Война и мир

Chapter 8

           “Howdidyougethere?”saidhe,turningtoZherkóv.

           “Onthesamebusiness.Butyouaredamp!Letmewringyouout!”

           “Youweresaying,Mr.StaffOfficer...”continuedthecolonelinanoffendedtone.

           “Colonel,”interruptedtheofficerofthesuite,“Youmustbequickortheenemywillbringuphisgunstousegrapeshot.”

           Thecolonellookedsilentlyattheofficerofthesuite,atthestoutstaffofficer,andatZherkóv,andhefrowned.

           “Iwillthebridgefire,”hesaidinasolemntoneasiftoannouncethatinspiteofalltheunpleasantnesshehadtoendurehewouldstilldotherightthing.

           Strikinghishorsewithhislongmuscularlegsasifitweretoblameforeverything,thecolonelmovedforwardandorderedthesecondsquadron,thatinwhichRostóvwasservingunderDenísov,toreturntothebridge.

           “There,it’sjustasIthought,”saidRostóvtohimself.“Hewishestotestme!”Hisheartcontractedandthebloodrushedtohisface.“LethimseewhetherIamacoward!”hethought.

           Againonallthebrightfacesofthesquadrontheseriousexpressionappearedthattheyhadwornwhenunderfire.Rostóvwatchedhisenemy,thecolonel,closely—tofindinhisfaceconfirmationofhisownconjecture,butthecoloneldidnotonceglanceatRostóv,andlookedashealwaysdidwhenatthefront,solemnandstern.Thencamethewordofcommand.

           “Looksharp!Looksharp!”severalvoicesrepeatedaroundhim.

           Theirsaberscatchinginthebridlesandtheirspursjingling,thehussarshastilydismounted,notknowingwhattheyweretodo.Themenwerecrossingthemselves.

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