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Chapter 17

           

           “Howso?”askedRostóv.

           “Typhus,sir.It’sdeathtogoin.Onlywetwo,MakéevandI”(hepointedtotheassistant),“keeponhere.Somefiveofusdoctorshavediedinthisplace....Whenanewonecomesheisdoneforinaweek,”saidthedoctorwithevidentsatisfaction.“Prussiandoctorshavebeeninvitedhere,butouralliesdon’tlikeitatall.”

           RostóvexplainedthathewantedtoseeMajorDenísovofthehussars,whowaswounded.

           “Idon’tknow.Ican’ttellyou,sir.Onlythink!Iamaloneinchargeofthreehospitalswithmorethanfourhundredpatients!It’swellthatthecharitablePrussianladiessendustwopoundsofcoffeeandsomelinteachmonthorweshouldbelost!”helaughed.“Fourhundred,sir,andthey’realwayssendingmefreshones.Therearefourhundred?Eh?”heasked,turningtotheassistant.

           Theassistantlookedfaggedout.Hewasevidentlyvexedandimpatientforthetalkativedoctortogo.

           “MajorDenísov,”Rostóvsaidagain.“HewaswoundedatMolliten.”

           “Dead,Ifancy.Eh,Makéev?”queriedthedoctor,inatoneofindifference.

           Theassistant,however,didnotconfirmthedoctor’swords.

           “Ishetallandwithreddishhair?”askedthedoctor.

           RostóvdescribedDenísov’sappearance.

           “Therewasonelikethat,”saidthedoctor,asifpleased.“Thatoneisdead,Ifancy.However,I’lllookupourlist.Wehadalist.Haveyougotit,Makéev?”

           “MakárAlexéevichhasthelist,”answeredtheassistant.“Butifyou’llstepintotheofficers’wardsyou’llseeforyourself,”headded,turningtoRostóv.

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