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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! 9FANTRY REGIM5TS ?AT HAD BE5 CAU<T UNAW>ES 9 ! \TSKIRTS ( 
 ! WOOD RAN \T ( IT1 ! DIFF]5T COMPANIES GETT+ MIX$1 & 
 RETREAT$ AS A DISORD]LY CR[D4 ,ONE SOLDI]1 9 HIS FE>1 UTT]$ ! 
 S5SELESS CRY1 0,CUT (F60 ?AT IS SO T]RIBLE 9 BATTLE1 & ?AT WORD 
 9FECT$ ! :OLE CR[D ) A FEEL+ ( PANIC4 

0,SURR\ND$6 ,CUT (F8 ,WE'RE LO/60 %\T$ ! FUGITIVES4 

,! MOM5T HE HE>D ! FIR+ & ! CRY FROM BEH9D1 ! G5]AL 
 REALIZ$ ?AT SOME?+ DREADFUL HAD HAPP5$ TO HIS REGIM5T1 & ! 
 ?\<T ?AT HE1 AN EXEMPL>Y (FIC] ( MANY YE>S' S]VICE :O HAD NEV] 
 BE5 TO BLAME1 MI<T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AT HEADQU>T]S = NEGLIG5CE OR 
 9EFFICI5CY SO /AGG]$ HIM ?AT1 =GETT+ ! RECALCITRANT CAVALRY 
 COLONEL1 HIS [N DIGNITY AS A G5]AL1 & ABOVE ALL QUITE =GETT+ ! 
 DANG] & ALL REG>D = SELF-PRES]VATION1 HE CLUT*$ ! CRUPP] ( 
 HIS SADDLE &1 SPURR+ HIS HORSE1 GALLOP$ TO ! REGIM5T UND] A HAIL 
 ( BULLETS :I* FELL >\ND1 BUT =TUNATELY MISS$ HIM4 ,HIS ONE DESIRE 
 WAS TO KN[ :AT WAS HAPP5+ & AT ANY CO/ CORRECT1 OR REM$Y1 ! 
 MI/AKE IF HE HAD MADE ONE1 SO ?AT HE1 AN EXEMPL>Y (FIC] ( TW5TY-TWO 
 YE>S' S]VICE1 :O HAD NEV] BE5 C5SUR$1 %\LD NOT BE HELD TO BLAME4 

,HAV+ GALLOP$ SAFELY ?R\< ! ,FR5*1 HE REA*$ A FIELD BEH9D ! 
 COPSE ACROSS :I* \R M51 REG>DLESS ( ORD]S1 W]E RUNN+ & 
 DESC5D+ ! VALLEY4 ,?AT MOM5T ( MORAL HESITATION :I* DECIDES ! 
 FATE ( BATTLES HAD >RIV$4 ,W\LD ?IS DISORD]LY CR[D ( SOLDI]S 
 ATT5D TO ! VOICE ( !IR COMM&]1 OR W\LD !Y1 DISREG>D+ HIM1 
 CONT9UE !IR FLI<T8 ,DESPITE HIS DESP]ATE %\TS ?AT US$ TO SEEM SO 
 T]RIBLE TO ! SOLDI]S1 DESPITE HIS FURI\S PURPLE C\NT5ANCE DI/ORT$ 
 \T ( ALL LIK5ESS TO HIS =M] SELF1 & ! FL\RI%+ ( HIS SAB]1 
 ! SOLDI]S ALL CONT9U$ TO RUN1 TALK+1 FIR+ 9TO ! AIR1 & 
 DISOBEY+ ORD]S4 ,! MORAL HESITATION :I* DECID$ ! FATE ( BATTLES 
 WAS EVID5TLY CULM9AT+ 9 A PANIC4 

,! G5]AL HAD A FIT ( C\<+ AS A RESULT ( %\T+ & ( ! 
 P[D] SMOKE & /OPP$ 9 DESPAIR4 ,EV]Y?+ SEEM$ LO/4 ,BUT AT ?AT 
 MOM5T ! ,FR5* :O W]E ATTACK+1 SUDD5LY & )\T ANY APP>5T 
 REASON1 RAN BACK & DISAPPE>$ FROM ! \TSKIRTS1 & ,RUSSIAN 
 %>P%OOT]S %[$ !MSELVES 9 ! COPSE4 ,IT WAS ,TIMOKH9'S COMPANY1 
 :I* ALONE HAD MA9TA9$ ITS ORD] 9 ! WOOD &1 HAV+ LA9 9 
 AMBU% 9 A DIT*1 N[ ATTACK$ ! ,FR5* UNEXPECT$LY4 ,TIMOKH91 >M$ 
 ONLY ) A SWORD1 HAD RU%$ AT ! 5EMY ) SU* A DESP]ATE CRY & 
 SU* MAD1 DRUNK5 DET]M9ATION ?AT1 TAK5 BY SURPRISE1 ! ,FR5* HAD 
 ?R[N D[N !IR MUSKETS & RUN4 ,DOLOKHOV1 RUNN+ BESIDE ,TIMOKH91 
 KILL$ A ,FR5*MAN AT CLOSE QU>T]S & WAS ! FIR/ TO SEIZE ! 
 SURR5D]+ ,FR5* (FIC] BY HIS COLL>4 ,\R FUGITIVES RETURN$1 ! 
 BATTALIONS RE-=M$1 & ! ,FR5* :O HAD NE>LY CUT \R LEFT FLANK 9 
 HALF W]E = ! MOM5T REPULS$4 ,\R RES]VE UNITS W]E ABLE TO JO9 UP1 
 & ! FI<T WAS AT AN 5D4 ,! REGIM5TAL COMM&] & ,MAJOR ,EKONOMOV 
 HAD /OPP$ BESIDE A BRIDGE1 LETT+ ! RETREAT+ COMPANIES PASS BY 
 !M1 :5 A SOLDI] CAME UP & TOOK HOLD ( ! COMM&]'S /IRRUP1 
 ALMO/ LEAN+ AGA9/ HIM4 ,! MAN WAS WE>+ A BLUI% COAT ( 
 BROADCLO?1 HE HAD NO KNAPSACK OR CAP1 HIS HEAD WAS B&AG$1 & OV] HIS 
 %\LD] A ,FR5* MUNITION P\* WAS SLUNG4 ,HE HAD AN (FIC]'S SWORD 9 
 HIS H&4 ,! SOLDI] WAS PALE1 HIS BLUE EYES LOOK$ IMPUD5TLY 9TO ! 
 COMM&]'S FACE1 & HIS LIPS W]E SMIL+4 ,?\< ! COMM&] WAS 
 OCCUPI$ 9 GIV+ 9/RUCTIONS TO ,MAJOR ,EKONOMOV1 HE C\LD NOT HELP 
 TAK+ NOTICE ( ! SOLDI]4 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY1 H]E >E TWO TROPHIES10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 PO9T+ TO ! 
 ,FR5* SWORD & P\*4 0,I HAVE TAK5 AN (FIC] PRISON]4 ,I /OPP$ ! 
 COMPANY40 ,DOLOKHOV BREA!D HEAVILY FROM WE>9ESS & SPOKE 9 ABRUPT 
 S5T5CES4 0,! :OLE COMPANY CAN BE> WITNESS4 ,I BEG Y\ WILL REMEMB] 
 ?IS1 Y\R EXCELL5CY60 

0,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T10 REPLI$ ! COMM&]1 & TURN$ TO ,MAJOR 
 ,EKONOMOV4 

,BUT ,DOLOKHOV DID NOT GO AWAY2 HE UNTI$ ! H&K]*IEF >\ND HIS HEAD1 
 PULL$ IT (F1 & %[$ ! BLOOD CONGEAL$ ON HIS HAIR4 

0,A BAYONET W\ND4 ,I REMA9$ AT ! FRONT4 ,REMEMB]1 Y\R EXCELL5CY60 

,TU%9'S BATT]Y HAD BE5 =GOTT5 & ONLY AT ! V]Y 5D ( ! ACTION 
 DID ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION1 /ILL HE>+ ! CANNONADE 9 ! C5T]1 S5D HIS 
 ORD]LY /AFF (FIC]1 & LAT] ,PR9CE ,&REW ALSO1 TO ORD] ! BATT]Y 
 TO RETIRE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,:5 ! SUPPORTS ATTA*$ TO ,TU%9'S 
 BATT]Y HAD BE5 MOV$ AWAY 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ACTION BY SOMEONE'S 
 ORD]1 ! BATT]Y HAD CONT9U$ FIR+ & WAS ONLY NOT CAPTUR$ BY ! 
 ,FR5* BECAUSE ! 5EMY C\LD NOT SURMISE ?AT ANYONE C\LD HAVE ! 
 EFFRONT]Y TO CONT9UE FIR+ FROM F\R QUITE UNDEF5D$ GUNS4 ,ON ! 
 CONTR>Y1 ! 5]GETIC ACTION ( ?AT BATT]Y L$ ! ,FR5* TO SUPPOSE 
 ?AT H]E--9 ! C5T]--! MA9 ,RUSSIAN =CES W]E 
 CONC5TRAT$4 ,TWICE !Y HAD ATTEMPT$ TO ATTACK ?IS PO9T1 BUT ON EA* 
 OCCASION HAD BE5 DRIV5 BACK BY GRAPE%OT FROM ! F\R ISOLAT$ GUNS ON 
 ! HILLOCK4 

,SOON AFT] ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION HAD LEFT HIM1 ,TU%9 HAD SUCCE$$ 9 SETT+ 
 FIRE TO ,S*ON ,GRAB]N4 

0,LOOK AT !M SCURRY+6 ,IT'S BURN+6 ,JU/ SEE ! SMOKE6 ,F9E6 ,GR&6 
 ,LOOK AT ! SMOKE1 ! SMOKE60 EXCLAIM$ ! >TILL]YM51 BRI<T5+ UP4 

,ALL ! GUNS1 )\T WAIT+ = ORD]S1 W]E BE+ FIR$ 9 ! 
 DIRECTION ( ! CONFLAGRATION4 ,AS IF URG+ EA* O!R ON1 ! SOLDI]S 
 CRI$ AT EA* %OT3 0,F9E6 ,?AT'S GOOD6 ,LOOK AT IT444 ,GR&60 ,! FIRE1 
 FANN$ BY ! BREEZE1 WAS RAPIDLY SPREAD+4 ,! ,FR5* COLUMNS ?AT HAD 
 ADVANC$ BEYOND ! VILLAGE W5T BACK2 BUT AS ?\< 9 REV5GE = ?IS 
 FAILURE1 ! 5EMY PLAC$ T5 GUNS TO ! RI<T ( ! VILLAGE & BEGAN 
 FIR+ !M AT ,TU%9'S BATT]Y4 

,9 !IR *ILDLIKE GLEE1 >\S$ BY ! FIRE & !IR LUCK 9 
 SUCCESSFULLY CANNONAD+ ! ,FR5*1 \R >TILL]YM5 ONLY NOTIC$ ?IS 
 BATT]Y :5 TWO BALLS1 & !N F\R MORE1 FELL AMONG \R GUNS1 ONE 
 KNOCK+ OV] TWO HORSES & ANO!R TE>+ (F A MUNITION-WAGON DRIV]'S 
 LEG4 ,!IR SPIRITS ONCE R\S$ W]E1 H[EV]1 NOT DIM9I%$1 BUT ONLY 
 *ANG$ *>ACT]4 ,! HORSES W]E REPLAC$ BY O!RS FROM A RES]VE GUN 
 C>RIAGE1 ! W\ND$ W]E C>RI$ AWAY1 & ! F\R GUNS W]E TURN$ 
 AGA9/ ! T5-GUN BATT]Y4 ,TU%9'S COMPANION (FIC] HAD BE5 KILL$ AT 
 ! BEG9N+ ( ! 5GAGEM5T & )9 AN H\R SEV5TE5 ( ! =TY 
 M5 ( ! GUNS' CREWS HAD BE5 DISABL$1 BUT ! >TILL]YM5 W]E /ILL 
 AS M]RY & LIVELY AS EV]4 ,TWICE !Y NOTIC$ ! ,FR5* APPE>+ BEL[ 
 !M1 & !N !Y FIR$ GRAPE%OT AT !M4 

,LITTLE ,TU%91 MOV+ FEEBLY & AWKW>DLY1 KEPT TELL+ HIS ORD]LY TO 
 0REFILL MY PIPE = ?AT ONE60 & !N1 SCATT]+ SP>KS FROM IT1 RAN 
 =W>D %AD+ HIS EYES ) HIS SMALL H& TO LOOK AT ! ,FR5*4 

0,SMACK AT 'EM1 LADS60 HE KEPT SAY+1 SEIZ+ ! GUNS BY ! :EELS & 
 WORK+ ! SCREWS HIMSELF4 

,AMID ! SMOKE1 DEAF5$ BY ! 9CESSANT REPORTS :I* ALWAYS MADE HIM 
 JUMP1 ,TU%9 NOT TAK+ HIS PIPE FROM HIS M\? RAN FROM GUN TO GUN1 N[ 
 AIM+1 N[ C\NT+ ! *>GES1 N[ GIV+ ORD]S AB\T REPLAC+ DEAD 
 OR W\ND$ HORSES & H>NESS+ FRE% ONES1 & %\T+ 9 HIS FEEBLE 
 VOICE1 SO HI< PIT*$ & IRRESOLUTE4 ,HIS FACE GREW MORE & MORE 
 ANIMAT$4 ,ONLY :5 A MAN WAS KILL$ OR W\ND$ DID HE FR[N & TURN AWAY 
 FROM ! SI<T1 %\T+ ANGRILY AT ! M5 :O1 AS IS ALWAYS ! CASE1 
 HESITAT$ AB\T LIFT+ ! 9JUR$ OR DEAD4 ,! SOLDI]S1 = ! MO/ 
 P>T H&SOME FELL[S &1 AS IS ALWAYS ! CASE 9 AN >TILL]Y COMPANY1 
 A HEAD & %\LD]S TALL] & TWICE AS BROAD AS !IR (FIC]--ALL 
 LOOK$ AT !IR COMM&] LIKE *ILDR5 9 AN EMB>RASS+ SITUATION1 & 
 ! EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE WAS 9V>IABLY REFLECT$ ON !IRS4 

,[+ TO ! T]RIBLE UPRO> & ! NECESSITY = CONC5TRATION & 
 ACTIVITY1 ,TU%9 DID NOT EXP]I5CE ! SLI<TE/ UNPLEASANT S5SE ( 
 FE>1 & ! ?\<T ?AT HE MI<T BE KILL$ OR BADLY W\ND$ NEV] 
 OCCURR$ TO HIM4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE BECAME MORE & MORE ELAT$4 ,IT 
 SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT IT WAS A V]Y LONG TIME AGO1 ALMO/ A DAY1 S9CE HE HAD 
 FIR/ SE5 ! 5EMY & FIR$ ! FIR/ %OT1 & ?AT ! CORN] ( ! 
 FIELD HE /OOD ON WAS WELL-KN[N & FAMILI> GR\ND4 ,?\< HE ?\<T ( 
 EV]Y?+1 CONSID]$ EV]Y?+1 & DID EV]Y?+ ! BE/ ( (FIC]S 
 C\LD DO 9 HIS POSITION1 HE WAS 9 A /ATE AK9 TO FEV]I% DELIRIUM OR 
 DRUNK5NESS4 

,FROM ! DEAF5+ S\NDS ( HIS [N GUNS >\ND HIM1 ! :I/LE & ?UD 
 ( ! 5EMY'S CANNON BALLS1 FROM ! FLU%$ & P]SPIR+ FACES ( ! 
 CREW BU/L+ R\ND ! GUNS1 FROM ! SI<T ( ! BLOOD ( M5 & 
 HORSES1 FROM ! LITTLE PUFFS ( SMOKE ON ! 5EMY'S SIDE 7ALWAYS 
 FOLL[$ BY A BALL FLY+ PA/ & /RIK+ ! E>?1 A MAN1 A GUN1 A 
 HORSE71 FROM ! SI<T ( ALL !SE ?+S A FANTA/IC WORLD ( HIS [N 
 HAD TAK5 POSSESSION ( HIS BRA9 & AT ?AT MOM5T AF=D$ HIM 
 PLEASURE4 ,! 5EMY'S GUNS W]E 9 HIS FANCY NOT GUNS BUT PIPES FROM :I* 
 OCCASIONAL PUFFS W]E BL[N BY AN 9VISIBLE SMOK]4 

0,!RE444 HE'S PUFF+ AGA910 MUTT]$ ,TU%9 TO HIMSELF1 AS A SMALL 
 CL\D ROSE FROM ! HILL & WAS BORNE 9 A /REAK TO ! LEFT BY ! 
 W9D4 

0,N[ LOOK \T = ! BALL444 WE'LL ?R[ IT BACK40 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT1 Y\R HONOR80 ASK$ AN >TILL]YMAN1 /&+ CLOSE BY1 
 :O HE>D HIM MUTT]+4 

0,NO?+444 ONLY A %ELL4440 HE ANSW]$4 

0,COME ALONG1 \R ,MATVEVNA60 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 0,MATVEVNA0 "9 WAS ! NAME 
 HIS FANCY GAVE TO ! F>!/ GUN ( ! BATT]Y1 :I* WAS L>GE & ( 
 AN OLD PATT]N4 ,! ,FR5* SW>M+ R\ND !IR GUNS SEEM$ TO HIM LIKE 
 ANTS4 ,9 ?AT WORLD1 ! H&SOME DRUNK>D ,NUMB] ,ONE ( ! SECOND GUN'S 
 CREW WAS 0UNCLE02 ,TU%9 LOOK$ AT HIM MORE (T5 ?AN AT ANYONE ELSE & 
 TOOK DELI<T 9 HIS EV]Y MOVEM5T4 ,! S\ND ( MUSKETRY AT ! FOOT ( 
 ! HILL1 N[ DIM9I%+1 N[ 9CREAS+1 SEEM$ LIKE SOMEONE'S 
 BREA?+4 ,HE LI/5$ 9T5TLY TO ! EBB & FL[ ( !SE S\NDS4 

 "9 ,DAU<T] ( ,MAT!W4 

  

0,AH6 ,BREA?+ AGA91 BREA?+60 HE MUTT]$ TO HIMSELF4 

,HE IMAG9$ HIMSELF AS AN 5ORM\SLY TALL1 P[]FUL MAN :O WAS ?R[+ 
 CANNON BALLS AT ! ,FR5* ) BO? H&S4 

0,N[ !N1 ,MATVEVNA1 DE> OLD LADY1 DON'T LET ME D[N60 HE WAS SAY+ AS 
 HE MOV$ FROM ! GUN1 :5 A /RANGE1 UNFAMILI> VOICE CALL$ ABOVE HIS 
 HEAD3 0,CAPTA9 ,TU%96 ,CAPTA960 

,TU%9 TURN$ R\ND 9 DISMAY4 ,IT WAS ! /AFF (FIC] :O HAD TURN$ HIM 
 \T ( ! BOO? AT ,GRUN?4 ,HE WAS %\T+ 9 A GASP+ VOICE3 

0,>E Y\ MAD8 ,Y\ HAVE TWICE BE5 ORD]$ TO RETREAT1 & Y\4440 

0,:Y >E !Y D[N ON ME80 ?\<T ,TU%91 LOOK+ 9 AL>M AT HIS 
 SUP]IOR4 

0,I444 DON'T4440 HE MUTT]$1 HOLD+ UP TWO F+]S TO HIS CAP4 0,I4440 

,BUT ! /AFF (FIC] DID NOT F9I% :AT HE WANT$ TO SAY4 ,A CANNON BALL1 
 FLY+ CLOSE TO HIM1 CAUS$ HIM TO DUCK & B5D OV] HIS HORSE4 ,HE 
 PAUS$1 & JU/ AS HE WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+ MORE1 ANO!R BALL 
 /OPP$ HIM4 ,HE TURN$ HIS HORSE & GALLOP$ (F4 

0,RETIRE6 ,ALL TO RETIRE60 HE %\T$ FROM A DI/ANCE4 

,! SOLDI]S LAU<$4 ,A MOM5T LAT]1 AN ADJUTANT >RIV$ ) ! SAME 
 ORD]4 

,IT WAS ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,! FIR/ ?+ HE SAW ON RID+ UP TO ! SPACE 
 :]E ,TU%9'S GUNS W]E /ATION$ WAS AN UNH>NESS$ HORSE ) A BROK5 
 LEG1 ?AT LAY SCREAM+ PITE\SLY BESIDE ! H>NESS$ HORSES4 ,BLOOD WAS 
 GU%+ FROM ITS LEG AS FROM A SPR+4 ,AMONG ! LIMB]S LAY SEV]AL DEAD 
 M54 ,ONE BALL AFT] ANO!R PASS$ OV] AS HE APPROA*$ & HE FELT A 
 N]V\S %UDD] RUN D[N HIS SP9E4 ,BUT ! M]E ?\<T ( BE+ AFRAID 
 R\S$ HIM AGA94 0,I CANNOT BE AFRAID10 ?\<T HE1 & DISM\NT$ SL[LY 
 AMONG ! GUNS4 ,HE DELIV]$ ! ORD] & DID NOT LEAVE ! BATT]Y4 ,HE 
 DECID$ TO HAVE ! GUNS REMOV$ FROM !IR POSITIONS & )DRAWN 9 HIS 
 PRES5CE4 ,TOGE!R ) ,TU%91 /EPP+ ACROSS ! BODIES & UND] A 
 T]RIBLE FIRE FROM ! ,FR5*1 HE ATT5D$ TO ! REMOVAL ( ! GUNS4 

0,A /AFF (FIC] WAS H]E A M9UTE AGO1 BUT SKIPP$ (F10 SAID AN 
 >TILL]YMAN TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,NOT LIKE Y\R HONOR60 

,PR9CE ,&REW SAID NO?+ TO ,TU%94 ,!Y W]E BO? SO BUSY AS TO SEEM 
 NOT TO NOTICE ONE ANO!R4 ,:5 HAV+ LIMB]$ UP ! ONLY TWO CANNON 
 ?AT REMA9$ UN9JUR$ \T ( ! F\R1 !Y BEGAN MOV+ D[N ! HILL 
 7ONE %ATT]$ GUN & ONE UNICORN W]E LEFT BEH9D71 ,PR9CE ,&REW RODE 
 UP TO ,TU%94 

0,WELL1 TILL WE MEET AGA94440 HE SAID1 HOLD+ \T HIS H& TO ,TU%94 

0,GOOD-BY1 MY DE> FELL[10 SAID ,TU%94 0,DE> S\L6 ,GOOD-BY1 MY DE> 
 FELL[60 & = SOME UNKN[N REASON TE>S SUDD5LY FILL$ HIS EYES4 

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