Война и мир

Chapter 17

           BelowtheheightonwhichtheKievregimentwasstationed,inthehollowwheretherivuletflowed,thesoul-stirringrollingandcracklingofmusketrywasheard,andmuchfarthertotherightbeyondthedragoons,theofficerofthesuitepointedouttoBagratiónaFrenchcolumnthatwasoutflankingus.Totheleftthehorizonboundedbytheadjacentwood.PrinceBagratiónorderedtwobattalionsfromthecentertobesenttoreinforcetherightflank.Theofficerofthesuiteventuredtoremarktotheprincethatifthesebattalionswentaway,thegunswouldremainwithoutsupport.PrinceBagratiónturnedtotheofficerandwithhisdulleyeslookedathiminsilence.ItseemedtoPrinceAndrewthattheofficer’sremarkwasjustandthatreallynoanswercouldbemadetoit.ButatthatmomentanadjutantgallopedupwithamessagefromthecommanderoftheregimentinthehollowandnewsthatimmensemassesoftheFrenchwerecomingdownuponthemandthathisregimentwasindisorderandwasretreatingupontheKievgrenadiers.PrinceBagratiónbowedhisheadinsignofassentandapproval.HerodeoffatawalktotherightandsentanadjutanttothedragoonswithorderstoattacktheFrench.Butthisadjutantreturnedhalfanhourlaterwiththenewsthatthecommanderofthedragoonshadalreadyretreatedbeyondthedipintheground,asaheavyfirehadbeenopenedonhimandhewaslosingmenuselessly,andsohadhastenedtothrowsomesharpshootersintothewood.

           “Verygood!”saidBagratión

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