Война и мир

Chapter 6

           TheTsarwon’tforgetyourservice.Itishardforyou,butstillyouareathomewhilethey—youseewhattheyhavecometo,”saidhe,pointingtotheprisoners.“Worseoffthanourpoorestbeggars.Whiletheywerestrongwedidn’tspareourselves,butnowwemayevenpitythem.Theyarehumanbeingstoo.Isn’titso,lads?”

           Helookedaround,andinthedirect,respectful,wonderinggazefixeduponhimhereadsympathywithwhathehadsaid.Hisfacegrewbrighterandbrighterwithanoldman’smildsmile,whichdrewthecornersofhislipsandeyesintoaclusterofwrinkles.Heceasedspeakingandbowedhisheadasifinperplexity.

           “Butafterallwhoaskedthemhere?Servesthemright,thebloodybastards!”hecried,suddenlyliftinghishead.

           Andflourishinghiswhipherodeoffatagallopforthefirsttimeduringthewholecampaign,andleftthebrokenranksofthesoldierslaughingjoyfullyandshouting“Hurrah!”

           Kutúzov’swordswerehardlyunderstoodbythetroops.Noonecouldhaverepeatedthefieldmarshal’saddress,begunsolemnlyandthenchangingintoanoldman’ssimpleheartedtalk;buttheheartysincerityofthatspeech,thefeelingofmajestictriumphcombinedwithpityforthefoeandconsciousnessofthejusticeofourcause,exactlyexpressedbythatoldman’sgood-naturedexpletives,wasnotmerelyunderstoodbutlayinthesoulofeverysoldierandfoundexpressionintheirjoyousandlong-sustainedshouts

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