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Chapter 11

           HeisaRussianseigneurwhohashadmisfortunes,butheisaman.Heknowswhat’swhat....Ifhewantsanythingandasksme,hewon’tgetarefusal.Whenonehasstudied,yousee,onelikeseducationandwell-bredpeople.’ItisforyoursakeImentionit,MonsieurKiril.Theotherdayifithadnotbeenforyouthataffairwouldhaveendedill.”

           Andafterchattingawhilelonger,thecorporalwentaway.(Theaffairhehadalludedtohadhappenedafewdaysbefore—afightbetweentheprisonersandtheFrenchsoldiers,inwhichPierrehadsucceededinpacifyinghiscomrades.)SomeoftheprisonerswhohadheardPierretalkingtothecorporalimmediatelyaskedwhattheFrenchmanhadsaid.WhilePierrewasrepeatingwhathehadbeentoldaboutthearmyleavingMoscow,athin,sallow,tatteredFrenchsoldiercameuptothedooroftheshed.Rapidlyandtimidlyraisinghisfingerstohisforeheadbywayofgreeting,heaskedPierrewhetherthesoldierPlatochetowhomhehadgivenashirttosewwasinthatshed.

           AweekbeforetheFrenchhadhadbootleatherandlinenissuedtothem,whichtheyhadgivenouttotheprisonerstomakeupintobootsandshirtsforthem.

           “Ready,ready,dearfellow!”saidKaratáev,comingoutwithaneatlyfoldedshirt.

           Karatáev,onaccountofthewarmweatherandforconvenienceatwork,waswearingonlytrousersandatatteredshirtasblackassoot.Hishairwasboundround,workmanfashion,withawispoflime-treebast,andhisroundfaceseemedrounderandpleasanterthanever.

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