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Chapter 9

           

           “Ibetfiftyimperials”—hespokeFrenchthattheEnglishmanmightunderstandhim,buthedidnotspeakitverywell—“Ibetfiftyimperials...ordoyouwishtomakeitahundred?”addedhe,addressingtheEnglishman.

           “No,fifty,”repliedthelatter.

           “Allright.Fiftyimperials...thatIwilldrinkawholebottleofrumwithouttakingitfrommymouth,sittingoutsidethewindowonthisspot”(hestoopedandpointedtotheslopingledgeoutsidethewindow)“andwithoutholdingontoanything.Isthatright?”

           “Quiteright,”saidtheEnglishman.

           AnatoleturnedtotheEnglishmanandtakinghimbyoneofthebuttonsofhiscoatandlookingdownathim—theEnglishmanwasshort—beganrepeatingthetermsofthewagertohiminEnglish.

           “Wait!”criedDólokhov,hammeringwiththebottleonthewindowsilltoattractattention.“Waitabit,Kurágin.Listen!Ifanyoneelsedoesthesame,Iwillpayhimahundredimperials.Doyouunderstand?”

           TheEnglishmannodded,butgavenoindicationwhetherheintendedtoacceptthischallengeornot.Anatoledidnotreleasehim,andthoughhekeptnoddingtoshowthatheunderstood,AnatolewentontranslatingDólokhov’swordsintoEnglish.Athinyounglad,anhussaroftheLifeGuards,whohadbeenlosingthatevening,climbedonthewindowsill,leanedover,andlookeddown.

           “Oh!Oh!Oh!”hemuttered,lookingdownfromthewindowatthestonesofthepavement.

           “Shutup!”criedDólokhov,pushinghimawayfromthewindow.Theladjumpedawkwardlybackintotheroom,trippingoverhisspurs.

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