Война и мир

Chapter 24

           Whatisthetrialfor,whenheisnothereandwillneverreturn?Heisnothere!Forwhomthenisthetrialintended?TheFatherland,thedestructionofMoscow!AndtomorrowIshallbekilled,perhapsnotevenbyaFrenchmanbutbyoneofourownmen,byasoldierdischargingamusketclosetomyearasoneofthemdidyesterday,andtheFrenchwillcomeandtakemebyheadandheelsandflingmeintoaholethatImaynotstinkundertheirnoses,andnewconditionsoflifewillarise,whichwillseemquiteordinarytoothersandaboutwhichIshallknownothing.Ishallnotexist....”

           Helookedattherowofbirchesshininginthesunshine,withtheirmotionlessgreenandyellowfoliageandwhitebark.“Todie...tobekilledtomorrow...ThatIshouldnotexist...Thatallthisshouldstillbe,butnome....”

           Andthebircheswiththeirlightandshade,thecurlyclouds,thesmokeofthecampfires,andallthatwasaroundhimchangedandseemedterribleandmenacing.Acoldshiverrandownhisspine.Herosequickly,wentoutoftheshed,andbegantowalkabout.

           Afterhehadreturned,voiceswereheardoutsidetheshed.“Who’sthat?”hecried.

           Thered-nosedCaptainTimókhin,formerlyDólokhov’ssquadroncommander,butnowfromlackofofficersabattalioncommander,shylyenteredtheshedfollowedbyanadjutantandtheregimentalpaymaster.

           PrinceAndrewrosehastily,listenedtothebusinesstheyhadcomeabout,gavethemsomefurtherinstructions,andwasabouttodismissthemwhenheheardafamiliar,lisping,voicebehindtheshed

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