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Updated: May 26, 2025
But he'd break through, seize the one he loved, and carry her off. And his sweetheart would love him to his heart's content! Yes, the girls in those days, they were regular queens! Just then two men rode out of the side street into the square. One of them was Nazarka.
Meanwhile Lukashka, holding a big piece of pheasant to his mouth with both hands and glancing now at Nazarka, now at Ergushov, seemed quite indifferent to what passed and only laughed at them both. Before the Cossacks were ready to go into ambush. Uncle Eroshka, who had been vainly waiting under the plane tree till night fell, entered the dark outer room.
The Cossacks began bustling about and talking. Two of them went to cut brushwood for a shelter, others strolled towards the cordon. Luke and Nazarka ran to get ready to go to the village. Half an hour later they were both on their way homewards, talking incessantly and almost running through the dense woods which separated the Terek from the village.
'Oh! said Lukashka, breaking off in his song, 'where did you get that cock pheasant? I suppose it was in my trap? Nazarka was of the same age as Lukashka and had also only been at the front since the previous spring. He was plain, thin and puny, with a shrill voice that rang in one's ears. They were neighbours and comrades.
'There's no lack of girls and I was sick of her anyway. 'Well, see what a devil you are! said Nazarka. 'You should make up to the cornet's girl, Maryanka. Why doesn't she walk out with any one? Lukashka frowned. 'What of Maryanka? They're all alike, said he. 'Well, you just try... 'What do you think? Are girls so scarce in the village?
Suddenly he was startled by a shrill, squeaky man's voice. 'Fine! exclaimed a rather small young Cossack in a white cap, coming across the yard close to Olenin. 'I saw ... fine! Olenin recognized Nazarka, and was silent, not knowing what to do or say. 'Fine! I'll go and tell them at the office, and I'll tell her father! That's a fine cornet's daughter! One's not enough for her.
Nazarka who was lying below immediately lifted his head and remarked: 'They must be going for water. 'Supposing one scared them with a gun? said Lukashka, laughing, 'Wouldn't they be frightened? 'It wouldn't reach. 'What! Mine would carry beyond.
'And I've been told that they will dig a pit to put the girls in because they don't love the lads, said Nazarka, approaching Ustenka; and he again made a whimsical gesture which set everybody laughing, and Ergushov, passing by Maryanka, who was next in turn, began to embrace an old woman. 'Why don't you hug Maryanka? You should do it to each in turn, said Nazarka.
"You're smothering the boy!" said the little one's mother, taking him away; and she unfastened her beshmet to give him the breast. "You'd better have a chat with the young fellow." "I'll only go and put up my horse and then Nazarka and I will come back; we'll make merry all night," said Lukashka, touching his horse with his whip and riding away from the girls.
To my dear I think I will Of a shawl a present make And five kisses for it take." Lukashka and Nazarka broke into the ring and started walking about among the girls. Lukashka joined in the singing, taking seconds in his clear voice as he walked in the middle of the ring swinging his arms. 'Well, come in, one of you! he said. The other girls pushed Maryanka, but she would not enter the ring.
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