'" Zherkov was followed by an officer of the suite who rode up to the colonel of hussars with the same order.
After him the stout Nesvitski came galloping up on a Cossack horse that could scarcely carry his weight.
"How's this, Colonel?" he shouted as he approached.
" I told you to fire the bridge, and now someone has gone and blundered; they are all beside themselves over there and one can't make anything out.
" The colonel deliberately stopped the regiment and turned to Nesvitski.