Война и мир

Chapter 13

           

           Helookedwithdisdainattheendlessconfusedmassofdetachments,carts,guns,artillery,andagainbaggagewagonsandvehiclesofallkindsovertakingoneanotherandblockingthemuddyroad,threeandsometimesfourabreast.Fromallsides,behindandbefore,asfarasearcouldreach,thereweretherattleofwheels,thecreakingofcartsandguncarriages,thetrampofhorses,thecrackofwhips,shouts,theurgingofhorses,andtheswearingofsoldiers,orderlies,andofficers.Allalongthesidesoftheroadfallenhorsesweretobeseen,someflayed,somenot,andbroken-downcartsbesidewhichsolitarysoldierssatwaitingforsomething,andagainsoldiersstragglingfromtheircompanies,crowdsofwhomsetofftotheneighboringvillages,orreturnedfromthemdraggingsheep,fowls,hay,andbulgingsacks.Ateachascentordescentoftheroadthecrowdswereyetdenserandthedinofshoutingmoreincessant.Soldiersflounderingknee-deepinmudpushedthegunsandwagonsthemselves.Whipscracked,hoofsslipped,tracesbroke,andlungswerestrainedwithshouting.Theofficersdirectingthemarchrodebackwardandforwardbetweenthecarts.Theirvoiceswerebutfeeblyheardamidtheuproarandonesawbytheirfacesthattheydespairedofthepossibilityofcheckingthisdisorder.

           “HereisourdearOrthodoxRussianarmy,”thoughtBolkónski,recallingBilíbin’swords.

           Wishingtofindoutwherethecommanderinchiefwas,herodeuptoaconvoy.

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