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Chapter 6

           Howcouldonecaptureacommanderinchieffromamongsuchamassoftroops!

           “Iamsurethatrascalwaslying,”saidthecount.

           “Theycanstillbecalledback,”saidoneofhissuite,wholikeCountOrlóvfeltdistrustfuloftheadventurewhenhelookedattheenemy’scamp.

           “Eh?Really...whatdoyouthink?Shouldweletthemgoonornot?”

           “Willyouhavethemfetchedback?”

           “Fetchthemback,fetchthemback!”saidCountOrlóvwithsuddendetermination,lookingathiswatch.“Itwillbetoolate.Itisquitelight.”

           AndtheadjutantgallopedthroughtheforestafterGrékov.WhenGrékovreturned,CountOrlóv-Denísov,excitedbothbytheabandonedattemptandbyvainlyawaitingtheinfantrycolumnsthatstilldidnotappear,aswellasbytheproximityoftheenemy,resolvedtoadvance.Allhismenfeltthesameexcitement.

           “Mount!”hecommandedinawhisper.Thementooktheirplacesandcrossedthemselves....“Forward,withGod’said!”

           “Hurrah-ah-ah!”reverberatedintheforest,andtheCossackcompanies,trailingtheirlancesandadvancingoneafteranotherasifpouredoutofasack,dashedgailyacrossthebrooktowardthecamp.

           Onedesperate,frightenedyellfromthefirstFrenchsoldierwhosawtheCossacks,andallwhowereinthecamp,undressedandonlyjustwakingup,ranoffinalldirections,abandoningcannons,muskets,andhorses.

           HadtheCossackspursuedtheFrench,withoutheedingwhatwasbehindandaroundthem,theywouldhavecapturedMuratandeverythingthere.Thatwaswhattheofficersdesired.

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