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Chapter 1

           ?”

           Thecommanderofthecompany,withhiseyesfixedonhissuperior,pressedtwofingersmoreandmorerigidlytohiscap,asifinthispressurelayhisonlyhopeofsalvation.

           “Well,whydon’tyouspeak?WhomhaveyougottheredressedupasaHungarian?”saidthecommanderwithanausteregibe.

           “Yourexcellency...”

           “Well,yourexcellency,what?Yourexcellency!Butwhataboutyourexcellency?...nobodyknows.”

           “Yourexcellency,it’stheofficerDólokhov,whohasbeenreducedtotheranks,”saidthecaptainsoftly.

           “Well?Hashebeendegradedintoafieldmarshal,orintoasoldier?Ifasoldier,heshouldbedressedinregulationuniformliketheothers.”

           “Yourexcellency,yougavehimleaveyourself,onthemarch.”

           “Gavehimleave?Leave?That’sjustlikeyouyoungmen,”saidtheregimentalcommandercoolingdownalittle.“Leaveindeed....Onesaysawordtoyouandyou...What?”headdedwithrenewedirritation,“Ibegyoutodressyourmendecently.”

           Andthecommander,turningtolookattheadjutant,directedhisjerkystepsdowntheline.Hewasevidentlypleasedathisowndisplayofangerandwalkinguptotheregimentwishedtofindafurtherexcuseforwrath.Havingsnappedatanofficerforanunpolishedbadge,atanotherbecausehislinewasnotstraight,hereachedthethirdcompany.

           “H-o-o-wareyoustanding?Where’syourleg?Yourleg?”shoutedthecommanderwithatoneofsufferinginhisvoice,whiletherewerestillfivemenbetweenhimandDólokhovwithhisbluish-grayuniform

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