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Chapter 19

           

           “Havesomebroughtfromthereserve,”saidNapoleon,andhavinggoneonafewstepshestoppedbeforePrinceAndrew,wholayonhisbackwiththeflagstaffthathadbeendroppedbesidehim.(TheflaghadalreadybeentakenbytheFrenchasatrophy.)

           “That’safinedeath!”saidNapoleonashegazedatBolkónski.

           PrinceAndrewunderstoodthatthiswassaidofhimandthatitwasNapoleonwhosaidit.HeheardthespeakeraddressedasSire.Butheheardthewordsashemighthaveheardthebuzzingofafly.Notonlydidtheynotinteresthim,buthetooknonoticeofthemandatonceforgotthem.Hisheadwasburning,hefelthimselfbleedingtodeath,andhesawabovehimtheremote,lofty,andeverlastingsky.HeknewitwasNapoleon—hishero—butatthatmomentNapoleonseemedtohimsuchasmall,insignificantcreaturecomparedwithwhatwaspassingnowbetweenhimselfandthatloftyinfiniteskywiththecloudsflyingoverit.Atthatmomentitmeantnothingtohimwhomightbestandingoverhim,orwhatwassaidofhim;hewasonlygladthatpeoplewerestandingnearhimandonlywishedthattheywouldhelphimandbringhimbacktolife,whichseemedtohimsobeautifulnowthathehadtodaylearnedtounderstanditsodifferently.Hecollectedallhisstrength,tostirandutterasound.Hefeeblymovedhislegandutteredaweak,sicklygroanwhicharousedhisownpity.

           “Ah!Heisalive,”saidNapoleon.“Liftthisyoungmanupandcarryhimtothedressingstation.

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