, , andthetroopsadvancednoiselessly, , tosmoketheirpipes, ortostrikealight, , supposingtheyhadreachedtheirdestination, halted, piledarms, andsettleddownonthecoldground, butthemajoritymarchedallnightandarrivedatplaceswheretheyevidentlyshouldnothavebeen.
OnlyCountOrlov-DenisovwithhisCossacks (theleastimportantdetachmentofall) , onthepathleadingfromthevillageofStromilovatoDmitrovsk.
Towarddawn, CountOrlov-Denisov, whohaddozedoff, 'scorps, whoexplainedinPolishthathehadcomeoverbecausehehadbeenslightedintheservice: thatheoughtlongagotohavebeenmadeanofficer, thathewasbraverthananyofthem, , -Denisovconsultedhisfellowofficers.
, Major-GeneralGrekovwithtwoCossackregimentsdecidedtogowiththePolishsergeant.
"Now, remember," saidCountOrlov-Denisovtothesergeantatparting, "ifyouhavebeenlyingI'llhaveyouhangedlikeadog; butifit'strueyoushallhaveahundredgoldpieces!"
Withoutreplying, thesergeant, witharesoluteair, , andCountOrlov-Denisov, havingseenGrekovoff, returned, shiveringfromthefreshnessoftheearlydawnandexcitedbywhathehadundertakenonhisownresponsibility, andbeganlookingattheenemycamp, , butthoughthecolumnswouldhavebeenvisiblequitefaroff, , andhiskeensightedadjutantconfirmedthis.
"Oh, itisreallytoolate," saidCountOrlov, lookingatthecamp.
Asoftenhappenswhensomeonewehavetrustedisnolongerbeforeoureyes, itsuddenlyseemedquiteclearandobvioustohimthatthesergeantwasanimpostor, thathehadlied, andthatthewholeRussianattackwouldberuinedbytheabsenceofthosetworegiments, -inchieffromamongsuchamassoftroops!
