"'dgivefiveyearsofmylifeforit!"
"Theymustbefeelingdull, too," saidoneofthebolderofficers, laughing.
Meanwhilethestaffofficerstandinginfrontpointedoutsomethingtothegeneral, wholookedthroughhisfieldglass.
"Yes, soitis, soitis," saidthegeneralangrily, loweringthefieldglassandshrugginghisshoulders, "soitis! They'?"
Ontheoppositesidetheenemycouldbeseenbythenakedeye, , andourtroopscouldbeseenhurryingtothecrossing.
Nesvitskirose, puffing, andwentuptothegeneral, smiling.
"Wouldnotyourexcellencylikealittlerefreshment?" hesaid.
"It'sabadbusiness," saidthegeneralwithoutansweringhim, "ourmenhavebeenwastingtime."
"Hadn'tIbetterrideover, yourexcellency?" askedNesvitski.
"Yes, pleasedo," answeredthegeneral, andherepeatedtheorderthathadalreadyoncebeengivenindetail: "andtellthehussarsthattheyaretocrosslastandtofirethebridgeasIordered; andtheinflammablematerialonthebridgemustbereinspected."
"Verygood," answeredNesvitski.
HecalledtheCossackwithhishorse, toldhimtoputawaytheknapsackandflask, andswunghisheavypersoneasilyintothesaddle.
"I'llreallycallinonthenuns," hesaidtotheofficerswhowatchedhimsmilingly, andherodeoffbythewindingpathdownthehill.
"Nowthen, let'sseehowfaritwillcarry, !" saidthegeneral, turningtoanartilleryofficer."Havealittlefuntopassthetime."
"Crew, toyourguns!" commandedtheofficer.
Inamomentthemencamerunninggailyfromtheircampfiresandbeganloading.
"One!" camethecommand.
, andawhistlinggrenadeflewabovetheheadsofourtroopsbelowthehillandfellfarshortoftheenemy, alittlesmokeshowingthespotwhereitburst.
, asplainlyvisibleasifbutastone'sthrowaway, , andtheclearsoundofthesolitaryshotandthebrillianceofthebrightsunshinemergedinasinglejoyousandspiritedimpression.
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