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Chapter 17

           

           TheforebodingofevilthathadsuddenlycomeoverRostóvwasmoreandmoreconfirmedthefartherherodeintotheregionbehindthevillageofPratzen,whichwasfulloftroopsofallkinds.

           “Whatdoesitmean?Whatisit?Whomaretheyfiringat?Whoisfiring?”RostóvkeptaskingashecameuptoRussianandAustriansoldiersrunninginconfusedcrowdsacrosshispath.

           “Thedevilknows!They’vekilledeverybody!It’sallupnow!”hewastoldinRussian,German,andCzechbythecrowdoffugitiveswhounderstoodwhatwashappeningaslittleashedid.

           “KilltheGermans!”shoutedone.

           “Maythedeviltakethem—thetraitors!”

           “ZumHenkerdieseRussen!”*mutteredaGerman.

           *“HangtheseRussians!”

           Severalwoundedmenpassedalongtheroad,andwordsofabuse,screams,andgroansmingledinageneralhubbub,thenthefiringdieddown.RostóvlearnedlaterthatRussianandAustriansoldiershadbeenfiringatoneanother.

           “MyGod!Whatdoesitallmean?”thoughthe.“Andhere,whereatanymomenttheEmperormayseethem....Butno,thesemustbeonlyahandfulofscoundrels.Itwillsoonbeover,itcan’tbethat,itcan’tbe!Onlytogetpastthemquicker,quicker!”

           TheideaofdefeatandflightcouldnotenterRostóv’shead.ThoughhesawFrenchcannonandFrenchtroopsonthePratzenHeightsjustwherehehadbeenorderedtolookforthecommanderinchief,hecouldnot,didnotwishto,believethat.

           

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