Война и мир

Chapter 25

           ‘We’velost,soletusrun,’andweran.Ifwehadnotsaidthattilltheevening,heavenknowswhatmightnothavehappened.Buttomorrowweshan’tsayit!Youtalkaboutourposition,theleftflankweakandtherightflanktooextended,”hewenton.“That’sallnonsense,there’snothingofthekind.Butwhatawaitsustomorrow?Ahundredmillionmostdiversechanceswhichwillbedecidedontheinstantbythefactthatourmenortheirsrunordonotrun,andthatthismanorthatmaniskilled,butallthatisbeingdoneatpresentisonlyplay.Thefactisthatthosemenwithwhomyouhaveriddenroundthepositionnotonlydonothelpmatters,buthinder.Theyareonlyconcernedwiththeirownpettyinterests.”

           “Atsuchamoment?”saidPierrereproachfully.

           “Atsuchamoment!”PrinceAndrewrepeated.“Tothemitisonlyamomentaffordingopportunitiestounderminearivalandobtainanextracrossorribbon.Formetomorrowmeansthis:aRussianarmyofahundredthousandandaFrencharmyofahundredthousandhavemettofight,andthethingisthatthesetwohundredthousandmenwillfightandthesidethatfightsmorefiercelyandsparesitselfleastwillwin.AndifyoulikeIwilltellyouthatwhateverhappensandwhatevermuddlesthoseatthetopmaymake,weshallwintomorrow’sbattle.Tomorrow,happenwhatmay,weshallwin!”

           “Therenow,yourexcellency!That’sthetruth,therealtruth,”saidTimókhin.“Whowouldsparehimselfnow?Thesoldiersinmybattalion,believeme,wouldn’tdrinktheirvodka!‘It’snotthedayforthat!’theysay.

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