Война и мир

Chapter 29

           Hehastakenholdofme.IcouldnotresistthesightofthegrandeurandglorywithwhichhehascoveredFrance.WhenIunderstoodwhathewanted—whenIsawthathewaspreparingabedoflaurelsforus,youknow,Isaidtomyself:‘Thatisamonarch,’andIdevotedmyselftohim!Sothere!Ohyes,moncher,heisthegreatestmanoftheagespastorfuture.”

           “IsheinMoscow?”Pierrestammeredwithaguiltylook.

           TheFrenchmanlookedathisguiltyfaceandsmiled.

           “No,hewillmakehisentrytomorrow,”hereplied,andcontinuedhistalk.

           TheirconversationwasinterruptedbythecriesofseveralvoicesatthegateandbyMorel,whocametosaythatsomeWürttemberghussarshadcomeandwantedtoputuptheirhorsesintheyardwherethecaptain’shorseswere.ThisdifficultyhadarisenchieflybecausethehussarsdidnotunderstandwhatwassaidtotheminFrench.

           Thecaptainhadtheirseniorsergeantcalledin,andinasternvoiceaskedhimtowhatregimenthebelonged,whowashiscommandingofficer,andbywhatrightheallowedhimselftoclaimquartersthatwerealreadyoccupied.TheGermanwhoknewlittleFrench,answeredthetwofirstquestionsbygivingthenamesofhisregimentandofhiscommandingofficer,butinreplytothethirdquestionwhichhedidnotunderstandsaid,introducingbrokenFrenchintohisownGerman,thathewasthequartermasteroftheregimentandhiscommanderhadorderedhimtooccupyallthehousesoneafteranother.Pierre,whoknewGerman,translatedwhattheGermansaidtothecaptainandgavethecaptain’sreplytotheWürttemberghussarinGerman.

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