Voyna i mir I: Andrey Bolkonskiy Page #4

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- Please' help yourself.

- Thank you.

And what's he doing there?

Nothing. Waiting for

a prisoner exchange.

- Why don't they exchange him?

- Mother!

The Chechen was

sentenced to execution'

then the sentence was reduced.

He's a danger to society'

so they won't to let him go'

and it' s taking forever.

But why's it taking forever?

Mother' put the tea on.

Why take forever?

Why keep a Chechen they. . .

wanted to execute anyway?

I don't understand.

I always said about those men

in their caps.

I never used to buy my oranges

from them in the market.

Tell me' is he really

in good health?

Yes. What can I say?

Do I look healthy?

Well' he's healthier than me

and he asked me

to tell you not to worry.

Asked me to tell . . .

asked me to tell . . .

My Dad's a hero. He's defending

our Homeland against gangsters.

He'll come back soon' and we'll

go to the zoo like we used to.

And then I went home to Tobolsk.

And John went to look for the money.

Ivan? ls it you?

I thought you were at the war!

Don't you remember me?

I'm Simakov' Stepan.

- So' all over then?

- What?

Well' the war!

We'll have to get them in !

I'll tell the lads.

- How's your dad doing?

- What about my dad?

Well' he's in hospital'

up on the hill.

Hi' Sliva.

Hi' lvan.

Unfold it' and then put it through . . .

Nothing had changed at home.

In a word' Siberia.

Two years had passed -

it was like I'd never left.

Sliva still a bandit'

same as he was at school.

His parents got him out

of being conscripted.

It's a shame - would've seen

the world' worked some things out.

Most of the people there

haven't been further than Tyumen.

M um had aged a lot though'

and Dad . . .

Hi' Zinka. My dad's here. . .

Ivan ! We saw you on TV!

Zin' my dad's here. . .

Have you seen Katya?

Zin' my dad's here!

Eh' yes' yes. . .

Why do I drink' son?

Because life's become boring.

I lived until I was about forty

and that was it.

M isery' all of it.

No love' son.

It's good that you were at war.

War makes a man of you.

And that's what you should be.

A man has strength. It's all held

together by that strength.

I had strength' but it's gone.

If I could be up and

on my way to war now!

Don't be angry with me

about your mother

she's a good woman

but I've just fallen out

of love with her.

You'll understand later.

Remember' son:

if you fall out of love'

walk away!

You can't live without love.

You mustn't' son !

Hello' mum.

Ivan !

Everyone says they saw you

on television' but I missed it.

It's no big deal . . .

To our brothers' Sapek' Uvar'

Taran and Tolka

who are no longer with us.

They hadn't been at war.

Our own Siberian lads killed them.

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