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Chapter 34

           “Giveherbacktothem,giveherback!”healmostshouted,puttingthechild,whobeganscreaming,ontheground,andagainlookingattheFrenchmanandtheArmenianfamily.

           Theoldmanwasalreadysittingbarefoot.ThelittleFrenchmanhadsecuredhissecondbootandwasslappingonebootagainsttheother.Theoldmanwassayingsomethinginavoicebrokenbysobs,butPierrecaughtbutaglimpseofthis,hiswholeattentionwasdirectedtotheFrenchmaninthefriezegownwhomeanwhile,swayingslowlyfromsidetoside,haddrawnnearertotheyoungwomanandtakinghishandsfromhispocketshadseizedherbytheneck.

           ThebeautifulArmenianstillsatmotionlessandinthesameattitude,withherlonglashesdroopingasifshedidnotseeorfeelwhatthesoldierwasdoingtoher.

           WhilePierrewasrunningthefewstepsthatseparatedhimfromtheFrenchman,thetallmarauderinthefriezegownwasalreadytearingfromherneckthenecklacetheyoungArmenianwaswearing,andtheyoungwoman,clutchingatherneck,screamedpiercingly.

           “Letthatwomanalone!”exclaimedPierrehoarselyinafuriousvoice,seizingthesoldierbyhisroundshouldersandthrowinghimaside.

           Thesoldierfell,gotup,andranaway.Buthiscomrade,throwingdownthebootsanddrawinghissword,movedthreateninglytowardPierre.

           “Voyons,pasdebêtises!”*hecried.

           *“Lookhere,nononsense!”

           Pierrewasinsuchatransportofragethatherememberednothingandhisstrengthincreasedtenfold.

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