Whiletheyweretalkinginundertonesthecrackofashotsoundedfromthelowgroundbythepond, apuffofwhitesmokeappeared, thenanother, , .
"Why, that'sourTikhon," saidtheesaul.
"Soitis! Itis!"
"Thewascal!" saidDenisov.
"He'llgetaway!" saidtheesaul, screwinguphiseyes.
ThemanwhomtheycalledTikhon, havingruntothestream, plungedinsothatthewatersplashedintheair, and, havingdisappearedforaninstant, scrambledoutonallfours, allblackwiththewet, .
"Smart, that!" saidtheesaul.
"Whatabeast!" saidDenisovwithhisformerlookofvexation."Whathashebeendoingallthistime?"
"Whoishe?" askedPetya.
"He' 'tongue.'"
"Oh, yes," saidPetya, noddingatthefirstwordsDenisovutteredasifheunderstooditall, thoughhereallydidnotunderstandanythingofit.
, , theelder, asthoughshieldinghimself, hadreplied, asallvillageeldersdid, , andaskedifnoFrenchhadstrayedthatway, theelderrepliedthatsome "more-orderers" hadreallybeenattheirvillage, , havingpraisedhimforhisactivity, saidafewwordsintheelder'spresenceaboutloyaltytotheTsarandthecountryandthehatredoftheFrenchthatallsonsofthefatherlandshouldcherish.
"Wedon'tdotheFrenchanyharm," saidTikhon, evidentlyfrightenedbyDenisov'swords."Weonlyfooledaboutwiththeladsforfun, youknow! Wekilledascoreorsoof 'more-orderers,' butwedidnoharmelse..."
NextdaywhenDenisovhadleftPokrovsk, havingquiteforgottenaboutthispeasant, .
Tikhon, whoatfirstdidroughwork, layingcampfires, fetchingwater, flayingdeadhorses, andsoon, , .
Tikhondidnotlikeriding, andalwayswentonfoot, (whichhecarriedratherasajoke), apikeandanax, whichlatterheusedasawolfusesitsteeth, 'slength, '—topushacartoutofthemudwithone'sshoulders, pullahorseoutofaswampbyitstail, skinit, slinkinamongtheFrench, orwalkmorethanthirtymilesinaday—everybodypointedlaughinglyatTikhon.
"Itwon'thurtthatdevil—he'sasstrongasahorse!" theysaidofhim.
(whichTikhontreatedonlywithinternalandexternalapplicationsofvodka) wasthesubjectoftheliveliestjokesbythewholedetachment—jokesinwhichTikhonreadilyjoined.
"Hallo, mate! Neveragain? Gaveyouatwist?" , purposelywrithingandmakingfaces, .
, noonecapturedorkilledmoreFrenchmen, "tongue." ButwhetherbecausehehadnotbeencontenttotakeonlyoneFrenchmanorbecausehehadsleptthroughthenight, hehadcreptbydayintosomebushesrightamongtheFrenchand, asDenisovhadwitnessedfromabove, hadbeendetectedbythem.
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