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Chapter 21

           

           Theofficerappearedabashed,asthoughheunderstoodthatonemightthinkofhowmanymenwouldbemissingtomorrowbutoughtnottospeakofit.

           “Well,sendnumberthreecompanyagain,”theofficerrepliedhurriedly.

           “Andyou,areyouoneofthedoctors?”

           “No,I’vecomeonmyown,”answeredPierre,andhewentdownthehillagain,passingthemilitiamen.

           “Oh,thosedamnedfellows!”mutteredtheofficerwhofollowedhim,holdinghisnoseasheranpastthemenatwork.

           “Theretheyare...bringingher,coming...Theretheyare...They’llbehereinaminute...”voicesweresuddenlyheardsaying;andofficers,soldiers,andmilitiamenbeganrunningforwardalongtheroad.

           AchurchprocessionwascomingupthehillfromBorodinó.Firstalongthedustyroadcametheinfantryinranks,bareheadedandwitharmsreversed.Frombehindthemcamethesoundofchurchsinging.

           SoldiersandmilitiamenranbareheadedpastPierretowardtheprocession.

           “Theyarebringingher,ourProtectress!...TheIberianMotherofGod!”someonecried.

           “TheSmolénskMotherofGod,”anothercorrectedhim.

           Themilitiamen,boththosewhohadbeeninthevillageandthosewhohadbeenatworkonthebattery,threwdowntheirspadesandrantomeetthechurchprocession.Followingthebattalionthatmarchedalongthedustyroadcamepriestsintheirvestments—onelittleoldmaninahoodwithattendantsandsingers.Behindthemsoldiersandofficersborealarge,dark-facediconwithanembossedmetalcover.ThiswastheiconthathadbeenbroughtfromSmolénskandhadsinceaccompaniedthearmy.

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