OntheeighthofSeptemberanofficer—averyimportantonejudgingbytherespecttheguardsshowedhim—, probablysomeoneonthestaff, washoldingapaperinhishand, andcalledoveralltheRussiansthere, namingPierreas "themanwhodoesnotgivehisname." Glancingindolentlyandindifferentlyatalltheprisoners, ', sunnyafterrain, , , butcolumnsofsmokeroseonallsides, , , whichwasnotdestroyed, : everywherewereblackenedruins, andthefewRussianstobeseenweretatteredandfrightenedpeoplewhotriedtohidewhentheysawtheFrench.
ItwasplainthattheRussiannestwasruinedanddestroyed, butinplaceoftheRussianorderoflifethathadbeendestroyed, Pierreunconsciouslyfeltthataquitedifferent, firm, , marchinginregularranksbrisklyandgaily, wereescortinghimandtheothercriminals; hefeltitinthelooksofanimportantFrenchofficialinacarriageandpairdrivenbyasoldier, , , anditseemedthattheymighthaveforgottenhim, : theanswershehadgivenwhenquestionedhadcomebacktohiminhisdesignationas "themanwhodoesnotgivehisname," andunderthatappellation, whichtoPierreseemedterrible, .
HeandtheotherprisonersweretakentotherightsideoftheVirgin'sField, 'shouse, wherePierrehadoftenbeeninotherdays, andwhich, ashelearnedfromthetalkofthesoldiers, wasnowoccupiedbythemarshal, theDukeofEckmuhl (Davout).
, ananteroom, andahall, whichwerefamiliartohim, intoalonglowstudyatthedoorofwhichstoodanadjutant.
Davout, spectaclesonnose, , butDavout, evidentlyconsultingapaperthatlaybeforehim, , hesaidinalowvoice:
"Whoareyou?"
