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Chapter 6

           

           Theofferwastootemptingtoberefused.Everyonevolunteeredtogoandeverybodyadvisedmakingtheattempt.Aftermuchdisputingandarguing,Major-GeneralGrékovwithtwoCossackregimentsdecidedtogowiththePolishsergeant.

           “Now,remember,”saidCountOrlóv-Denísovtothesergeantatparting,“ifyouhavebeenlyingI’llhaveyouhangedlikeadog;butifit’strueyoushallhaveahundredgoldpieces!”

           Withoutreplying,thesergeant,witharesoluteair,mountedandrodeawaywithGrékovwhosemenhadquicklyassembled.Theydisappearedintotheforest,andCountOrlóv-Denísov,havingseenGrékovoff,returned,shiveringfromthefreshnessoftheearlydawnandexcitedbywhathehadundertakenonhisownresponsibility,andbeganlookingattheenemycamp,nowjustvisibleinthedeceptivelightofdawnandthedyingcampfires.Ourcolumnsoughttohavebeguntoappearonanopendeclivitytohisright.Helookedinthatdirection,butthoughthecolumnswouldhavebeenvisiblequitefaroff,theywerenottobeseen.ItseemedtothecountthatthingswerebeginningtostirintheFrenchcamp,andhiskeen-sightedadjutantconfirmedthis.

           “Oh,itisreallytoolate,”saidCountOrlóv,lookingatthecamp.

           Asoftenhappenswhensomeonewehavetrustedisnolongerbeforeoureyes,itsuddenlyseemedquiteclearandobvioustohimthatthesergeantwasanimpostor,thathehadlied,andthatthewholeRussianattackwouldberuinedbytheabsenceofthosetworegiments,whichhewouldleadawayheavenonlyknewwhere.

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