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Chapter 8

           Hediedinhospital.”

           “Oh!itwastheKolpakoffbusiness,andofcoursehewouldhavebeenacquitted.”

           “Yes?Doyouknowthatforafact?”askedtheprince,whosecuriositywasarousedbythegeneral’swords.

           “Ishouldthinksoindeed!”criedthelatter.“Thecourt-martialcametonodecision.Itwasamysterious,animpossiblebusiness,onemightsay!CaptainLarionoff,commanderofthecompany,haddied;hiscommandwashandedovertotheprinceforthemoment.Verywell.Thissoldier,Kolpakoff,stolesomeleatherfromoneofhiscomrades,intendingtosellit,andspentthemoneyondrink.Well!Theprinceyouunderstandthatwhatfollowstookplaceinthepresenceofthesergeant-major,andacorporaltheprinceratedKolpakoffsoundly,andthreatenedtohavehimflogged.Well,Kolpakoffwentbacktothebarracks,laydownonacampbedstead,andinaquarterofanhourwasdead:youquiteunderstand?Itwas,asIsaid,astrange,almostimpossible,affair.InduecourseKolpakoffwasburied;theprincewrotehisreport,thedeceased’snamewasremovedfromtheroll.Allasitshouldbe,isitnot?Butexactlythreemonthslaterattheinspectionofthebrigade,themanKolpakoffwasfoundinthethirdcompanyofthesecondbattalionofinfantry,Novozemlianskidivision,justasifnothinghadhappened!”

           “What?”saidtheprince,muchastonished.

           “Itdidnotoccurit’samistake!”saidNinaAlexandrovnaquickly,looking,attheprinceratheranxiously.

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