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Chapter 29

           

           “CaptainRamballe,ofthe13thLightRegiment,ChevalieroftheLegionofHonorfortheaffairontheseventhofSeptember,”heintroducedhimself,aself-satisfiedirrepressiblesmilepuckeringhislipsunderhismustache.“WillyounowbesogoodastotellmewithwhomIhavethehonorofconversingsopleasantly,insteadofbeingintheambulancewiththatmaniac’sbulletinmybody?”

           Pierrerepliedthathecouldnottellhimhisnameand,blushing,begantotrytoinventanameandtosaysomethingabouthisreasonforconcealingit,buttheFrenchmanhastilyinterruptedhim.

           “Oh,please!”saidhe.“Iunderstandyourreasons.Youareanofficer...asuperiorofficerperhaps.Youhavebornearmsagainstus.That’snotmybusiness.Ioweyoumylife.Thatisenoughforme.Iamquiteatyourservice.Youbelongtothegentry?”heconcludedwithashadeofinquiryinhistone.Pierrebenthishead.“Yourbaptismalname,ifyouplease.ThatisallIask.MonsieurPierre,yousay....That’sallIwanttoknow.”

           Whenthemuttonandanomelethadbeenservedandasamovarandvodkabrought,withsomewinewhichtheFrenchhadtakenfromaRussiancellarandbroughtwiththem,RamballeinvitedPierretosharehisdinner,andhimselfbegantoeatgreedilyandquicklylikeahealthyandhungryman,munchinghisfoodrapidlywithhisstrongteeth,continuallysmackinghislips,andrepeating—“Excellent!Delicious!”Hisfacegrewredandwascoveredwithperspiration.Pierrewashungryandsharedthedinnerwithpleasure.

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