.Thefloggingwasonlyjustover,andtheexecutionerwasreleasingfromthefloggingbenchastoutmanwithredwhiskers,inbluestockingsandagreenjacket,whowasmoaningpiteously.Anothercriminal,thinandpale,stoodnear.

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