Chapter 5

           

           “Well,begin!”saidDólokhov.

           “Allright,”saidPierre,stillsmilinginthesameway.Afeelingofdreadwasintheair.Itwasevidentthattheaffairsolightlybeguncouldnolongerbeavertedbutwastakingitscourseindependentlyofmen’swill.

           Denísovfirstwenttothebarrierandannounced:“Astheadve’sawieshavewefusedaweconciliation,pleasepwoceed.Takeyourpistols,andatthewordthweebegintoadvance.

           “O-ne!T-wo!Thwee!”heshoutedangrilyandsteppedaside.

           Thecombatantsadvancedalongthetroddentracks,nearerandnearertooneanother,beginningtoseeoneanotherthroughthemist.Theyhadtherighttofirewhentheylikedastheyapproachedthebarrier.Dólokhovwalkedslowlywithoutraisinghispistol,lookingintentlywithhisbright,sparklingblueeyesintohisantagonist’sface.Hismouthworeitsusualsemblanceofasmile.

           “SoIcanfirewhenIlike!”saidPierre,andattheword“three,”hewentquicklyforward,missingthetroddenpathandsteppingintothedeepsnow.Heheldthepistolinhisrighthandatarm’slength,apparentlyafraidofshootinghimselfwithit.Hislefthandheheldcarefullyback,becausehewishedtosupporthisrighthandwithitandknewhemustnotdoso.Havingadvancedsixpacesandstrayedoffthetrackintothesnow,Pierrelookeddownathisfeet,thenquicklyglancedatDólokhovand,bendinghisfingerashehadbeenshown,fired.Notatallexpectingsoloudareport,Pierreshudderedatthesoundandthen,smilingathisownsensations,stoodstill.

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