Война и мир

Chapter 4

           

           “SotellthemthatIshallawaitareplytillthetenth,andifbythetenthIdon’treceivenewsthattheyhaveallgotawayIshallhavetothrowupeverythingandcomemyselftoBaldHills.”

           “Prince,”saidBerg,recognizingPrinceAndrew,“IonlyspokebecauseIhavetoobeyorders,becauseIalwaysdoobeyexactly....Youmustpleaseexcuseme,”hewentonapologetically.

           Somethingcrackedintheflames.Thefiredieddownforamomentandwreathsofblacksmokerolledfromundertheroof.Therewasanotherterriblecrashandsomethinghugecollapsed.

           “Ou-rou-rou!”yelledthecrowd,echoingthecrashofthecollapsingroofofthebarn,theburninggraininwhichdiffusedacakelikearomaallaround.Theflamesflaredupagain,lightingtheanimated,delighted,exhaustedfacesofthespectators.

           Themaninthefriezecoatraisedhisarmsandshouted:

           “It’sfine,lads!Nowit’sraging...It’sfine!”

           “That’stheownerhimself,”criedseveralvoices.

           “Wellthen,”continuedPrinceAndrewtoAlpátych,“reporttothemasIhavetoldyou”;andnotreplyingawordtoBergwhowasnowmutebesidehim,hetouchedhishorseandrodedownthesidestreet.

           

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