Война и мир

Chapter 25

           .LetthetraitorperishandnotdisgracetheRussianname!”shoutedRostopchín.“Cuthimdown.Icommandit.”

           HearingnotsomuchthewordsastheangrytoneofRostopchín’svoice,thecrowdmoanedandheavedforward,butagainpaused.

           “Count!”exclaimedthetimidyettheatricalvoiceofVereshchágininthemidstofthemomentarysilencethatensued,“Count!OneGodisaboveusboth....”Heliftedhisheadandagainthethickveininhisthinneckfilledwithbloodandthecolorrapidlycameandwentinhisface.

           Hedidnotfinishwhathewishedtosay.

           “Cuthimdown!Icommandit...”shoutedRostopchín,suddenlygrowingpalelikeVereshchágin.

           “Drawsabers!”criedthedragoonofficer,drawinghisown.

           Anotherstillstrongerwaveflowedthroughthecrowdandreachingthefrontrankscarrieditswayingtotheverystepsoftheporch.Thetallyouth,withastonylookonhisface,andrigidandupliftedarm,stoodbesideVereshchágin.

           “Saberhim!”thedragoonofficeralmostwhispered.

           Andoneofthesoldiers,hisfaceallatoncedistortedwithfury,struckVereshcháginontheheadwiththebluntsideofhissaber.

           “Ah!”criedVereshchágininmeeksurprise,lookingroundwithafrightenedglanceasifnotunderstandingwhythiswasdonetohim.Asimilarmoanofsurpriseandhorrorranthroughthecrowd.“OLord!”exclaimedasorrowfulvoice.

           ButaftertheexclamationofsurprisethathadescapedfromVereshcháginheutteredaplaintivecryofpain,andthatcrywasfatal.Thebarrierofhumanfeeling,strainedtotheutmost,thathadheldthecrowdinchecksuddenlybroke.

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