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Chapter 31

           Ageneralwithhissuitecametothebattery,andafterspeakingtothecolonelgavePierreanangrylookandwentawayagainhavingorderedtheinfantrysupportsbehindthebatterytoliedown,soastobelessexposedtofire.Afterthisfromamidtheranksofinfantrytotherightofthebatterycamethesoundofadrumandshoutsofcommand,andfromthebatteryonesawhowthoseranksofinfantrymovedforward.

           Pierrelookedoverthewallofthetrenchandwasparticularlystruckbyapaleyoungofficerwho,lettinghisswordhangdown,waswalkingbackwardsandkeptglancinguneasilyaround.

           Theranksoftheinfantrydisappearedamidthesmokebuttheirlong-drawnshoutandrapidmusketryfiringcouldstillbeheard.Afewminuteslatercrowdsofwoundedmenandstretcher-bearerscamebackfromthatdirection.Projectilesbegantofallstillmorefrequentlyinthebattery.Severalmenwerelyingaboutwhohadnotbeenremoved.Aroundthecannonthemenmovedstillmorebrisklyandbusily.NooneanylongertooknoticeofPierre.Onceortwicehewasshoutedatforbeingintheway.Theseniorofficermovedwithbig,rapidstridesfromoneguntoanotherwithafrowningface.Theyoungofficer,withhisfacestillmoreflushed,commandedthemenmorescrupulouslythanever.Thesoldiershandedupthecharges,turned,loaded,anddidtheirbusinesswithstrainedsmartness.Theygavelittlejumpsastheywalked,asthoughtheywereonsprings.

           Thestormcloudhadcomeuponthem,andineveryfacethefirewhichPierrehadwatchedkindleburnedupbrightly.Pierrestandingbesidethecommandingofficer.

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