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Chapter 14

           Thecolumnmovedforwardwithoutknowingwhereandunable,fromthemassesaroundthem,thesmokeandtheincreasingfog,toseeeithertheplacetheywereleavingorthattowhichtheyweregoing.

           Asoldieronthemarchishemmedinandbornealongbyhisregimentasmuchasasailorisbyhisship.Howeverfarhehaswalked,whateverstrange,unknown,anddangerousplaceshereaches,justasasailorisalwayssurroundedbythesamedecks,masts,andriggingofhisship,sothesoldieralwayshasaroundhimthesamecomrades,thesameranks,thesamesergeantmajorIvánMítrich,thesamecompanydogJack,andthesamecommanders.Thesailorrarelycarestoknowthelatitudeinwhichhisshipissailing,butonthedayofbattle—heavenknowshowandwhence—asternnoteofwhichallareconscioussoundsinthemoralatmosphereofanarmy,announcingtheapproachofsomethingdecisiveandsolemn,andawakeninginthemenanunusualcuriosity.Onthedayofbattlethesoldiersexcitedlytrytogetbeyondtheinterestsoftheirregiment,theylistenintently,lookabout,andeagerlyaskconcerningwhatisgoingonaroundthem.

           Thefoghadgrownsodensethatthoughitwasgrowinglighttheycouldnotseetenpacesahead.Busheslookedlikegigantictreesandlevelgroundlikecliffsandslopes.Anywhere,onanyside,onemightencounteranenemyinvisibletenpacesoff.Butthecolumnsadvancedforalongtime,alwaysinthesamefog,descendingandascendinghills,avoidinggardensandenclosures,goingovernewandunknownground,andnowhereencounteringtheenemy.

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