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Chapter 15

           Thesoldiersformingthepicketline,likeshowmenexhibitingacuriosity,nolongerlookedattheFrenchbutpaidattentiontothesight-seersandgrewwearywaitingtoberelieved.PrinceAndrewhaltedtohavealookattheFrench.

           “Look!Lookthere!”onesoldierwassayingtoanother,pointingtoaRussianmusketeerwhohadgoneuptothepicketlinewithanofficerandwasrapidlyandexcitedlytalkingtoaFrenchgrenadier.“Harktohimjabbering!Fine,isn’tit?It’salltheFrenchycandotokeepupwithhim.Therenow,Sídorov!”

           “Waitabitandlisten.It’sfine!”answeredSídorov,whowasconsideredanadeptatFrench.

           ThesoldiertowhomthelaughersreferredwasDólokhov.PrinceAndrewrecognizedhimandstoppedtolistentowhathewassaying.Dólokhovhadcomefromtheleftflankwheretheirregimentwasstationed,withhiscaptain.

           “Nowthen,goon,goon!”incitedtheofficer,bendingforwardandtryingnottoloseawordofthespeechwhichwasincomprehensibletohim.“More,please:more!What’shesaying?”

           Dólokhovdidnotanswerthecaptain;hehadbeendrawnintoahotdisputewiththeFrenchgrenadier.Theywerenaturallytalkingaboutthecampaign.TheFrenchman,confusingtheAustrianswiththeRussians,wastryingtoprovethattheRussianshadsurrenderedandhadfledallthewayfromUlm,whileDólokhovmaintainedthattheRussianshadnotsurrenderedbuthadbeatentheFrench.

           “Wehaveorderstodriveyouoffhere,andweshalldriveyouoff,”saidDólokhov.

           “OnlytakecareyouandyourCossacksarenotallcaptured!”saidtheFrenchgrenadier

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