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Chapter 7

           ThispleasedRostóvandhebegantalkingaboutit,andashewentonbecamemoreandmoreanimated.HetoldthemofhisSchönGrabernaffair,justasthosewhohavetakenpartinabattlegenerallydodescribeit,thatis,astheywouldlikeittohavebeen,astheyhavehearditdescribedbyothers,andassoundswell,butnotatallasitreallywas.Rostóvwasatruthfulyoungmanandwouldonnoaccounthavetoldadeliberatelie.Hebeganhisstorymeaningtotelleverythingjustasithappened,butimperceptibly,involuntarily,andinevitablyhelapsedintofalsehood.Ifhehadtoldthetruthtohishearers—wholikehimselfhadoftenheardstoriesofattacksandhadformedadefiniteideaofwhatanattackwasandwereexpectingtohearjustsuchastory—theywouldeithernothavebelievedhimor,stillworse,wouldhavethoughtthatRostóvwashimselftoblamesincewhatgenerallyhappenstothenarratorsofcavalryattackshadnothappenedtohim.HecouldnottellthemsimplythateveryonewentatatrotandthathefelloffhishorseandsprainedhisarmandthenranashardashecouldfromaFrenchmanintothewood.Besides,totelleverythingasitreallyhappened,itwouldhavebeennecessarytomakeaneffortofwilltotellonlywhathappened.Itisverydifficulttotellthetruth,andyoungpeoplearerarelycapableofit.Hishearersexpectedastoryofhowbesidehimselfandallaflamewithexcitement,hehadflownlikeastormatthesquare,cuthiswayin,slashedrightandleft,howhissaberhadtastedfleshandhehadfallenexhausted,andsoon.Andsohetoldthemallthat.

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