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Chapter 6

           

           “Yes,soitis,soitis,”saidthegeneralangrily,loweringthefieldglassandshrugginghisshoulders,“soitis!They’llbefiredonatthecrossing.Andwhyaretheydawdlingthere?”

           Ontheoppositesidetheenemycouldbeseenbythenakedeye,andfromtheirbatteryamilk-whitecloudarose.Thencamethedistantreportofashot,andourtroopscouldbeseenhurryingtothecrossing.

           Nesvítskirose,puffing,andwentuptothegeneral,smiling.

           “Wouldnotyourexcellencylikealittlerefreshment?”hesaid.

           “It’sabadbusiness,”saidthegeneralwithoutansweringhim,“ourmenhavebeenwastingtime.”

           “Hadn’tIbetterrideover,yourexcellency?”askedNesvítski.

           “Yes,pleasedo,”answeredthegeneral,andherepeatedtheorderthathadalreadyoncebeengivenindetail:“andtellthehussarsthattheyaretocrosslastandtofirethebridgeasIordered;andtheinflammablematerialonthebridgemustbereinspected.”

           “Verygood,”answeredNesvítski.

           HecalledtheCossackwithhishorse,toldhimtoputawaytheknapsackandflask,andswunghisheavypersoneasilyintothesaddle.

           “I’llreallycallinonthenuns,”hesaidtotheofficerswhowatchedhimsmilingly,andherodeoffbythewindingpathdownthehill.

           “Nowthen,let’sseehowfaritwillcarry,Captain.Justtry!”saidthegeneral,turningtoanartilleryofficer.“Havealittlefuntopassthetime.”

           “Crew,toyourguns!”commandedtheofficer.

           Inamomentthemencamerunninggailyfromtheircampfiresandbeganloading.

           “One!”camethecommand

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