Война и мир

Chapter 36

           Thewoundedmenawaitingtheirturnoutsidethetentsgroaned,sighed,wept,screamed,swore,oraskedforvodka.Someweredelirious.PrinceAndrew’sbearers,steppingoverthewoundedwhohadnotyetbeenbandaged,tookhim,asaregimentalcommander,closeuptooneofthetentsandtherestopped,awaitinginstructions.PrinceAndrewopenedhiseyesandforalongtimecouldnotmakeoutwhatwasgoingonaroundhim.Herememberedthemeadow,thewormwood,thefield,thewhirlingblackball,andhissuddenrushofpassionateloveoflife.Twostepsfromhim,leaningagainstabranchandtalkingloudlyandattractinggeneralattention,stoodatall,handsome,black-hairednoncommissionedofficerwithabandagedhead.Hehadbeenwoundedintheheadandlegbybullets.Aroundhim,eagerlylisteningtohistalk,acrowdofwoundedandstretcher-bearerswasgathered.

           “Wekickedhimoutfromtheresothathechuckedeverything,wegrabbedtheKinghimself!”criedhe,lookingaroundhimwitheyesthatglitteredwithfever.“Ifonlyreserveshadcomeupjustthen,lads,therewouldn’thavebeennothingleftofhim!Itellyousurely....”

           Likealltheothersnearthespeaker,PrinceAndrewlookedathimwithshiningeyesandexperiencedasenseofcomfort.“Butisn’titallthesamenow?”thoughthe.“Andwhatwillbethere,andwhathastherebeenhere?WhywasIsoreluctanttopartwithlife?TherewassomethinginthislifeIdidnotanddonotunderstand.”

           

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