Война и мир

Chapter 4

           Iseverythingready?”headded.“Onlytellmewheretogoandwheretoshoot,”hesaidwithanunnaturallygentlesmile.

           Hetookthepistolinhishandandbeganaskingabouttheworkingofthetrigger,ashehadnotbeforeheldapistolinhishand—afactthathedidnotwishtoconfess.

           “Ohyes,likethat,Iknow,Ionlyforgot,”saidhe.

           “Noapologies,nonewhatever,”saidDólokhovtoDenísov(whoonhissidehadbeenattemptingareconciliation),andhealsowentuptotheappointedplace.

           Thespotchosenfortheduelwassomeeightypacesfromtheroad,wherethesleighshadbeenleft,inasmallclearinginthepineforestcoveredwithmeltingsnow,thefrosthavingbeguntobreakupduringthelastfewdays.Theantagonistsstoodfortypacesapartatthefartheredgeoftheclearing.Theseconds,measuringthepaces,lefttracksinthedeepwetsnowbetweentheplacewheretheyhadbeenstandingandNesvítski’sandDólokhov’ssabers,whichwerestuckintothegroundtenpacesaparttomarkthebarrier.Itwasthawingandmisty;atfortypaces’distancenothingcouldbeseen.Forthreeminutesallhadbeenready,buttheystilldelayedandallweresilent.

           

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