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"Ve must vight to the last tr-r-op of our plood!" said the

colonel, thumping the table; "and ve must tie for our Emperor,

and zen all vill pe vell. And ve must discuss it as little as

po-o-ossible"... he dwelt particularly on the word possible...

"as po-o-ossible," he ended, again turning to the count. "Zat is

how ve old hussars look at it, and zere's an end of it! And how

do you, a young man and a young hussar, how do you judge of it?"

he added, addressing Nicholas, who when he heard that the war was

being discussed had turned from his partner with eyes and ears

intent on the colonel.