"Whom have you come from? Who are you?" "I come from Major Denisov," answered Rostov.

"Are you an officer?" "Lieutenant Count Rostov.

" "What audacity! Hand it in through your commander.

And go along with you... go," and he continued to put on the uniform the valet handed him.

Rostov went back into the hall and noticed that in the porch there were many officers and generals in full parade uniform, whom he had to pass.