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Chapter 8

           

           “ButintheThirdCompanytheysayninemenweremissingyesterday.”

           “Yes,it’sallverywell,butwhenaman’sfeetarefrozenhowcanhewalk?”

           “Eh?Don’ttalknonsense!”saidasergeantmajor.

           “Doyouwanttobedoingthesame?”saidanoldsoldier,turningreproachfullytothemanwhohadspokenoffrozenfeet.

           “Well,youknow,”saidthesharp-nosedmantheycalledJackdawinasqueakyandunsteadyvoice,raisinghimselfattheothersideofthefire,“aplumpmangetsthin,butforathinoneit’sdeath.Takeme,now!I’vegotnostrengthleft,”headded,withsuddenresolutionturningtothesergeantmajor.“Tellthemtosendmetohospital;I’machingallover;anywayIshan’tbeabletokeepup.”

           “That’lldo,that’lldo!”repliedthesergeantmajorquietly.

           Thesoldiersaidnomoreandthetalkwenton.

           “WhatalotofthoseFrenchiesweretakentoday,andthefactisthatnotoneofthemhadwhatyoumightcallrealbootson,”saidasoldier,startinganewtheme.“Theywerenomorethanmake-believes.”

           “TheCossackshavetakentheirboots.Theywereclearingthehutforthecolonelandcarriedthemout.Itwaspitifultoseethem,boys,”putinthedancer.“Astheyturnedthemoveroneseemedstillaliveand,wouldyoubelieveit,hejabberedsomethingintheirlingo.”

           “Butthey’reacleanfolk,lads,”thefirstmanwenton;“hewaswhite—aswhiteasbirchbark—andsomeofthemaresuchfinefellows,youmightthinktheywerenobles.”

           “Well,whatdoyouthink?Theymakesoldiersofallclassesthere.

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