The Complete Works of Lyof N Tolsto? |
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Author:
| Tolstoy, Leo |
ISBN: | 978-0-217-07325-7 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
Publisher: | General Books LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $27.74 |
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE INVADERSi A VOLUNTEER'S NARRATIVS CHAPTER I ON the 24th of July, Captain Khlopof, in epaulets and cap, ? a style of dress in which I had not seen him since my arrival in the Caucasus, ? entered the low door of my earth hut. I 'm just from the colonel's, he said in reply to my questioning look;...
More DescriptionPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE INVADERSi A VOLUNTEER'S NARRATIVS CHAPTER I ON the 24th of July, Captain Khlopof, in epaulets and cap, ? a style of dress in which I had not seen him since my arrival in the Caucasus, ? entered the low door of my earth hut. I 'm just from the colonel's, he said in reply to my questioning look; to-morrow our battalion is to move. Where ? I asked. To N . The troops have been ordered to muster at that place. And probably some expedition will be made from there ? Of course. In what direction, think you ? What do I think ? I tell you I know. Last night a Tartar from the general came galloping up, ? brought orders for the battalion to march, taking two days' rations. But whither, why, how long, is n't for them to ask. Orders are to go ? that's enough. Still, if they are going to take only two days' rations, it's likely the army will not stay longer. That's no argument at all. And how is that ? I asked, with astonishment. This is the way of it: When they went against Dargi they took a week's rations, but they spent almost a month. 1 Nabeg (pronounced Na-be-ukh), the Invasion or Raid. And may I go with you ? I asked, after a short i ilence. Yes, you may; but my advice is?better not go. vVhy run the risk?.... No, allow me to disregard your advice. I have been spending a whole month here for this very purpose, ? of having a chance to see action, ?and you want me to let it have the go-by All right, come with us; only is n't it a fact it would be better for you to stay behind ? You might wait for us here; you might go hunting. But as to us, ? God knows what will become of us .... And it would be glorious, he said in such a convincing tone that it seemed to me at the first moment ...