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Chapter 4

           

           “Ifonlytheydon’tmakemeresponsibleforthisdelay!Whatanuisanceitis!”thoughttheofficer,andheroderoundthewholecamp.OnemansaidhehadseenErmólovridepastwithsomeothergenerals,otherssaidhemusthavereturnedhome.Theofficersearchedtillsixo’clockintheeveningwithoutevenstoppingtoeat.Ermólovwasnowheretobefoundandnooneknewwherehewas.Theofficersnatchedalittlefoodatacomrade’s,androdeagaintothevanguardtofindMilorádovich.Milorádovichtoowasaway,butherehewastoldthathehadgonetoaballatGeneralKíkin’sandthatErmólovwasprobablytheretoo.

           “Butwhereisit?”

           “Why,there,overatÉchkino,”saidaCossackofficer,pointingtoacountryhouseinthefardistance.

           “What,outsideourline?”

           “They’veputtworegimentsasoutposts,andthey’rehavingsuchaspreethere,it’sawful!Twobandsandthreesetsofsingers!”

           TheofficerrodeoutbeyondourlinestoÉchkino.Whilestillatadistanceheheardasherodethemerrysoundsofasoldier’sdancesongproceedingfromthehouse.

           “Inthemeadows...inthemeadows!”heheard,accompaniedbywhistlingandthesoundofatorban,drownedeverynowandthenbyshouts.Thesesoundsmadehisspiritsrise,butatthesametimehewasafraidthathewouldbeblamedfornothavingexecutedsoonertheimportantorderentrustedtohim.Itwasalreadypasteighto’clock.HedismountedandwentupintotheporchofalargecountryhousewhichhadremainedintactbetweentheRussianandFrenchforces

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