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Chapter 16

           

           Fiveminuteslater,Denísovcameintothehut,climbedwithmuddybootsonthebed,lithispipe,furiouslyscatteredhisthingsabout,tookhisleadedwhip,buckledonhissaber,andwentoutagain.InanswertoRostóv’sinquirywherehewasgoing,heansweredvaguelyandcrosslythathehadsomebusiness.

           “LetGodandourgweatmonarchjudgemeafterwards!”saidDenísovgoingout,andRostóvheardthehoofsofseveralhorsessplashingthroughthemud.HedidnoteventroubletofindoutwhereDenísovhadgone.Havinggotwarminhiscorner,hefellasleepanddidnotleavethehuttilltowardevening.Denísovhadnotyetreturned.Theweatherhadclearedup,andnearthenexthuttwoofficersandacadetwereplayingsváyka,laughingastheythrewtheirmissileswhichburiedthemselvesinthesoftmud.Rostóvjoinedthem.Inthemiddleofthegame,theofficerssawsomewagonsapproachingwithfifteenhussarsontheirskinnyhorsesbehindthem.Thewagonsescortedbythehussarsdrewuptothepicketropesandacrowdofhussarssurroundedthem.

           “Therenow,Denísovhasbeenworrying,”saidRostóv,“andherearetheprovisions.”

           “Sotheyare!”saidtheofficers.“Won’tthesoldiersbeglad!”

           AlittlebehindthehussarscameDenísov,accompaniedbytwoinfantryofficerswithwhomhewastalking.

           Rostóvwenttomeetthem.

           “Iwarnyou,Captain,”oneoftheofficers,ashortthinman,evidentlyveryangry,wassaying.

           “Haven’tItoldyouIwon’tgivethemup?”repliedDenísov.

           “Youwillanswerforit,Captain.Itismutiny—seizingthetransportofone’sownarmy.

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