Война и мир

Chapter 15

           Hehadfeltperfectlysurethattherewereothertroopsinfrontofhimandthattheenemymustbeatleastsixmilesaway.Therewasreallynothingtobeseeninfrontexceptabarrendescenthiddenbydensemist.Havinggivenordersinthecommanderinchief’snametorectifythisomission,PrinceAndrewgallopedback.Kutúzovstillinthesameplace,hisstoutbodyrestingheavilyinthesaddlewiththelassitudeofage,satyawningwearilywithclosedeyes.Thetroopswerenolongermoving,butstoodwiththebuttsoftheirmusketsontheground.

           “Allright,allright!”hesaidtoPrinceAndrew,andturnedtoageneralwho,watchinhand,wassayingitwastimetheystartedasalltheleft-flankcolumnshadalreadydescended.

           “Plentyoftime,yourexcellency,”mutteredKutúzovinthemidstofayawn.“Plentyoftime,”herepeated.

           JustthenatadistancebehindKutúzovwasheardthesoundofregimentssaluting,andthissoundrapidlycameneareralongthewholeextendedlineoftheadvancingRussiancolumns.Evidentlythepersontheyweregreetingwasridingquickly.WhenthesoldiersoftheregimentinfrontofwhichKutúzovwasstandingbegantoshout,herodealittletoonesideandlookedroundwithafrown.AlongtheroadfromPratzengallopedwhatlookedlikeasquadronofhorsemeninvariousuniforms.Twoofthemrodesidebysideinfront,atfullgallop.Oneinablackuniformwithwhiteplumesinhishatrodeabobtailedchestnuthorse,theotherwhowasinawhiteuniformrodeablackone.ThesewerethetwoEmperorsfollowedbytheirsuites.

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