Война и мир

Chapter 7

           WithapleasantsmileBergrelatedhowtheGrandDukehadriddenuptohiminaviolentpassion,shouting:“Arnauts!”(“Arnauts”wastheTsarévich’sfavoriteexpressionwhenhewasinarage)andcalledforthecompanycommander.

           “Wouldyoubelieveit,Count,Iwasnotatallalarmed,becauseIknewIwasright.Withoutboasting,youknow,ImaysaythatIknowtheArmyOrdersbyheartandknowtheRegulationsaswellasIdotheLord’sPrayer.So,Count,thereneverisanynegligenceinmycompany,andsomyconsciencewasatease.Icameforward....”(Bergstoodupandshowedhowhepresentedhimself,withhishandtohiscap,andreallyitwouldhavebeendifficultforafacetoexpressgreaterrespectandself-complacencythanhisdid.)“Well,hestormedatme,asthesayingis,stormedandstormedandstormed!Itwasnotamatteroflifebutratherofdeath,asthesayingis.‘Albanians!’and‘devils!’and‘ToSiberia!’”saidBergwithasagacioussmile.“IknewIwasintherightsoIkeptsilent;wasnotthatbest,Count?...‘Hey,areyoudumb?’heshouted.StillIremainedsilent.Andwhatdoyouthink,Count?ThenextdayitwasnotevenmentionedintheOrdersoftheDay.That’swhatkeepingone’sheadmeans.That’stheway,Count,”saidBerg,lightinghispipeandemittingringsofsmoke.

           “Yes,thatwasfine,”saidRostóv,smiling.

           ButBorísnoticedthathewaspreparingtomakefunofBerg,andskillfullychangedthesubject.Heaskedhimtotellthemhowandwherehegothiswound.

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