Chapter 13

           

           OntheseventeenthofAugustRostóvandIlyín,accompaniedbyLavrúshkawhohadjustreturnedfromcaptivityandbyanhussarorderly,lefttheirquartersatYankóvo,tenmilesfromBoguchárovo,andwentforaride—totryanewhorseIlyínhadboughtandtofindoutwhethertherewasanyhaytobehadinthevillages.

           ForthelastthreedaysBoguchárovohadlainbetweenthetwohostilearmies,sothatitwasaseasyfortheRussianrearguardtogettoitasfortheFrenchvanguard;Rostóv,asacarefulsquadroncommander,wishedtotakesuchprovisionsasremainedatBoguchárovobeforetheFrenchcouldgetthem.

           RostóvandIlyínwereinthemerriestofmoods.OnthewaytoBoguchárovo,aprincelyestatewithadwellinghouseandfarmwheretheyhopedtofindmanydomesticserfsandprettygirls,theyquestionedLavrúshkaaboutNapoleonandlaughedathisstories,andracedoneanothertotryIlyín’shorse.

           RostóvhadnoideathatthevillagehewasenteringwasthepropertyofthatveryBolkónskiwhohadbeenengagedtohissister.

           RostóvandIlyíngavereintotheirhorsesforalastracealongtheinclinebeforereachingBoguchárovo,andRostóv,outstrippingIlyín,wasthefirsttogallopintothevillagestreet.

           “You’refirst!”criedIlyín,flushed.

           “Yes,alwaysfirstbothonthegrasslandandhere,”answeredRostóv,strokinghisheatedDonétshorse.

           “AndI’dhavewononmyFrenchy,yourexcellency,”saidLavrúshkafrombehind,alludingtohisshabbycarthorse,“onlyIdidn’twishtomortifyyou.

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