Война и мир

Chapter 15

           “Onewouldthinkthatasanartilleryofficeryouwouldsetagoodexample,yethereyouarewithoutyourboots!Thealarmwillbesoundedandyou’llbeinaprettypositionwithoutyourboots!”(Thestaffofficersmiled.)“Kindlyreturntoyourposts,gentlemen,allofyou,all!”headdedinatoneofcommand.

           PrinceAndrewsmiledinvoluntarilyashelookedattheartilleryofficerTúshin,whosilentandsmiling,shiftingfromonestockingedfoottotheother,glancedinquiringlywithhislarge,intelligent,kindlyeyesfromPrinceAndrewtothestaffofficer.

           “Thesoldierssayitfeelseasierwithoutboots,”saidCaptainTúshinsmilingshylyinhisuncomfortableposition,evidentlywishingtoadoptajoculartone.Butbeforehehadfinishedhefeltthathisjestwasunacceptableandhadnotcomeoff.Hegrewconfused.

           “Kindlyreturntoyourposts,”saidthestaffofficertryingtopreservehisgravity.

           PrinceAndrewglancedagainattheartilleryofficer’ssmallfigure.Therewassomethingpeculiaraboutit,quiteunsoldierly,rathercomic,butextremelyattractive.

           ThestaffofficerandPrinceAndrewmountedtheirhorsesandrodeon.

           Havingriddenbeyondthevillage,continuallymeetingandovertakingsoldiersandofficersofvariousregiments,theysawontheirleftsomeentrenchmentsbeingthrownup,thefreshlydugclayofwhichshowedupred.Severalbattalionsofsoldiers,intheirshirtsleevesdespitethecoldwind,swarmedintheseearthworkslikeahostofwhiteants;spadefulsofredclaywerecontinuallybeingthrownupfrombehindthebankbyunseenhands.

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