Itwasnearlythreeo'clockbutnoonewasyetasleep, , , therainhadceased, , , RostovandIlyinbothglancedunderthewetandglisteningleatherhoodofthedoctor'scart, fromundertheapronofwhichhisfeetwerestickingout, andinthemiddleofwhichhiswife'snightcapwasvisibleandhersleepybreathingaudible.
"Shereallyisadearlittlething," saidRostovtoIlyin, whowasfollowinghim.
"Acharmingwoman!" saidIlyin, withallthegravityofaboyofsixteen.
"mount" "Forward!" andthehussars, withclankingsabersandsubduedtalk, theirhorses' hoofssplashinginthemud, defiledinfoursandmovedalongthebroadroadplantedwithbirchtreesoneachside, followingtheinfantryandabatterythathadgoneoninfront.
Tattered, blue-purpleclouds, reddeningintheeast, , stillwetwiththenight'srain; thedroopingbranchesofthebirches, alsowet, ' , alwayscloselyfollowedbyIlyin, rodealongthesideoftheroadbetweentworowsofbirchtrees.
Whencampaigning, , hehadlatelyprocuredhimselfalarge, fine, mettlesome, Donetshorse, dun-colored, withlightmaneandtail, , andhethoughtofthehorse, ofthemorning, ofthedoctor'swife, butnotonceoftheimpendingdanger.
Formerly, whengoingintoaction, Rostovhadfeltafraid; , notbecausehehadgrownusedtobeingunderfire (onecannotgrowusedtodanger), —, hardashetriedandmuchashereproachedhimselfwithcowardice, hehadnotbeenabletodothis, , occasionallypluckingleavesfromabranchthatmethishand, sometimestouchinghishorse'ssidewithhisfoot, or, withoutturninground, handingapipehehadfinishedtoanhussarridingbehindhim, , .
