Война и мир

Chapter 2

           

           “Don’tmentionit,General,asifI’dbesobold!”repliedthecaptain,hisnosegrowingredderashegaveasmilewhichshowedwheretwofrontteethweremissingthathadbeenknockedoutbythebuttendofagunatIsmail.

           “AndtellMr.DólokhovthatIwon’tforgethim—hemaybequiteeasy.Andtellme,please—I’vebeenmeaningtoask—howishebehavinghimself,andingeneral...”

           “Asfarastheservicegoesheisquitepunctilious,yourexcellency;buthischaracter...”saidTimókhin.

           “Andwhatabouthischaracter?”askedtheregimentalcommander.

           “It’sdifferentondifferentdays,”answeredthecaptain.“Onedayheissensible,welleducated,andgood-natured,andthenexthe’sawildbeast....InPoland,ifyouplease,henearlykilledaJew.”

           “Oh,well,well!”remarkedtheregimentalcommander.“Still,onemusthavepityonayoungmaninmisfortune.Youknowhehasimportantconnections...Well,then,youjust...”

           “Iwill,yourexcellency,”saidTimókhin,showingbyhissmilethatheunderstoodhiscommander’swish.

           “Well,ofcourse,ofcourse!”

           TheregimentalcommandersoughtoutDólokhovintheranksand,reininginhishorse,saidtohim:

           “Afterthenextaffair...epaulettes.”

           Dólokhovlookedroundbutdidnotsayanything,nordidthemockingsmileonhislipschange.

           “Well,that’sallright,”continuedtheregimentalcommander.“Acupofvodkaforthemenfromme,”headdedsothatthesoldierscouldhear.“Ithankyouall!Godbepraised!”andherodepastthatcompanyandovertookthenextone.

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