Война и мир

Chapter 5

           heshouted,lookingroundfortheoldborzoiwhowasnowhisonlyhope.Karáy,withallthestrengthagehadlefthim,stretchedhimselftotheutmostand,watchingthewolf,gallopedheavilyasidetointerceptit.Butthequicknessofthewolf’slopeandtheborzoi’sslowerpacemadeitplainthatKaráyhadmiscalculated.Nicholascouldalreadyseenotfarinfrontofhimthewoodwherethewolfwouldcertainlyescapeshouldshereachit.But,comingtowardhim,hesawhoundsandahuntsmangallopingalmoststraightatthewolf.Therewasstillhope.Along,yellowishyoungborzoi,oneNicholasdidnotknow,fromanotherleash,rushedimpetuouslyatthewolffrominfrontandalmostknockedherover.Butthewolfjumpedupmorequicklythananyonecouldhaveexpectedand,gnashingherteeth,flewattheyellowishborzoi,which,withapiercingyelp,fellwithitsheadontheground,bleedingfromagashinitsside.

           “Karáy?Oldfellow!...”wailedNicholas.

           Thankstothedelaycausedbythiscrossingofthewolf’spath,theolddogwithitsfeltedhairhangingfromitsthighwaswithinfivepacesofit.Asifawareofherdanger,thewolfturnedhereyesonKaráy,tuckedhertailyetfurtherbetweenherlegs,andincreasedherspeed.ButhereNicholasonlysawthatsomethinghappenedtoKaráy—theborzoiwassuddenlyonthewolf,andtheyrolledtogetherdownintoagullyjustinfrontofthem.

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