Война и мир

Chapter 5

           Butwhenhesawthatthehorsemendidnotdismountandthatthewolfshookherselfandranforsafety,Danielsethischestnutgalloping,notatthewolfbutstraighttowardthewood,justasKaráyhadruntocuttheanimaloff.Asaresultofthis,hegallopeduptothewolfjustwhenshehadbeenstoppedasecondtimeby“Uncle’s”borzois.

           Danielgallopedupsilently,holdinganakeddaggerinhislefthandandthrashingthelaboringsidesofhischestnuthorsewithhiswhipasifitwereaflail.

           NicholasneithersawnorheardDanieluntilthechestnut,breathingheavily,pantedpasthim,andheheardthefallofabodyandsawDaniellyingonthewolf’sbackamongthedogs,tryingtoseizeherbytheears.Itwasevidenttothedogs,thehunters,andtothewolfherselfthatallwasnowover.Theterrifiedwolfpressedbackherearsandtriedtorise,buttheborzoisstucktoher.Danielrosealittle,tookastep,andwithhiswholeweight,asiflyingdowntorest,fellonthewolf,seizingherbytheears.Nicholaswasabouttostabher,butDanielwhispered,“Don’t!We’llgagher!”and,changinghisposition,sethisfootonthewolf’sneck.Astickwasthrustbetweenherjawsandshewasfastenedwithaleash,asifbridled,herlegswereboundtogether,andDanielrolledheroveronceortwicefromsidetoside.

           Withhappy,exhaustedfaces,theylaidtheoldwolf,alive,onashyingandsnortinghorseand,accompaniedbythedogsyelpingather,tookhertotheplacewheretheywerealltomeet.Thehoundshadkilledtwoofthecubsandtheborzoisthree

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