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The two quarreling children sat making faces at each other.

Not anxious to come in contact with their fangs, I sat still; but, imagining they would scarcely understand tacit insults, I unfortunately indulged in winking and making faces at the trio, and some turn of my physiognomy so irritated madam, that she suddenly broke into a fury and leapt on my knees.

Boys started in and out of their places, playing at puss in the corner with other boys; there were laughing boys, singing boys, talking boys, dancing boys, howling boys; boys shuffled with their feet, boys whirled about him, grinning, making faces, mimicking him behind his back and before his eyes; mimicking his poverty, his boots, his coat, his mother, everything belonging to him that they should have had consideration for.

"Hallo, mate! Never again? Gave you a twist?" the Cossacks would banter him.


And Tikhon, purposely writhing and making faces, pretended to be angry and swore at the French with the funniest curses.


The only effect of this incident on Tikhon was that after being wounded he seldom brought in prisoners.







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