Війна і мир

Chapter 25

           

           Theyoungmaninthefur-linedcoat,stoopingalittle,stoodinasubmissiveattitude,hisfingersclaspedbeforehim.Hisemaciatedyoungface,disfiguredbythehalf-shavenhead,hungdownhopelessly.Atthecount’sfirstwordsheraiseditslowlyandlookedupathimasifwishingtosaysomethingoratleasttomeethiseye.ButRostopchíndidnotlookathim.Aveinintheyoungman’slongthinneckswelledlikeacordandwentbluebehindtheear,andsuddenlyhisfaceflushed.

           Alleyeswerefixedonhim.Helookedatthecrowd,andrenderedmorehopefulbytheexpressionhereadonthefacesthere,hesmiledsadlyandtimidly,andloweringhisheadshiftedhisfeetonthestep.

           “HehasbetrayedhisTsarandhiscountry,hehasgoneovertoBonaparte.HealoneofalltheRussianshasdisgracedtheRussianname,hehascausedMoscowtoperish,”saidRostopchíninasharp,evenvoice,butsuddenlyheglanceddownatVereshcháginwhocontinuedtostandinthesamesubmissiveattitude.Asifinflamedbythesight,heraisedhisarmandaddressedthepeople,almostshouting:

           “Dealwithhimasyouthinkfit!Ihandhimovertoyou.”

           Thecrowdremainedsilentandonlypressedcloserandclosertooneanother.Tokeeponeanotherback,tobreatheinthatstiflingatmosphere,tobeunabletostir,andtoawaitsomethingunknown,uncomprehended,andterrible,wasbecomingunbearable.Thosestandinginfront,whohadseenandheardwhathadtakenplacebeforethem,allstoodwithwide-openeyesandmouths,strainingwithalltheirstrength,andheldbackthecrowdthatwaspushingbehindthem.

           “Beathim!..

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