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Chapter 21

           Itistruethatitwashotthere,”headded,modestly.

           SomeonementionedthatCaptainTúshinwasbivouackingclosetothevillageandhadalreadybeensentfor.

           “Oh,butyouwerethere?”saidPrinceBagratión,addressingPrinceAndrew.

           “Ofcourse,weonlyjustmissedoneanother,”saidthestaffofficer,withasmiletoBolkónski.

           “Ihadnotthepleasureofseeingyou,”saidPrinceAndrew,coldlyandabruptly.

           Allweresilent.Túshinappearedatthethresholdandmadehiswaytimidlyfrombehindthebacksofthegenerals.Ashesteppedpastthegeneralsinthecrowdedhut,feelingembarrassedashealwayswasbythesightofhissuperiors,hedidnotnoticethestaffofthebannerandstumbledoverit.Severalofthosepresentlaughed.

           “Howwasitagunwasabandoned?”askedBagratión,frowning,notsomuchatthecaptainasatthosewhowerelaughing,amongwhomZherkóvlaughedloudest.

           Onlynow,whenhewasconfrontedbythesternauthorities,didhisguiltandthedisgraceofhavinglosttwogunsandyetremainingalivepresentthemselvestoTúshininalltheirhorror.Hehadbeensoexcitedthathehadnotthoughtaboutituntilthatmoment.Theofficers’laughterconfusedhimstillmore.HestoodbeforeBagratiónwithhislowerjawtremblingandwashardlyabletomutter:“Idon’tknow...yourexcellency...Ihadnomen...yourexcellency.”

           “Youmighthavetakensomefromthecoveringtroops.”

           Túshindidnotsaythattherewerenocoveringtroops,thoughthatwasperfectlytrue.

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