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Chapter 14

           Thatcurlygrasswhichalwaysgrowsbycountryroadsidesbecameclearlyvisible,stillwetwiththenight’srain;thedroopingbranchesofthebirches,alsowet,swayedinthewindandflungdownbrightdropsofwatertooneside.Thesoldiers’facesweremoreandmoreclearlyvisible.Rostóv,alwayscloselyfollowedbyIlyín,rodealongthesideoftheroadbetweentworowsofbirchtrees.

           Whencampaigning,RostóvallowedhimselftheindulgenceofridingnotaregimentalbutaCossackhorse.Ajudgeofhorsesandasportsman,hehadlatelyprocuredhimselfalarge,fine,mettlesome,Donétshorse,dun-colored,withlightmaneandtail,andwhenherodeitnoonecouldoutgallophim.Toridethishorsewasapleasuretohim,andhethoughtofthehorse,ofthemorning,ofthedoctor’swife,butnotonceoftheimpendingdanger.

           Formerly,whengoingintoaction,Rostóvhadfeltafraid;nowhehadnottheleastfeelingoffear.Hewasfearless,notbecausehehadgrownusedtobeingunderfire(onecannotgrowusedtodanger),butbecausehehadlearnedhowtomanagehisthoughtswhenindanger.Hehadgrownaccustomedwhengoingintoactiontothinkaboutanythingbutwhatwouldseemmostlikelytointeresthim—theimpendingdanger.Duringthefirstperiodofhisservice,hardashetriedandmuchashereproachedhimselfwithcowardice,hehadnotbeenabletodothis,butwithtimeithadcomeofitself.

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