Война и мир

Chapter 7

           

           “Takeitifyoulike,”saidtheofficer,givingthegirlanapple.

           Thegirlsmiledandtookit.Nesvítskiliketherestofthemenonthebridgedidnottakehiseyesoffthewomentilltheyhadpassed.Whentheyhadgoneby,thesamestreamofsoldiersfollowed,withthesamekindoftalk,andatlastallstopped.Asoftenhappens,thehorsesofaconvoywagonbecamerestiveattheendofthebridge,andthewholecrowdhadtowait.

           “Andwhyaretheystopping?There’snoproperorder!”saidthesoldiers.“Whereareyoushovingto?Deviltakeyou!Can’tyouwait?It’llbeworseifhefiresthebridge.See,here’sanofficerjammedintoo”—differentvoicesweresayinginthecrowd,asthemenlookedatoneanother,andallpressedtowardtheexitfromthebridge.

           LookingdownatthewatersoftheEnnsunderthebridge,Nesvítskisuddenlyheardasoundnewtohim,ofsomethingswiftlyapproaching...somethingbig,thatsplashedintothewater.

           “Justseewhereitcarriesto!”asoldiernearbysaidsternly,lookingroundatthesound.

           “Encouragingustogetalongquicker,”saidanotheruneasily.

           Thecrowdmovedonagain.Nesvítskirealizedthatitwasacannonball.

           “Hey,Cossack,myhorse!”hesaid.“Now,then,youthere!getoutoftheway!Makeway!”

           Withgreatdifficultyhemanagedtogettohishorse,andshoutingcontinuallyhemovedon.Thesoldierssqueezedthemselvestomakewayforhim,butagainpressedonhimsothattheyjammedhisleg,andthosenearesthimwerenottoblamefortheywerethemselvespressedstillharderfrombehind.

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