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Chapter 21

           )“Itwasoursyesterday,butnowitishis.”

           “Thenhowaboutourposition?”

           “Ourposition?”repliedtheofficerwithasmileofsatisfaction.“Icantellyouquiteclearly,becauseIconstructednearlyallourentrenchments.There,yousee?There’sourcenter,atBorodinó,justthere,”andhepointedtothevillageinfrontofthemwiththewhitechurch.“That’swhereonecrossestheKolochá.Youseedowntherewheretherowsofhayarelyinginthehollow,there’sthebridge.That’sourcenter.Ourrightflankisoverthere”—hepointedsharplytotheright,farawayinthebrokenground—“That’swheretheMoskváRiveris,andwehavethrownupthreeredoubtsthere,verystrongones.Theleftflank...”heretheofficerpaused.“Well,yousee,that’sdifficulttoexplain....YesterdayourleftflankwasthereatShevárdino,yousee,wheretheoakis,butnowwehavewithdrawnourleftwing—nowitisoverthere,doyouseethatvillageandthesmoke?That’sSemënovsk,yes,there,”hepointedtoRaévski’sknoll.“Butthebattlewillhardlybethere.Hishavingmovedhistroopsthereisonlyaruse;hewillprobablypassroundtotherightoftheMoskvá.Butwhereveritmaybe,manyamanwillbemissingtomorrow!”heremarked.

           Anelderlysergeantwhohadapproachedtheofficerwhilehewasgivingtheseexplanationshadwaitedinsilenceforhimtofinishspeaking,butatthispoint,evidentlynotlikingtheofficer’sremark,interruptedhim.

           “Gabionsmustbesentfor,”saidhesternly.

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