Chapter 13

           

           TheFrenchevacuationbeganonthenightbetweenthesixthandseventhofOctober:kitchensandshedsweredismantled,cartsloaded,andtroopsandbaggagetrainsstarted.

           AtseveninthemorningaFrenchconvoyinmarchingtrim,wearingshakosandcarryingmuskets,knapsacks,andenormoussacks,stoodinfrontofthesheds,andanimatedFrenchtalkmingledwithcursessoundedallalongthelines.

           Intheshedeveryonewasready,dressed,belted,shod,andonlyawaitedtheordertostart.Thesicksoldier,Sokolóv,paleandthinwithdarkshadowsroundhiseyes,alonesatinhisplacebarefootandnotdressed.Hiseyes,prominentfromtheemaciationofhisface,gazedinquiringlyathiscomradeswhowerepayingnoattentiontohim,andhemoanedregularlyandquietly.Itwasevidentlynotsomuchhissufferingsthatcausedhimtomoan(hehaddysentery)ashisfearandgriefatbeingleftalone.

           Pierre,girtwitharoperoundhiswaistandwearingshoesKaratáevhadmadeforhimfromsomeleatheraFrenchsoldierhadtornoffateachestandbroughttohavehisbootsmendedwith,wentuptothesickmanandsquatteddownbesidehim.

           “Youknow,Sokolóv,theyarenotallgoingaway!Theyhaveahospitalhere.Youmaybebetteroffthanweothers,”saidPierre.

           “OLord!Oh,itwillbethedeathofme!OLord!”moanedthemaninaloudervoice.

           “I’llgoandaskthemagaindirectly,”saidPierre,risingandgoingtothedooroftheshed.

           JustasPierrereachedthedoor,thecorporalwhohadofferedhimapipethedaybeforecameuptoitwithtwosoldiers.

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