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Chapter 17

           Rostóvcouldalreadyseetheirfacesandheardthecommand:“Charge!”shoutedbyanofficerwhowasurginghisthoroughbredtofullspeed.Rostóv,fearingtobecrushedorsweptintotheattackontheFrench,gallopedalongthefrontashardashishorsecouldgo,butstillwasnotintimetoavoidthem.

           ThelastoftheHorseGuards,ahugepockmarkedfellow,frownedangrilyonseeingRostóvbeforehim,withwhomhewouldinevitablycollide.ThisGuardsmanwouldcertainlyhavebowledRostóvandhisBedouinover(Rostóvfelthimselfquitetinyandweakcomparedtothesegiganticmenandhorses)haditnotoccurredtoRostóvtoflourishhiswhipbeforetheeyesoftheGuardsman’shorse.Theheavyblackhorse,sixteenhandshigh,shied,throwingbackitsears;butthepockmarkedGuardsmandrovehishugespursinviolently,andthehorse,flourishingitstailandextendingitsneck,gallopedonyetfaster.HardlyhadtheHorseGuardspassedRostóvbeforeheheardthemshout,“Hurrah!”andlookingbacksawthattheirforemostranksweremixedupwithsomeforeigncavalrywithredepaulets,probablyFrench.Hecouldseenothingmore,forimmediatelyafterwardscannonbeganfiringfromsomewhereandsmokeenvelopedeverything.

           Atthatmoment,astheHorseGuards,havingpassedhim,disappearedinthesmoke,Rostóvhesitatedwhethertogallopafterthemortogowherehewassent.ThiswasthebrilliantchargeoftheHorseGuardsthatamazedtheFrenchthemselves.

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