Chapter 16

           

           Kutúzovaccompaniedbyhisadjutantsrodeatawalkingpacebehindthecarabineers.

           Whenhehadgonelessthanhalfamileintherearofthecolumnhestoppedatasolitary,desertedhousethathadprobablyoncebeenaninn,wheretworoadsparted.Bothofthemleddownhillandtroopsweremarchingalongboth.

           Thefoghadbeguntoclearandenemytroopswerealreadydimlyvisibleaboutamileandahalfoffontheoppositeheights.Downbelow,ontheleft,thefiringbecamemoredistinct.KutúzovhadstoppedandwasspeakingtoanAustriangeneral.PrinceAndrew,whowasalittlebehindlookingatthem,turnedtoanadjutanttoaskhimforafieldglass.

           “Look,look!”saidthisadjutant,lookingnotatthetroopsinthedistance,butdownthehillbeforehim.“It’stheFrench!”

           Thetwogeneralsandtheadjutanttookholdofthefieldglass,tryingtosnatchitfromoneanother.Theexpressiononalltheirfacessuddenlychangedtooneofhorror.TheFrenchweresupposedtobeamileandahalfaway,buthadsuddenlyandunexpectedlyappearedjustinfrontofus.

           “It’stheenemy?...No!...Yes,seeitis!...forcertain....Buthowisthat?”saiddifferentvoices.

           WiththenakedeyePrinceAndrewsawbelowthemtotheright,notmorethanfivehundredpacesfromwhereKutúzovwasstanding,adenseFrenchcolumncominguptomeettheÁpsherons.

           “Hereitis!Thedecisivemomenthasarrived.Myturnhascome,”thoughtPrinceAndrew,andstrikinghishorseherodeuptoKutúzov.

           “TheÁpsheronsmustbestopped,yourexcellency,”criedhe.

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