Война и мир

Chapter 31

           

           “Oh,shenearlyknockedourgentleman’shatoff!”criedthered-facedhumorist,showinghisteethchaffingPierre.“Awkwardbaggage!”headdedreproachfullytoacannonballthatstruckacannonwheelandaman’sleg.

           “Nowthen,youfoxes!”saidanother,laughingatsomemilitiamenwho,stoopinglow,enteredthebatterytocarryawaythewoundedman.

           “Sothisgruelisn’ttoyourtaste?Oh,youcrows!You’rescared!”theyshoutedatthemilitiamenwhostoodhesitatingbeforethemanwhoseleghadbeentornoff.

           “There,lads...oh,oh!”theymimickedthepeasants,“theydon’tlikeitatall!”

           Pierrenoticedthataftereveryballthathittheredoubt,andaftereveryloss,thelivelinessincreasedmoreandmore.

           Astheflamesofthefirehiddenwithincomemoreandmorevividlyandrapidlyfromanapproachingthundercloud,so,asifinoppositiontowhatwastakingplace,thelightningofhiddenfiregrowingmoreandmoreintenseglowedinthefacesofthesemen.

           Pierredidnotlookoutatthebattlefieldandwasnotconcernedtoknowwhatwashappeningthere;hewasentirelyabsorbedinwatchingthisfirewhichburnedevermorebrightlyandwhichhefeltwasflamingupinthesamewayinhisownsoul.

           Atteno’clocktheinfantrythathadbeenamongthebushesinfrontofthebatteryandalongtheKámenkastreamletretreated.Fromthebatterytheycouldbeseenrunningbackpastitcarryingtheirwoundedontheirmuskets.

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