Война и мир

Chapter 3

           

           “Whatorders,yourexcellency?”saidthehuntsmaninhisdeepbass,deepasaproto-deacon’sandhoarsewithhallooing—andtwoflashingblackeyesgazedfromunderhisbrowsathismaster,whowassilent.“Canyouresistit?”thoseeyesseemedtobeasking.

           “It’sagoodday,eh?Forahuntandagallop,eh?”askedNicholas,scratchingMílkabehindtheears.

           Danieldidnotanswer,butwinkedinstead.

           “IsentUvárkaatdawntolisten,”hisbassboomedoutafteraminute’spause.“Hesaysshe’smovedthemintotheOtrádnoeenclosure.Theywerehowlingthere.”(Thismeantthattheshe-wolf,aboutwhomtheybothknew,hadmovedwithhercubstotheOtrádnoecopse,asmallplaceamileandahalffromthehouse.)

           “Weoughttogo,don’tyouthinkso?”saidNicholas.“CometomewithUvárka.”

           “Asyouplease.”

           “Thenputofffeedingthem.”

           “Yes,sir.”

           FiveminuteslaterDanielandUvárkawerestandinginNicholas’bigstudy.ThoughDanielwasnotabigman,toseehiminaroomwaslikeseeingahorseorabearontheflooramongthefurnitureandsurroundingsofhumanlife.Danielhimselffeltthis,andasusualstoodjustinsidethedoor,tryingtospeaksoftlyandnotmove,forfearofbreakingsomethinginthemaster’sapartment,andhehastenedtosayallthatwasnecessarysoastogetfromunderthatceiling,outintotheopenundertheskyoncemore.

           HavingfinishedhisinquiriesandextortedfromDanielanopinionthatthehoundswerefit(Danielhimselfwishedtogohunting),Nicholasorderedthehorsestobesaddled

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