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Chapter 19

           *(2)Suvórovnow—heknewwhathewasabout;yettheybeathimàplatecouture,*(3)andwherearewetofindSuvórovsnow?Jevousdemandeunpeu,”*(4)saidhe,continuallychangingfromFrenchtoRussian.

           *Doyouknowtheproverb?

           *(2)Thatsuitsusdowntotheground.

           *(3)Hollow.

           *(4)Ijustaskyouthat.

           “Vemustvighttothelasttr-r-opofourplood!”saidthecolonel,thumpingthetable;“andvemusttieforourEmperor,andzenallvillpevell.Andvemustdiscussitaslittleaspo-o-ossible”...hedweltparticularlyonthewordpossible...“aspo-o-ossible,”heended,againturningtothecount.“Zatishowveoldhussarslookatit,andzere’sanendofit!Andhowdoyou,ayoungmanandayounghussar,howdoyoujudgeofit?”headded,addressingNicholas,whowhenheheardthatthewarwasbeingdiscussedhadturnedfromhispartnerwitheyesandearsintentonthecolonel.

           “Iamquiteofyouropinion,”repliedNicholas,flamingup,turninghisplateroundandmovinghiswineglassesaboutwithasmuchdecisionanddesperationasthoughhewereatthatmomentfacingsomegreatdanger.“IamconvincedthatweRussiansmustdieorconquer,”heconcluded,conscious—aswereothers—afterthewordswereutteredthathisremarksweretooenthusiasticandemphaticfortheoccasionandwerethereforeawkward.

           “Whatyousaidjustnowwassplendid!”saidhispartnerJulie.

           SónyatrembledalloverandblushedtoherearsandbehindthemanddowntoherneckandshoulderswhileNicholaswasspeaking.

           Pierrelistenedtothecolonel’sspeechandnoddedapprovingly.

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