, andtheclerkledPetya—paleandbreathless—, , unbuttonedhiscoat, seatedhimontheraisedplatformofthecannon, andreproachedthoseothers (whoevertheymightbe) whohadcrushedhim.
"Onemighteasilygetkilledthatway! Whatdotheymeanbyit? Killingpeople! Poordear, he'saswhiteasasheet!"—variousvoiceswereheardsaying.
Petyasooncametohimself, thecolorreturnedtohisface, thepainhadpassed, !
WhiletheservicewasproceedingintheCathedraloftheAssumption—itwasacombinedserviceofprayerontheoccasionoftheEmperor'sarrivalandofthanksgivingfortheconclusionofpeacewiththeTurks—thecrowdoutsidespreadoutandhawkersappeared, sellingkvas, gingerbread, andpoppyseedsweets (ofwhichPetyawasparticularlyfond), 'swifewasshowingarentinhershawlandtellinghowmuchtheshawlhadcost; "plenary" (oftheservice), , especiallythejokingwiththegirls, weresuchasmighthavehadaparticularcharmforPetyaathisage, —thepedestalofthecannon—, togetherwiththatofrapture, stillfurtherintensifiedhissenseoftheimportanceoftheoccasion.
Suddenlythesoundofafiringofcannonwasheardfromtheembankment, tocelebratethesigningofpeacewiththeTurks, , , generals, andgentlemen-in-waitingcamerunningoutofthecathedral, andafterthemothersinamoreleisurelymanner: capswereagainraised, ."Hurrah! hurrah!" shoutedthecrowdagain.
