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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! G5]AL HAD GONE ON AHEAD ) ! CAVALRY4 

,! BATTALION ) :I* ,I HAD COME FROM ,=T ,N---- REMA9$ 9 
! RE>-GU>D4 ,! COMPANIES UND] COMM& ( ,CAPTA9 ,KHLOP( & 
,LIEUT5ANT ,ROS5KRANZ W]E RETREAT+ TOGE!R4 

,! CAPTA9'S PR$ICTION WAS FULLY JU/IFI$3 AS SOON AS WE HAD 
REA*$ ! N>R[ =E/ ( :I* HE HAD SPOK51 FROM BO? SIDES 
! M\NTA9E]S1 M\NT$ & ON FOOT1 BEGAN TO %[ !MSELVES 
9CESSANTLY1 & SO NE> ?AT ,I C\LD V]Y DI/9CTLY SEE MANY 
CR\*+ D[N1 ) MUSKETS 9 !IR H&S1 & RUNN+ FROM TREE TO 
TREE4 

,! CAPTA9 TOOK (F HIS HAT1 & PI\SLY MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS2 
A FEW OLD SOLDI]S DID ! SAME4 ,9 ! =E/ W]E HE>D %\TS1 ! 
WORDS1 0IAI6 ,GIAUR6 ,URUS6 IAI60 

,DRY1 %ORT MUSKET REPORTS FOLL[$ 9 QUICK SUCCESSION1 & BULLETS 
:IZZ$ FROM BO? SIDES4 ,\R M5 SIL5TLY REPLI$ ) RAPID FIRE2 
ONLY OCCASIONALLY 9 ! RANKS W]E HE>D EXCLAMATIONS 9 ! GUISE 
( DIRECTIONS3 0,HE.<#c.> HAS /OPP$ %OOT+ !RE20 0,HE HAS A 
GOOD *ANCE BEH9D ! TREES20 0,WE \<T TO HAVE CANNON10 & SU* 
EXPRESSIONS4 

,! CANNON W]E BR\<T TO BE> ON ! RANGE1 & AFT] A FEW 
DIS*>GES ( GRAPE ! 5EMY APP>5TLY GAVE WAY2 BUT AFT] A LITTLE 
!IR FIRE BECAME MORE &"9  MORE VIOL5T ) EA* /EP ?AT ! >MY 
TOOK1 & ! %\TS & W>-CRIES 9CREAS$4 

,WE W]E SC>CELY ?REE HUNDR$ SAZH5S.<#c#a.> FROM ! AUL :5 ! 
5EMY'S %OT BEGAN TO HAIL D[N UPON US4 ,I SAW A BALL ) A ?UD 
/RIKE ONE SOLDI] DEAD 444 BUT :Y RELATE DETAILS ( ?IS T]RIBLE 
SPECTACLE1 :5 ,I MYSELF W\LD GIVE MU* TO =GET IT8 

,LIEUT5ANT ,ROS5KRANZ WAS FIR+ HIS MUSKET )\T A MOM5T'S 
CESSATION2 ) ANIMAT+ VOICE HE WAS %\T+ TO ! SOLDI]S1 & 
GALLOP+ AT FULL SPE$ FROM ONE 5D ( ! L9E TO ! O!R4 ,HE 
WAS SLI<TLY PALE1 & ?IS WAS DECID$LY BECOM+ TO HIS M>TIAL 
C\NT5ANCE4 

,! H&SOME 5SIGN WAS 9 HIS ELEM5T3 HIS BEAUTIFUL EYES GLEAM$ 
) RESOLUTION1 HIS M\? WAS SLI<TLY P>T$ ) A SMILE2 HE 
WAS CON/ANTLY RID+ UP TO ! CAPTA91 & ASK+ P]MISSION TO 
*>GE4.<#c#b.> 

0,WE'LL DRIVE !M BACK10 HE SAID IMPULSIVELY1--0WE'LL DRIVE !M BACK 
SURELY40 

0,NO NE$ ( IT10 REPLI$ ! CAPTA9 G5TLY3 0WE MU/ GET \T ( H]E40 

,! CAPTA9'S COMPANY OCCUPI$ ! $GE ( ! =E/1 & WAS FULLY 
EXPOS$ TO ! 5EMY'S FIRE4 ,! CAPTA9 9 HIS WELL-WORN COAT & 
TATT]$ CAP1 SLACK5+ ! RE9S = HIS :ITE TROTT] & CL++ 
BY HIS %ORT /IRRUPS1 SIL5TLY /AID 9 ONE PLACE4 7,! SOLDI]S W]E 
SO WELL TRA9$1 & DID !IR WORK SO ACCURATELY1 ?AT !RE WAS NO 
NE$ ( GIV+ COMM&S TO !M47 ,ONLY N[ & !N HE RAIS$ HIS 
VOICE1 & %\T$ TO ?OSE :O EXPOS$ !IR HEADS4 ,! CAPTA9'S FACE 
WAS V]Y F> FROM M>TIAL2 BUT SU* TRU? & SIMPLICITY W]E MANIFE/ 
9 IT1 ?AT IT IMPRESS$ ME PR(\NDLY4 

"9  

0,!RE IS SOME ONE :O IS TRULY BRAVE10 ,I SAID TO MYSELF 9VOLUNT>ILY4 

,HE WAS ALMO/ EXACTLY ! SAME AS ,I HAD ALWAYS SE5 HIM2 ! SAME 
TRANQUIL MOTIONS1 ! SAME EV5 VOICE1 ! SAME EXPRESSION ( FRANKNESS 
ON HIS HOMELY BUT HONE/ FACE2 BUT BY HIS MORE ?AN ORD9>ILY KE5 
GLANCE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO RECOGNIZE HIM AS A MAN :O 9FALLIBLY KNEW 
HIS BUS9ESS4 ,IT IS EASY TO SAY ! SAME AS ALWAYS2 BUT H[ DIFF]5T 
W]E ! TRAITS BR\<T \T 9 O!RS6 ONE TRI$ TO SEEM CALM]1 
ANO!R R\<]1 A ?IRD GAY]1 ?AN USUAL2 BUT BY ! CAPTA9'S FACE 
IT WAS MANIFE/ ?AT HE DID NOT EV5 UND]/& H[ TO SEEM4 

,! ,FR5*MAN :O AT ,WAT]LOO SAID1 ,LA G>DE MEURT1 MAIS NE SE R5D 
PAS1 & O!R H]OES1 ESPECIALLY AMONG ! ,FR5*1 :O HAVE UTT]$ 
NOTABLE SAY+S1 W]E BRAVE1 & REALLY UTT]$ NOTABLE SAY+S2 
BUT BETWE5 !IR BRAV]Y1 & ! BRAV]Y ( ! CAPTA91 IS ?IS 
DIFF]5CE1 ?AT IF A GREAT SAY+ 9 REG>D TO ANY SUBJECT CAME 9TO 
MY H]O'S M9D1 ,I BELIEVE ?AT HE W\LD NOT HAVE UTT]$ IT2 9 ! 
FIR/ PLACE1 BECAUSE HE W\LD HAVE FE>$ ?AT 9 SAY+ SOME?+ 
GREAT HE MI<T SPOIL A GREAT DE$1 &1 SECONDLY1 BECAUSE :5 A MAN IS 
CONSCI\S )9 HIMSELF ( ! P[] TO DO A GREAT DE$1 !RE IS NO 
NE$ ( SAY+ ANY ?+ AT ALL4 ,?IS1 9 MY OP9ION1 IS ! ESPECIAL 
& L(TY *>ACT] ( ,RUSSIAN BRAV]Y2 & H[1 H5CE=?1 CAN IT 
FAIL TO W\ND ! ,RUSSIAN HE>T :5 AMONG \R Y\NG W>RIORS ONE HE>S 
,FR5* PLATITUDES :I* HAVE !IR VOGUE BECAUSE !Y W]E ! /OCK 
PHRASES ( ! OLD ,FR5* NOBILITY8444 

,SUDD5LY1 FROM ! DIRECTION 9 :I* ! H&SOME 5SIGN ) HIS 
DIVISION WAS /ATION$1 WAS HE>D A FA9T HURRAH FROM ! 5EMY4 
,TURN+ R\ND AT ?IS"9  %\T+ ,I SAW ?IRTY SOLDI]S :O ) 
MUSKETS 9 !IR H&S & KNAPSACKS ON !IR %\LD]S W]E GO+ AT 
D\BLE-QUICK ACROSS ! PL[$ FIELD4 ,!Y /UMBL$1 BUT /ILL PU%$ 
AHEAD & %\T$4 ,LEAD+ !M GALLOP$ ! Y\NG 5SIGN1 WAV+ HIS 
SAB]4 

,ALL W]E LO/ TO SI<T 9 ! =E/4 

,AT ! 5D ( A FEW MOM5TS ( %\T+ & CLA% ( >MS1 A FRI<T5$ 
HORSE CAME DA%+ \T ( ! WOODS1 & JU/ AT ! $GE SOLDI]S W]E 
SE5 BE>+ ! KILL$ & W\ND$4 ,AMONG ! LATT] WAS ! Y\NG 
5SIGN4 ,TWO SOLDI]S C>RI$ HIM 9 !IR >MS4 ,HE WAS PALE AS A %EET1 
& HIS GRACEFUL HEAD1 :]E C\LD BE N[ DETECT$ ONLY ! %AD[ ( 
?AT M>TIAL 5?USIASM :I* 9SPIR$ HIM BUT A MOM5T BE=E1 WAS 
/RANGELY DRAWN D[N BETWE5 HIS %\LD]S & RE/$ ON HIS BREA/4 ,ON 
HIS :ITE %IRT UND] HIS COAT1 :I* WAS TORN OP51 C\LD BE SE5 A 
SMALL BLOOD-/A94 

0,AKH6 :AT A PITY60 ,I SAID 9 SPITE ( MYSELF1 AS ,I TURN$ AWAY FROM 
?IS HE>T-R5D+ SPECTACLE4 

0,9DE$ IT'S TOO BAD10 SAID AN OLD SOLDI] :O ) GLOOMY FACE /OOD 
BESIDE ME LEAN+ ON HIS MUSKET4 0,HE WASN'T AFRAID ( ANY ?+6 ,H[ IS 
?IS POSSIBLE80 HE ADD$1 LOOK+ /EADILY AT ! W\ND$ LAD4 0,ALWAYS 
FOOLI%6 & N[ HE HAS TO PAY = IT60 

0,& >5'T Y\ AFRAID80 ,I ASK$4 

0,NO1 9DE$60 

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9 ! ,CAUCASUS 9DICATE ! 5EMY4--,A,U,?,O,R',S ,N,O,T,E4 

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