Война и мир

Chapter 10

           Pierrefelthimselftobeaninsignificantchipfallenamongthewheelsofamachinewhoseactionhedidnotunderstandbutwhichwasworkingwell.

           HeandtheotherprisonersweretakentotherightsideoftheVirgin’sField,toalargewhitehousewithanimmensegardennotfarfromtheconvent.ThiswasPrinceShcherbátov’shouse,wherePierrehadoftenbeeninotherdays,andwhich,ashelearnedfromthetalkofthesoldiers,wasnowoccupiedbythemarshal,theDukeofEckmühl(Davout).

           Theyweretakentotheentranceandledintothehouseonebyone.Pierrewasthesixthtoenter.Hewasconductedthroughaglassgallery,ananteroom,andahall,whichwerefamiliartohim,intoalonglowstudyatthedoorofwhichstoodanadjutant.

           Davout,spectaclesonnose,satbentoveratableatthefurtherendoftheroom.Pierrewentcloseuptohim,butDavout,evidentlyconsultingapaperthatlaybeforehim,didnotlookup.Withoutraisinghiseyes,hesaidinalowvoice:

           “Whoareyou?”

           Pierrewassilentbecausehewasincapableofutteringaword.TohimDavoutwasnotmerelyaFrenchgeneral,butamannotoriousforhiscruelty.Lookingathiscoldface,ashesatlikeasternschoolmasterwhowaspreparedtowaitawhileforananswer,Pierrefeltthateveryinstantofdelaymightcosthimhislife;buthedidnotknowwhattosay.Hedidnotventuretorepeatwhathehadsaidathisfirstexamination,yettodisclosehisrankandpositionwasdangerousandembarrassing.Sohewassilent.

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