Note * — “When an officer is making his round,
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“When an officer is making his round, sentinels don’t ask him for the password.... I am asking you if the colonel is here.”
“Quand un officier fait sa ronde, les sentinelles ne demandent pas le mot d’ordre...” cried Dólokhov suddenly flaring up and riding straight at the sentinel. “Je vous demande si le colonel est ici.” *
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