Chapter 10

           

           Havingreturnedtothewatchman’shut,PétyafoundDenísovinthepassage.HewasawaitingPétya’sreturninastateofagitation,anxiety,andself-reproachforhavinglethimgo.

           “ThankGod!”heexclaimed.“Yes,thankGod!”herepeated,listeningtoPétya’srapturousaccount.“But,deviltakeyou,Ihaven’tsleptbecauseofyou!Well,thankGod.Nowliedown.Wecanstillgetanapbeforemorning.”

           “But...no,”saidPétya,“Idon’twanttosleepyet.BesidesIknowmyself,ifIfallasleepit’sfinished.AndthenIamusedtonotsleepingbeforeabattle.”

           Hesatawhileinthehutjoyfullyrecallingthedetailsofhisexpeditionandvividlypicturingtohimselfwhatwouldhappennextday.

           Then,noticingthatDenísovwasasleep,heroseandwentoutofdoors.

           Itwasstillquitedarkoutside.Therainwasover,butdropswerestillfallingfromthetrees.Nearthewatchman’shuttheblackshapesoftheCossacks’shantiesandofhorsestetheredtogethercouldbeseen.Behindthehutthedarkshapesofthetwowagonswiththeirhorsesbesidethemwerediscernible,andinthehollowthedyingcampfiregleamedred.NotalltheCossacksandhussarswereasleep;hereandthere,amidthesoundsoffallingdropsandthemunchingofthehorsesnearby,couldbeheardlowvoiceswhichseemedtobewhispering.

           Pétyacameout,peeredintothedarkness,andwentuptothewagons.Someonewassnoringunderthem,andaroundthemstoodsaddledhorsesmunchingtheiroats.

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