Chapter 34

           

           Havingrunthroughdifferentyardsandsidestreets,PierregotbackwithhislittleburdentotheGruzínskigardenatthecornerofthePovarskóy.Hedidnotatfirstrecognizetheplacefromwhichhehadsetouttolookforthechild,socrowdedwasitnowwithpeopleandgoodsthathadbeendraggedoutofthehouses.BesidesRussianfamilieswhohadtakenrefugeherefromthefirewiththeirbelongings,therewereseveralFrenchsoldiersinavarietyofclothing.Pierretooknonoticeofthem.Hehurriedtofindthefamilyofthatcivilservantinordertorestorethedaughtertohermotherandgotosavesomeoneelse.Pierrefeltthathehadstillmuchtodoandtodoquickly.Glowingwiththeheatandfromrunning,hefeltatthatmomentmorestronglythaneverthesenseofyouth,animation,anddeterminationthathadcomeonhimwhenherantosavethechild.Shehadnowbecomequietand,clingingwithherlittlehandstoPierre’scoat,satonhisarmgazingaboutherlikesomelittlewildanimal.Heglancedatheroccasionallywithaslightsmile.Hefanciedhesawsomethingpatheticallyinnocentinthatfrightened,sicklylittleface.

           Hedidnotfindthecivilservantorhiswifewherehehadleftthem.Hewalkedamongthecrowdwithrapidsteps,scanningthevariousfaceshemet.InvoluntarilyhenoticedaGeorgianorArmenianfamilyconsistingofaveryhandsomeoldmanofOrientaltype,wearinganew,cloth-covered,sheepskincoatandnewboots,anoldwomanofsimilartype,andayoungwoman.

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