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Chapter 4

           yourexcellency,”stammeredAlpátychandbrokeintosobs.“Arewereallylost?Master!...”

           “Whyareyouhere?”PrinceAndrewrepeated.

           Atthatmomenttheflamesflaredupandshowedhisyoungmaster’spalewornface.Alpátychtoldhowhehadbeensentthereandhowdifficultitwastogetaway.

           “Arewereallyquitelost,yourexcellency?”heaskedagain.

           PrinceAndrewwithoutreplyingtookoutanotebookandraisinghiskneebeganwritinginpencilonapagehetoreout.Hewrotetohissister:

           “Smolénskisbeingabandoned.BaldHillswillbeoccupiedbytheenemywithinaweek.SetoffimmediatelyforMoscow.Letmeknowatoncewhenyouwillstart.SendbyspecialmessengertoUsvyázh.”

           HavingwrittenthisandgiventhepapertoAlpátych,hetoldhimhowtoarrangefordepartureoftheprince,theprincess,hisson,andtheboy’stutor,andhowandwheretolethimknowimmediately.Beforehehadhadtimetofinishgivingtheseinstructions,achiefofstafffollowedbyasuitegallopeduptohim.

           “Youareacolonel?”shoutedthechiefofstaffwithaGermanaccent,inavoicefamiliartoPrinceAndrew.“Housesaresetonfireinyourpresenceandyoustandby!Whatdoesthismean?Youwillanswerforit!”shoutedBerg,whowasnowassistanttothechiefofstaffofthecommanderoftheleftflankoftheinfantryofthefirstarmy,aplace,asBergsaid,“veryagreeableandwellenévidence.”

           PrinceAndrewlookedathimandwithoutreplyingwentonspeakingtoAlpátych

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