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Chapter 16

           

           “Dohelpmeout,TheodoreIványch,sir,”or“yourexcellency,”hewouldsay.“Iamquiteoutofhorses.Letmehavewhatyoucantogotothefair.”

           AndAnatoleandDólokhov,whentheyhadmoney,wouldgivehimathousandoracoupleofthousandrubles.

           Balagáwasafair-haired,short,andsnub-nosedpeasantofabouttwenty-seven;red-faced,withaparticularlyredthickneck,glitteringlittleeyes,andasmallbeard.Heworeafine,dark-blue,silk-linedclothcoatoverasheepskin.

           Onenteringtheroomnowhecrossedhimself,turningtowardthefrontcorneroftheroom,andwentuptoDólokhov,holdingoutasmall,blackhand.

           “TheodoreIványch!”hesaid,bowing.

           “Howd’youdo,friend?Well,hereheis!”

           “Goodday,yourexcellency!”hesaid,againholdingouthishandtoAnatolewhohadjustcomein.

           “Isay,Balagá,”saidAnatole,puttinghishandsontheman’sshoulders,“doyoucareformeornot?Eh?Now,domeaservice....Whathorseshaveyoucomewith?Eh?”

           “Asyourmessengerordered,yourspecialbeasts,”repliedBalagá.

           “Well,listen,Balagá!Driveallthreetodeathbutgetmethereinthreehours.Eh?”

           “Whentheyaredead,whatshallIdrive?”saidBalagáwithawink.

           “Mind,I’llsmashyourfacein!Don’tmakejokes!”criedAnatole,suddenlyrollinghiseyes.

           “Whyjoke?”saidthedriver,laughing.“AsifI’dgrudgemygentlemenanything!Asfastaseverthehorsescangallop,sofastwe’llgo!”

           “Ah!”saidAnatole.“Well,sitdown.”

           “Yes,sitdown!”saidDólokhov.

           “I’llstand,TheodoreIványch

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