Война и мир

Chapter 21

           Whenhereachedthebridgehesawtwounlimberedguns,theinfantrycrossingthebridge,severaloverturnedcarts,andfrightenedandlaughingfacesamongthetroops.Besidethecannonacartwasstandingtowhichtwohorseswereharnessed.Fourborzoiswithcollarswerepressingclosetothewheels.Thecartwasloadedhigh,andattheverytop,besideachild’schairwithitslegsintheair,satapeasantwomanutteringpiercinganddesperateshrieks.HewastoldbyhisfellowofficersthatthescreamsofthecrowdandtheshrieksofthewomanwereduetothefactthatGeneralErmólov,cominguptothecrowdandlearningthatsoldiersweredispersingamongtheshopswhilecrowdsofciviliansblockedthebridge,hadorderedtwogunstobeunlimberedandmadeashowoffiringatthebridge.Thecrowd,crushingoneanother,upsettingcarts,andshoutingandsqueezingdesperately,hadclearedoffthebridgeandthetroopswerenowmovingforward.

           

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