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Chapter 7

           

           PétyarepliedthathewantedtheFrenchladwhohadbeencapturedthatday.

           “Ah,Vesénny?”saidaCossack.

           Vincent,theboy’sname,hadalreadybeenchangedbytheCossacksintoVesénny(vernal)andintoVesényabythepeasantsandsoldiers.Inboththeseadaptationsthereferencetospring(vesná)matchedtheimpressionmadebytheyounglad.

           “Heiswarminghimselftherebythebonfire.Ho,Vesénya!Vesénya!—Vesénny!”laughingvoiceswereheardcallingtooneanotherinthedarkness.

           “He’sasmartlad,”saidanhussarstandingnearPétya.“Wegavehimsomethingtoeatawhileago.Hewasawfullyhungry!”

           Thesoundofbarefeetsplashingthroughthemudwasheardinthedarkness,andthedrummerboycametothedoor.

           “Ah,c’estvous!”saidPétya.“Voulez-vousmanger?N’ayezpaspeur,onnevousferapasdemal,”*headdedshylyandaffectionately,touchingtheboy’shand.“Entrez,entrez.”*(2)

           *“Ah,it’syou!Doyouwantsomethingtoeat?Don’tbe

           afraid,theywon’thurtyou.”

           *(2)“Comein,comein.”

           “Merci,monsieur,”*saidthedrummerboyinatremblingalmostchildishvoice,andhebeganscrapinghisdirtyfeetonthethreshold.

           *“Thankyou,sir.”

           ThereweremanythingsPétyawantedtosaytothedrummerboy,butdidnotdareto.Hestoodirresolutelybesidehiminthepassage.Theninthedarknesshetooktheboy’shandandpressedit.

           “Comein,comein!”herepeatedinagentlewhisper.“Oh,whatcanIdoforhim?”hethought,andopeningthedoorhelettheboypassinfirst

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