Война и мир

Chapter 34

           

           WhenheranhismindoverthewholeofthisstrangeRussiancampaigninwhichnotonebattlehadbeenwon,andinwhichnotaflag,orcannon,orarmycorpshadbeencapturedintwomonths,whenhelookedattheconcealeddepressiononthefacesaroundhimandheardreportsoftheRussiansstillholdingtheirground—aterriblefeelinglikeanightmaretookpossessionofhim,andalltheunluckyaccidentsthatmightdestroyhimoccurredtohismind.TheRussiansmightfallonhisleftwing,mightbreakthroughhiscenter,hehimselfmightbekilledbyastraycannonball.Allthiswaspossible.Informerbattleshehadonlyconsideredthepossibilitiesofsuccess,butnowinnumerableunluckychancespresentedthemselves,andheexpectedthemall.Yes,itwaslikeadreaminwhichamanfanciesthataruffianiscomingtoattackhim,andraiseshisarmtostrikethatruffianaterribleblowwhichheknowsshouldannihilatehim,butthenfeelsthathisarmdropspowerlessandlimplikearag,andthehorrorofunavoidabledestructionseizeshiminhishelplessness.

           ThenewsthattheRussianswereattackingtheleftflankoftheFrencharmyarousedthathorrorinNapoleon.Hesatsilentlyonacampstoolbelowtheknoll,withheadbowedandelbowsonhisknees.Berthierapproachedandsuggestedthattheyshouldridealongthelinetoascertainthepositionofaffairs.

           “What?Whatdoyousay?”askedNapoleon.“Yes,tellthemtobringmemyhorse.”

           HemountedandrodetowardSemënovsk

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