Война и мир

Chapter 18

           

           “Ah,Wostóv?Howareyou,howareyou?”hecalledout,stillinthesamevoiceasintheregiment,butRostóvnoticedsadlythatunderthishabitualeaseandanimationsomenew,sinister,hiddenfeelingshoweditselfintheexpressionofDenísov’sfaceandtheintonationsofhisvoice.

           Hiswound,thoughaslightone,hadnotyethealedevennow,sixweeksafterhehadbeenhit.Hisfacehadthesameswollenpallorasthefacesoftheotherhospitalpatients,butitwasnotthisthatstruckRostóv.WhatstruckhimwasthatDenísovdidnotseemgladtoseehim,andsmiledathimunnaturally.Hedidnotaskabouttheregiment,noraboutthegeneralstateofaffairs,andwhenRostóvspokeofthesemattersdidnotlisten.

           RostóvevennoticedthatDenísovdidnotliketoberemindedoftheregiment,oringeneralofthatotherfreelifewhichwasgoingonoutsidethehospital.Heseemedtotrytoforgetthatoldlifeandwasonlyinterestedintheaffairwiththecommissariatofficers.OnRostóv’sinquiryastohowthematterstood,heatonceproducedfromunderhispillowapaperhehadreceivedfromthecommissionandtheroughdraftofhisanswertoit.HebecameanimatedwhenhebeganreadinghispaperandspeciallydrewRostóv’sattentiontothestingingrejoindershemadetohisenemies.Hishospitalcompanions,whohadgatheredroundRostóv—afresharrivalfromtheworldoutside—graduallybegantodisperseassoonasDenísovbeganreadinghisanswer.Rostóvnoticedbytheirfacesthatallthosegentlemenhadalreadyheardthatstorymorethanonceandweretiredofit.

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