Война и мир

Chapter 13

           “Allbeyondtheriver,andZúbova,andintheKrémlin....Justlook!There’snothalfofitleft.Yes,Itoldyou—thewholequarterbeyondtheriver,andsoitis.”

           “Well,youknowit’sburned,sowhat’stheuseoftalking?”saidthemajor.

           AstheypassednearachurchintheKhamóvniki(oneofthefewunburnedquartersofMoscow)thewholemassofprisonerssuddenlystartedtoonesideandexclamationsofhorroranddisgustwereheard.

           “Ah,thevillains!Whatheathens!Yes;dead,dead,soheis...Andsmearedwithsomething!”

           Pierretoodrewnearthechurchwherethethingwasthatevokedtheseexclamations,anddimlymadeoutsomethingleaningagainstthepalingssurroundingthechurch.Fromthewordsofhiscomradeswhosawbetterthanhedid,hefoundthatthiswasthebodyofaman,setuprightagainstthepalingswithitsfacesmearedwithsoot.

           “Goon!Whatthedevil...Goon!Thirtythousanddevils!...”theconvoyguardsbegancursingandtheFrenchsoldiers,withfreshvirulence,droveawaywiththeirswordsthecrowdofprisonerswhoweregazingatthedeadman.

           

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