Война и мир

Chapter 18

           Whilehewasspeaking,thecurtainofsmokethathadconcealedthehollow,drivenbyarisingwind,begantomovefromrighttoleftasifdrawnbyaninvisiblehand,andthehillopposite,withtheFrenchmovingaboutonit,openedoutbeforethem.AlleyesfastenedinvoluntarilyonthisFrenchcolumnadvancingagainstthemandwindingdownovertheunevenground.Onecouldalreadyseethesoldiers’shaggycaps,distinguishtheofficersfromthemen,andseethestandardflappingagainstitsstaff.

           “Theymarchsplendidly,”remarkedsomeoneinBagratión’ssuite.

           Theheadofthecolumnhadalreadydescendedintothehollow.Theclashwouldtakeplaceonthissideofit...

           Theremainsofourregimentwhichhadbeeninactionrapidlyformedupandmovedtotheright;frombehindit,dispersingthelaggards,cametwobattalionsoftheSixthChasseursinfineorder.BeforetheyhadreachedBagratión,theweightytreadofthemassofmenmarchinginstepcouldbeheard.Ontheirleftflank,nearesttoBagratión,marchedacompanycommander,afineround-facedman,withastupidandhappyexpression—thesamemanwhohadrushedoutofthewattleshed.Atthatmomenthewasclearlythinkingofnothingbuthowdashingafellowhewouldappearashepassedthecommander.

           Withtheself-satisfactionofamanonparade,hesteppedlightlywithhismuscularlegsasifsailingalong,stretchinghimselftohisfullheightwithoutthesmallesteffort,hiseasecontrastingwiththeheavytreadofthesoldierswhowerekeepingstepwithhim.

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