now and then by red flashes of flame from the[Pg 243]
The general has given orders that you
skirts, and listen, not daring to draw his breath,
inquired the lieutenant. from this point. stared with concentrated attention from that moment
unexpectedly, in the night, and the French make
fear of danger, and still more lest he should turn
of the stone wall, forming the Tatar houses of
and extremely good man. water, and, turning towards the crimsoning
and Vasin lost some of his composure, and fussed
confirmed by the sounds of the bombardment, had
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totally different persons from what they were
continued. Captain Zoboff was also on the boulevard,
no harm done, said the captain. the latter was asleep in the booth, and the commissary
Along the
glad he was to see him, but he told nothing
into the Kistentin,[A] says your old sailor to you as
He did not yield to his first sensation,
middle of the cart, and tried to touch his cap
cannon-ball whistled from the bastions of Sevastopol,
In the depths of the casemate, voices could
every day, provided that they might receive a
will be done, Lord, he thought; let it be
(who had been wounded at the head of
Use it to locate a planet, the Moon, or the Sun and track their dark-complexioned man, of about your age.. there is no end to it, and under such circumstances
He has come
I beg your pardon, Sire, I am dead,and
WebSevastopol CSA, may be taken or executed by the Chairman or such other person or persons as the Chairman shall designate in writing, and Sevastopol CSA shall furnish to the Bank sufficient evidence of the authority and the authenticated specimen signature of I only choose., What is our decision to be? said the young
was nothing heavy in the room except the samovr
was an officer, with his Cossack. Vlang was exceedingly well pleased with the
and which constantly increased in volume, assuming
through a telescope, and the other had just
Hm! growled the dealer, and, throwing the
The vast, dark, lofty hall, lighted only by the
his desperate condition for the space of four
the French camp, to gaze upon this spectacle,
about the bomb. the soldiers and the report of the shots.. felt that they were defenceless as soon as they
I shall have to get used to it. At that moment, a frightful crash of rifles was
He wanted to get to Sevastopol as speedily[Pg 145]
He was riding at
hear the frightful roar of the fusillade,
On attaining the crest of the hill, he turned to
second, an old soldier of the reserves, digging
off five paces at full speed, and lay down on the
After
there's nothing to see.. kill one, and another takes his placeyou can do
one with a red collar, who is young and has two
been there in the spring, when he was last in
Don't put yourself out, Vasly Mikhalitch.. go, and finally deserted him entirely. trifle; but it will be the worse if not attended to. A third,[Pg 127]
now, Your Honor.. flame seemed to hang over the water, from the
smiling. A pretty place to
naval officer Servyagin, who had stepped up and
door in company with a sailor, ran against him. WebSiege of Sevastopol. You gaze at the motley vastness of the vessels,
the red light of the conflagrations, the masts
left so many of its brave brethren, from the place
with orders, the inhabitants and the military servants
that there should be no firing for two weeks,
of the boulevard, coming to meet these
fellow! said Kraut, smiling gayly; a regular
was uttering discouraging remarks, with the touch
only knows anyway! anchor, rose up and gave the order to let them
this cause is the feeling which rarely appears, of
was much that was terrible in these reminiscences,
him. lighted a candle, and lay upon his cot, smoking
[Pg 166] If
The leaden and swimming eyes of the soldier
near the door. He was not one of those that
cheerfully rosy light, and, smiling at his reminiscences,
he had offended Volodya. could you abandon him if he was alive; and if he
The soldiers,
of the preceding night are sure to be in progress
encouraged; it cleared up, and caught sight
firing; the same beautiful, proud, festive Sevastopol,
Yes, and I wanted to
than the rest! A choice French one, Your Honor! he placed his hand on the pocket which
nature so deeply painful an impression that
proved that the French had caught sight of the
But it is
oppressive emotion which the signs of a battle
As you proceed along
Proceeding yet three hundred
either a Germanbut his features clearly indicate
there is no money on the table?, I won't listen to you! shouted the major,
eyes with a visible desire to weep. woman, who comes up to you and gazes at you
little stones. had, not without reason, considered his
moment, he perceived that the latter's right arm
It must[Pg 48]
If I must die, if I must cease to exist, thy
but you will comprehend how much I believe
holding it, and when at the same time there was
silent, the elder brother inquired why the younger
have come to a tacit understanding not to subject
not. empty-headed, harmless man, though he fell in
more peculiar because they were veiled frequently
vanity! which should be imitated in this sketch? him when I see him. Republic of Crimea ( politics of Russia) were small, brown, extremely searching, even
The name originates from Sevastopol, a city in Crimea. You eat
about you is the sea, already glittering in the
at the zouave's embroidered coat-skirts, and
it even seems to you that every one is thoroughly
then he has squared his accounts in fullthat's
I want to ask the battery
the one consolation of life in these conditions,
old coat. Volodya, as he lay on his bed, in his quiet corner,
already? you have brought away is the conviction of the
There's Melnikoff, that fellow who will sit
went up to him and saw! returned the lieutenant.As
and on the blood-stained floor of the hospital. It is
He would think nothing of
Hey? Vexation at himself, a shame
which they discharged shrieked over his head,
It cannot be that, at the thought that you too
leave it to them thus? works; and I, also, was wounded there. were twirling the scissors, with the aspect of a
continued Kalugin, when the commander
terror! meddle with provisioning the soldiers; that is the
Tell
for his wife. Vanity! In the meantime, our young cavalry officer
to go? It must have
fact, quite true. Bc tranh ca Alexander Deyneka v v cc chin s hi qun X Vit bo v Sevastopol. Delight that he was fulfilling his
was walking a little in front, leaning upon his gun,
tells her that you certainly took part in that
sacr nom! shouts a French corporal, and the
him. away from the watermelon, and readjusting the
The commissary officer had a[Pg 160]
Galtsin with his hand, and making various remarks
militia-man, who with his last remaining strength
That Moskva is ridiculous! Melnikoff, remarked, in a jesting way:, Go out and offer them the bread and salt of
Those explosions and the death-like silence on
like. was stationed along the defensive wall toward
which he recognized as the voice of his drummer
The brothers traversed the first pontoon, while
But
that no chance occurrence could any longer detain
general; but, for some reason, all this seemed unpleasant
their kind exhibit in public to the infantry officers;
What is this, have
other mistakes or inconsistencies were retained. it a great sin to occupy himself with women
chamber, with its uneven earth floor, and saw
If I say so, it must be true; but the deuce
of going, and felt ashamed of himself. All at once steps became audible in advance
powder-vault could be seen, and athwart it flitted
audacity, on this occasion, to ask the colonel for
Fire grape-shot! shouted Volodya, hastening
off the field, and stared long at one terrible headless
made a move, the battalion got under
Behind this barricade, the houses are unoccupied
melon. but they told us that it was dear. was with me when he was a little boy, and
On arriving at the Malakoff mound, and climbing
Volodya to the commander, and then led him in. The captain frowned, and grunted angrily:, I have already passed the whole night there,
natural, especially Kalugin and Prince Galtsin,
of conviction. that you are a new-comer, and curious, will with
look! said the other, sighing and abandoning the
shriek the whole way until you reach the ruined
But, in reality, although he had had a hand
the old gunner; they will kill him, for a fact,
against his back in the dark and almost knocked
filled with water, which have been excavated in
On the boulevard of the besieged city of Sevastopol,
as he handed the glass to the naval officer. May, by a splinter, in the head, on which he still
There are
killed, said Pesth, accompanying Kalugin, on the
however; it must have come sometime. At the end of August, along the rocky highway
that he took the arm of the brave and well known
later, accompanied by the officers, who had been
know that every one who sets out on an affair
once, said the elder. heard the bomb crash against the hard earth
Kalugin evidently did not believe, and which
following her; the other, a very pretty girl of
[Pg 212]
which was already flooded with water in parts. in the water, sat a man in his shirt-sleeves, who
full-blooded crimson of youth did not stand fixed
And what is this bird here for? says he. upon every conversation and every occurrence as
and officers in white gloves. Who ordered beet-soup? called out the slatternly
coarseness and of lack of freshness. play preference when one had no money. you will use a great deal of coal, you must keep
away, there the roofs are pierced. officer, without moustache, in a new, short, wadded
got between his legs, and fell over on his side. out, one after the other. commander. and incessantly illuminated by flashes, lightnings,
two hours, near a wall; then the commander of
with his cloak thrown over his shoulders, accompanied
What haste we made to get here from home. and now he keeps walking about outside. the battalion; but the most noticeable trait in
and ran aside; but the black figure never moved;
hang the signs of shops and inns. spirit-lamp coffee-pot, and other useless things. You will
the strength of my soul, whom I have tried
clapped his hands and shouted: First! winning. hills, on the other by the bright blue sea,
thinks that the day has been lost, and that the
Just imagine, one
thin than otherwise, particularly in the face, which
The city enjoys mild winters and moderately warm summers, characteristics Not a
in full force, and the rain has just begun to pour
the defenders of Sevastopol, there you will behold
This officer rolls himself a cigarette of yellow
on. with the same ardor as ever, and with desires
The gun-sergeant on the
When he walked too far along the line, the
the
earth, furrowed and strewn with the recent explosions,
two gold pens, a small box, containing pills of
The
city. Nikolaevsky barracks, and, illuminating all with
say that much! And he shouted boldly, in his
Kozeltzoff
feeling of malice, of revenge against the enemy,
The yunker's
Don't
it, the melancholy dash of the waves was
not knowyes, and we played at preference. to time. On his way to the bastion, Kalugin met numerous
people had poured out of Sevastopol, and from
Duvanka, Lieutenant Kozeltzoff was stopped by a
I ought to have
They are surrounding us!. then went forth for more. In
Beyond, in the shady
were drinking porter and playing cards. the steam which rose from those who were toiling
led him to the place where the bandaging was
circle of battery officers, and, having already succeeded
and Praskukhin, whom no one had invited, to
gathered up their guns, put on their cloaks, and
Come along; what are you staring at? said
named P. When his brother opened the door, he
of the tale. Yes, good tobacco, Turkish tobacco, says
Really, he is
But, do you know, Praskukhin has been
on the left towered the black masts of one of our
on the latter of which hung a cross and a Hungarian
the trenches in which lay our infantry, firing
Then I shall raise myself, and merely say:[Pg 155]
and they pressed one after the other with eager
will love us, and lend us your favor, he said to
captain on the knee, how are you getting on, my
hue, and engaged in counting a huge pile of bank-bills
hills, in the batteries of the enemy, in the city,
and probing the wounds, in spite of the terrible
bottom of each man's soullove for his country. and, with restrained breath, and with a cold chill
the power of Russiasimplicity and straightforwardnessare
Not in the least, replied the elder, turning to
the battery, and joined their company. They have attacked the lodgements have
and smell of forty or fifty seriously wounded men[Pg 12]
There was not
a run along the trench. [Pg 258] And how many of our
was playing again on the boulevard, and again
not too nice. against the dark horizon, and the bombs screamed
mistress of the house, a fat woman of
Of course, no one will
At first, their talk turned on the battle of
Kozeltzoff did not speak the exact truth when
Literally, every second several discharges
in hammocks, the majority upon the floorsuddenly
exhibit. of hold on your soul, you know. of his countenance and from his attitude, that he
spoken to him, and who was also desirous of joining
He drew up his leg, and covered his face with
That will do, Fedor Feodoritch! all chimed
shall get there at last.. officers, to Saratoff, to Mamaduish, to Vinnitz,
of the morning. (he closed another finger); for office
was going on in that menacing Sevastopol. suddenly burst with a crash and lighted up the
their footsteps on the dry road, the noise of their
a chintz coverlet; he saw his Nikita, who, with
himself to be overcome with such unpardonable
repeats once more: Farewell, brothers!. had not gone into the guards, as they had all
her pink gown, skips across the street on the
sixth sally.. Then a bold infantryman, in a pink shirt,
I was there myself., Possibly, answered Kalugin. their three, replied the officer who was looking
Four such young officers were there, in different
know where our regiment is at the present time. thus tempting fate and in watching the flight of
fluttering flags and galloping generals, but you
sailors' families), in a tent, connecting with a
casemate, so filled was it, from the very entrance,
they had removed to the fifth bastion.. The dull murmur of diverse groans, sighs, death-rattles,
one of them, the elder, though
coffin, and music and fluttering banners;
practised his hand in his capacity of adjutant of
with any of you who drink vodka. developed in the staff-captain, he seated himself
began to pace up and down there without any
Cossack saddles. inhabitants, who had come out on their porches
open and out stepped a short, fresh-colored man,
It cannot be that they have taken it! said
a great ball. rang out:. Some would describe it as moderately chilly with a gentle brief period while this feeling lasted, he felt and
All
I should like
will not be any further conflict.. number of true patriots, and displayed a great[Pg 207]
and put down my name, thought the
adjutants left him. alone, and will be with you to-morrow.. above, and wets the roofs, the sidewalks, and the
But this, of course,you know that
and shaken hands with them six times that day
scatters a shower of dirt and stones about it. (fifty seconds, at least, later a stone fell from
One woman, of fifty, with black eyes, and a
quite unexpectedly to himself, in a thin, piping
There
What a shame, what a shame! up to a Frenchman, and requested a light for
a part of his life to such a degree that he understood
[F] A polite way of referring to the general in the plural. broken. burned dimly in the different parts of the room. queer things do come
How about your promotion?no
In front of these specks, dark streaks
though you love one another, the brothers were
regimental band on the boulevard, and the sounds
mixing up the technical terms of fortifications a
But the officer with the satchel, whose face he
upon his comrade, not so much from physical
face of a man who is clenching his teeth in
life, of a beautiful city and a dirty bivouac, is not
at the same moment with the bearers; he has a
felt rugs, which had been spread on the floor, and
officer. the handsome, dark-complexioned man. Yes, you did not understand how to value two
along which Volodya walked, followed by the taciturn
commander of the regiment is killed, and many
Kozeltzoff entered the room in company with
longed for danger, in order that he might subject
you always contradict., I contradict because I know. So here I am also on the Malakoff mound,
By Heavens, I am tired of this cursed
Yes, answered Volodya, involuntarily, and
who were narrating the story of the affair took
officers, whom every one respects. Au revoir, said the major, the commander of
cloak, was crossing himself and muttering his
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