Война и мир

Chapter 19

           

           “Iamnotinthecavalry,Colonel,butIamaRussiangeneralandifyouarenotawareofthefact...”

           “Quiteavare,yourexcellency,”suddenlyshoutedthecolonel,touchinghishorseandturningpurpleintheface.“Villyoubesogoottocometozefrontandseedatzispositionissnogoot?Idon’tvishtodestroymymenforyourpleasure!”

           “Youforgetyourself,Colonel.IamnotconsideringmyownpleasureandIwon’tallowittobesaid!”

           Takingthecolonel’soutburstasachallengetohiscourage,thegeneralexpandedhischestandrode,frowning,besidehimtothefrontline,asiftheirdifferenceswouldbesettledthereamongstthebullets.Theyreachedthefront,severalbulletsspedoverthem,andtheyhaltedinsilence.Therewasnothingfreshtobeseenfromtheline,forfromwheretheyhadbeenbeforeithadbeenevidentthatitwasimpossibleforcavalrytoactamongthebushesandbrokenground,aswellasthattheFrenchwereoutflankingourleft.Thegeneralandcolonellookedsternlyandsignificantlyatoneanotherliketwofightingcockspreparingforbattle,eachvainlytryingtodetectsignsofcowardiceintheother.Bothpassedtheexaminationsuccessfully.Astherewasnothingtobesaid,andneitherwishedtogiveoccasionforittobeallegedthathehadbeenthefirsttoleavetherangeoffire,theywouldhaveremainedthereforalongtimetestingeachother’scouragehaditnotbeenthatjustthentheyheardtherattleofmusketryandamuffledshoutalmostbehindtheminthewood.TheFrenchhadattackedthemencollectingwoodinthecopse.

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