Война и мир

Chapter 20

           

           “Thecavalryridetobattleandmeetthewoundedanddonotforamomentthinkofwhatawaitsthem,butpassby,winkingatthewounded.Yetfromamongthesementwentythousandaredoomedtodie,andtheywonderatmyhat!Strange!”thoughtPierre,continuinghiswaytoTatárinova.

           Infrontofalandowner’shousetotheleftoftheroadstoodcarriages,wagons,andcrowdsoforderliesandsentinels.Thecommanderinchiefwasputtingupthere,butjustwhenPierrearrivedhewasnotinandhardlyanyofthestaffwerethere—theyhadgonetothechurchservice.PierredroveontowardGórki.

           Whenhehadascendedthehillandreachedthelittlevillagestreet,hesawforthefirsttimepeasantmilitiamenintheirwhiteshirtsandwithcrossesontheircaps,who,talkingandlaughingloudly,animatedandperspiring,wereatworkonahugeknollovergrownwithgrasstotherightoftheroad.

           Someofthemweredigging,otherswerewheelingbarrowloadsofearthalongplanks,whileothersstoodaboutdoingnothing.

           Twoofficerswerestandingontheknoll,directingthemen.Onseeingthesepeasants,whowereevidentlystillamusedbythenoveltyoftheirpositionassoldiers,PierreoncemorethoughtofthewoundedmenatMozháyskandunderstoodwhatthesoldierhadmeantwhenhesaid:“Theywantthewholenationtofallonthem

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