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Chapter 16

           Buthedidnotlookatthem:helookedonlyatwhatwasgoingoninfrontofhim—atthebattery.Henowsawclearlythefigureofared-hairedgunnerwithhisshakoknockedawry,pullingoneendofamopwhileaFrenchsoldiertuggedattheother.Hecoulddistinctlyseethedistraughtyetangryexpressiononthefacesofthesetwomen,whoevidentlydidnotrealizewhattheyweredoing.

           “Whataretheyabout?”thoughtPrinceAndrewashegazedatthem.“Whydoesn’tthered-hairedgunnerrunawayasheisunarmed?Whydoesn’ttheFrenchmanstabhim?HewillnotgetawaybeforetheFrenchmanremembershisbayonetandstabshim....”

           AndreallyanotherFrenchsoldier,trailinghismusket,ranuptothestrugglingmen,andthefateofthered-hairedgunner,whohadtriumphantlysecuredthemopandstilldidnotrealizewhatawaitedhim,wasabouttobedecided.ButPrinceAndrewdidnotseehowitended.Itseemedtohimasthoughoneofthesoldiersnearhimhithimontheheadwiththefullswingofabludgeon.Ithurtalittle,buttheworstofitwasthatthepaindistractedhimandpreventedhisseeingwhathehadbeenlookingat.

           “What’sthis?AmIfalling?Mylegsaregivingway,”thoughthe,andfellonhisback.Heopenedhiseyes,hopingtoseehowthestruggleoftheFrenchmenwiththegunnersended,whetherthered-hairedgunnerhadbeenkilledornotandwhetherthecannonhadbeencapturedorsaved.Buthesawnothing.Abovehimtherewasnownothingbutthesky—theloftysky,notclearyetstillimmeasurablylofty,withgraycloudsglidingslowlyacrossit

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