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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS NE>LY ?REE O'CLOCK BUT NO ONE WAS YET ASLEEP1 :5 ! 
 QU>T]MA/] APPE>$ ) AN ORD] TO MOVE ON TO ! LITTLE T[N ( 
 ,O/ROVNA4 ,/ILL LAU<+ & TALK+1 ! (FIC]S BEGAN HURRI$LY GETT+ 
 READY & AGA9 BOIL$ SOME MUDDY WAT] 9 ! SAMOV>4 ,BUT ,RO/OV W5T 
 (F TO HIS SQUADRON )\T WAIT+ = TEA4 ,DAY WAS BREAK+1 ! RA9 
 HAD CEAS$1 & ! CL\DS W]E DISP]S+4 ,IT FELT DAMP & COLD1 
 ESPECIALLY 9 CLO!S ?AT W]E /ILL MOI/4 ,AS !Y LEFT ! TAV]N 9 
 ! TWILI<T ( ! DAWN1 ,RO/OV & ,ILY9 BO? GLANC$ UND] ! WET & 
 GLI/5+ LEA!R HOOD ( ! DOCTOR'S C>T1 FROM UND] ! APRON ( 
 :I* HIS FEET W]E /ICK+ \T1 & 9 ! MIDDLE ( :I* HIS WIFE'S 
 NI<TCAP WAS VISIBLE & H] SLEEPY BREA?+ AUDIBLE4 

0,%E REALLY IS A DE> LITTLE ?+10 SAID ,RO/OV TO ,ILY91 :O WAS 
 FOLL[+ HIM4 

0,A *>M+ WOMAN60 SAID ,ILY91 ) ALL ! GRAVITY ( A BOY ( SIXTE54 

,HALF AN H\R LAT] ! SQUADRON WAS L9$ UP ON ! ROAD4 ,! COMM& WAS 
 HE>D TO 0M\NT0 & ! SOLDI]S CROSS$ !MSELVES & M\NT$4 ,RO/OV 
 RID+ 9 FRONT GAVE ! ORD] 0,=W>D60 & ! HUSS>S1 ) CLANK+ 
 SAB]S & SUBDU$ TALK1 !IR HORSES' HO(S SPLA%+ 9 ! MUD1 DEFIL$ 
 9 F\RS & MOV$ ALONG ! BROAD ROAD PLANT$ ) BIR* TREES ON EA* 
 SIDE1 FOLL[+ ! 9FANTRY & A BATT]Y ?AT HAD GONE ON 9 FRONT4 

,TATT]$1 BLUE-PURPLE CL\DS1 R$D5+ 9 ! EA/1 W]E SCUDD+ BE=E 
 ! W9D4 ,IT WAS GR[+ LI<T] & LI<T]4 ,?AT CURLY GRASS :I* 
 ALWAYS GR[S BY C\NTRY ROADSIDES BECAME CLE>LY VISIBLE1 /ILL WET ) 
 ! NI<T'S RA92 ! DROOP+ BRAN*ES ( ! BIR*ES1 ALSO WET1 SWAY$ 
 9 ! W9D & FLUNG D[N BRI<T DROPS ( WAT] TO ONE SIDE4 ,! 
 SOLDI]S' FACES W]E MORE & MORE CLE>LY VISIBLE4 ,RO/OV1 ALWAYS CLOSELY 
 FOLL[$ BY ,ILY91 RODE ALONG ! SIDE ( ! ROAD BETWE5 TWO R[S ( 
 BIR* TREES4 

,:5 CAMPAIGN+1 ,RO/OV ALL[$ HIMSELF ! 9DULG5CE ( RID+ NOT A 
 REGIM5TAL BUT A ,COSSACK HORSE4 ,A JUDGE ( HORSES & A SPORTSMAN1 HE HAD 
 LATELY PROCUR$ HIMSELF A L>GE1 F9E1 METTLESOME1 ,DONETS HORSE1 
 DUN-COLOR$1 ) LI<T MANE & TAIL1 & :5 HE RODE IT NO ONE C\LD 
 \TGALLOP HIM4 ,TO RIDE ?IS HORSE WAS A PLEASURE TO HIM1 & HE ?\<T ( 
 ! HORSE1 ( ! MORN+1 ( ! DOCTOR'S WIFE1 BUT NOT ONCE ( ! 
 IMP5D+ DANG]4 

,=M]LY1 :5 GO+ 9TO ACTION1 ,RO/OV HAD FELT AFRAID2 N[ HE HAD NOT 
 ! LEA/ FEEL+ ( FE>4 ,HE WAS FE>LESS1 NOT BECAUSE HE HAD GR[N US$ 
 TO BE+ UND] FIRE 7ONE CANNOT GR[ US$ TO DANG]71 BUT BECAUSE HE HAD 
 LE>N$ H[ TO MANAGE HIS ?\<TS :5 9 DANG]4 ,HE HAD GR[N ACCU/OM$ 
 :5 GO+ 9TO ACTION TO ?9K AB\T ANY?+ BUT :AT W\LD SEEM MO/ 
 LIKELY TO 9T]E/ HIM--! IMP5D+ DANG]4 ,DUR+ ! FIR/ P]IOD 
 ( HIS S]VICE1 H>D AS HE TRI$ & MU* AS HE REPROA*$ HIMSELF ) 
 C[>DICE1 HE HAD NOT BE5 ABLE TO DO ?IS1 BUT ) TIME IT HAD COME ( 
 ITSELF4 ,N[ HE RODE BESIDE ,ILY9 UND] ! BIR* TREES1 OCCASIONALLY 
 PLUCK+ LEAVES FROM A BRAN* ?AT MET HIS H&1 SOMETIMES T\*+ HIS 
 HORSE'S SIDE ) HIS FOOT1 OR1 )\T TURN+ R\ND1 H&+ A PIPE HE 
 HAD F9I%$ TO AN HUSS> RID+ BEH9D HIM1 ) AS CALM & C>ELESS AN 
 AIR AS ?\< HE W]E M]ELY \T = A RIDE4 ,HE GLANC$ ) PITY AT ! 
 EXCIT$ FACE ( ,ILY91 :O TALK$ MU* & 9 GREAT AGITATION4 ,HE KNEW 
 FROM EXP]I5CE ! TORM5T+ EXPECTATION ( T]ROR & DEA? ! CORNET 
 WAS SUFF]+ & KNEW ?AT ONLY TIME C\LD HELP HIM4 

,AS SOON AS ! SUN APPE>$ 9 A CLE> /RIP ( SKY B5EA? ! CL\DS1 
 ! W9D FELL1 AS IF IT D>$ NOT SPOIL ! BEAUTY ( ! SUMM] MORN+ 
 AFT] ! /ORM2 DROPS /ILL CONT9U$ TO FALL1 BUT V]TICALLY N[1 & 
 ALL WAS /ILL4 ,! :OLE SUN APPE>$ ON ! HORIZON & DISAPPE>$ 
 BEH9D A LONG N>R[ CL\D ?AT HUNG ABOVE IT4 ,A FEW M9UTES LAT] IT 
 REAPPE>$ BRI<T] /ILL FROM BEH9D ! TOP ( ! CL\D1 TE>+ ITS 
 $GE4 ,EV]Y?+ GREW BRI<T & GLITT]$4 ,& ) ?AT LI<T1 & AS IF 
 9 REPLY TO IT1 CAME ! S\ND ( GUNS AHEAD ( !M4 

,BE=E ,RO/OV HAD HAD TIME TO CONSID] & DET]M9E ! DI/ANCE ( ?AT 
 FIR+1 ,C\NT ,O/]MANN-,TOL/OY'S ADJUTANT CAME GALLOP+ FROM ,VITEBSK 
 ) ORD]S TO ADVANCE AT A TROT ALONG ! ROAD4 

,! SQUADRON OV]TOOK & PASS$ ! 9FANTRY & ! BATT]Y--:I* 
 HAD ALSO QUICK5$ !IR PACE--RODE D[N A HILL1 & PASS+ ?R\< 
 AN EMPTY & DES]T$ VILLAGE AGA9 ASC5D$4 ,! HORSES BEGAN TO LA!R 
 & ! M5 TO FLU%4 

0,HALT6 ,DRESS Y\R RANKS60 ! ORD] ( ! REGIM5TAL COMM&] WAS HE>D 
 AHEAD4 0,=W>D BY ! LEFT4 ,WALK1 M>*60 CAME ! ORD] FROM 9 FRONT4 

,& ! HUSS>S1 PASS+ ALONG ! L9E ( TROOPS ON ! LEFT FLANK ( \R 
 POSITION1 HALT$ BEH9D \R ,UHLANS :O W]E 9 ! FRONT L9E4 ,TO ! 
 RI<T /OOD \R 9FANTRY 9 A D5SE COLUMN3 !Y W]E ! RES]VE4 ,HI<] 
 UP ! HILL1 ON ! V]Y HORIZON1 \R GUNS W]E VISIBLE ?R\< ! 
 WOND]FULLY CLE> AIR1 BRI<TLY ILLUM9AT$ BY SLANT+ MORN+ SUNBEAMS4 
 ,9 FRONT1 BEYOND A HOLL[ DALE1 C\LD BE SE5 ! 5EMY'S COLUMNS & 
 GUNS4 ,\R ADVANC$ L9E1 ALREADY 9 ACTION1 C\LD BE HE>D BRISKLY 
 EX*ANG+ %OTS ) ! 5EMY 9 ! DALE4 

,AT !SE S\NDS1 LONG UNHE>D1 ,RO/OV'S SPIRITS ROSE1 AS AT ! /RA9S ( 
 ! M]RIE/ MUSIC4 ,TRAP-TA-TA-TAP6 CRACK$ ! %OTS1 N[ TOGE!R1 N[ 
 SEV]AL QUICKLY ONE AFT] ANO!R4 ,AGA9 ALL WAS SIL5T & !N AGA9 IT 
 S\ND$ AS IF SOMEONE W]E WALK+ ON DETONATORS & EXPLOD+ !M4 

,! HUSS>S REMA9$ 9 ! SAME PLACE = AB\T AN H\R4 ,A CANNONADE 
 BEGAN4 ,C\NT ,O/]MANN ) HIS SUITE RODE UP BEH9D ! SQUADRON1 HALT$1 
 SPOKE TO ! COMM&] ( ! REGIM5T1 & RODE UP ! HILL TO ! GUNS4 

,AFT] ,O/]MANN HAD GONE1 A COMM& RANG \T TO ! ,UHLANS4 

0,=M COLUMN6 ,PREP>E TO *>GE60 

,! 9FANTRY 9 FRONT ( !M P>T$ 9TO PLATOONS TO ALL[ ! CAVALRY TO 
 PASS4 ,! ,UHLANS />T$1 ! /REAM]S ON !IR SPE>S FLUTT]+1 & 
 TROTT$ D[NHILL T[>D ! ,FR5* CAVALRY :I* WAS SE5 BEL[ TO ! 
 LEFT4 

,AS SOON AS ! ,UHLANS DESC5D$ ! HILL1 ! HUSS>S W]E ORD]$ UP ! 
 HILL TO SUPPORT ! BATT]Y4 ,AS !Y TOOK ! PLACES VACAT$ BY ! 
 ,UHLANS1 BULLETS CAME FROM ! FRONT1 :9+ & :I/L+1 BUT FELL SP5T 
 )\T TAK+ EFFECT4 

,! S\NDS1 :I* HE HAD NOT HE>D = SO LONG1 HAD AN EV5 MORE 
 PLEASURABLE & EXHIL>AT+ EFFECT ON ,RO/OV ?AN ! PREVI\S S\NDS ( 
 FIR+4 ,DRAW+ HIMSELF UP1 HE VIEW$ ! FIELD ( BATTLE OP5+ \T 
 BE=E HIM FROM ! HILL1 & ) HIS :OLE S\L FOLL[$ ! MOVEM5T ( 
 ! ,UHLANS4 ,!Y SWOOP$ D[N CLOSE TO ! ,FR5* DRAGOONS1 SOME?+ 
 CONFUS$ HAPP5$ !RE AMID ! SMOKE1 & FIVE M9UTES LAT] \R ,UHLANS 
 W]E GALLOP+ BACK1 NOT TO ! PLACE !Y HAD OCCUPI$ BUT MORE TO ! 
 LEFT1 & AMONG ! ORANGE-COLOR$ ,UHLANS ON *E/NUT HORSES & BEH9D 
 !M1 9 A L>GE GR\P1 BLUE ,FR5* DRAGOONS ON GRAY HORSES C\LD BE SE54 

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