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Chapter 3

           Twoofthecommandersoflargeparties—oneaPoleandtheotheraGerman—sentinvitationstoDenísovalmostsimultaneously,requestinghimtojoinupwiththeirdivisionstoattacktheconvoy.

           “No,bwother,Ihavegwownmustachesmyself,”saidDenísovonreadingthesedocuments,andhewrotetotheGermanthat,despitehisheartfeltdesiretoserveundersovaliantandrenownedageneral,hehadtoforgothatpleasurebecausehewasalreadyunderthecommandofthePolishgeneral.TothePolishgeneralherepliedtothesameeffect,informinghimthathewasalreadyunderthecommandoftheGerman.

           Havingarrangedmattersthus,DenísovandDólokhovintended,withoutreportingmatterstothehighercommand,toattackandseizethatconvoywiththeirownsmallforces.OnOctober22itwasmovingfromthevillageofMikúlinotothatofShámshevo.TotheleftoftheroadbetweenMikúlinoandShámshevotherewerelargeforests,extendinginsomeplacesuptotheroaditselfthoughinothersamileormorebackfromit.ThroughtheseforestsDenísovandhispartyrodeallday,sometimeskeepingwellbackinthemandsometimescomingtotheveryedge,butneverlosingsightofthemovingFrench.Thatmorning,CossacksofDenísov’spartyhadseizedandcarriedoffintotheforesttwowagonsloadedwithcavalrysaddles,whichhadstuckinthemudnotfarfromMikúlinowheretheforestranclosetotheroad.Sincethen,anduntilevening,thepartyhadwatchedthemovementsoftheFrenchwithoutattacking

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