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Chapter 15

           Butinspiteofallthis,thesoldiersofDenísov’ssquadronfedchieflyon“Máshka’ssweetroot,”becauseitwasthesecondweekthatthelastofthebiscuitswerebeingdoledoutattherateofhalfapoundamanandthelastpotatoesreceivedhadsproutedandfrozen.

           Thehorsesalsohadbeenfedforafortnightonstrawfromthethatchedroofsandhadbecometerriblythin,thoughstillcoveredwithtuftsoffeltywinterhair.

           Despitethisdestitution,thesoldiersandofficerswentonlivingjustasusual.Despitetheirpaleswollenfacesandtattereduniforms,thehussarsformedlineforrollcall,keptthingsinorder,groomedtheirhorses,polishedtheirarms,broughtinstrawfromthethatchedroofsinplaceoffodder,andsatdowntodineroundthecaldronsfromwhichtheyroseuphungry,jokingabouttheirnastyfoodandtheirhunger.Asusual,intheirsparetime,theylitbonfires,steamedthemselvesbeforethemnaked;smoked,pickedoutandbakedsproutingrottenpotatoes,toldandlistenedtostoriesofPotëmkin’sandSuvórov’scampaigns,ortolegendsofAlëshatheSly,orthepriest’slaborerMikólka.

           Theofficers,asusual,livedintwosandthreesintheroofless,half-ruinedhouses.Theseniorstriedtocollectstrawandpotatoesand,ingeneral,foodforthemen.Theyoungeronesoccupiedthemselvesasbefore,someplayingcards(therewasplentyofmoney,thoughtherewasnofood),somewithmoreinnocentgames,suchasquoitsandskittles.

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