War and Peace Volume 1 Book 3 Chapter 13

In which Count Rostóv stands watch on a misty skirmishing line, struck by youthful reveries of courage and devotion amid the dim glow of distant campfires and uncertain shadows. As the night deepens, the eerie clamour and flickering fires of the enemy camp provoke a tense investigation, while the generals debate the enemy’s movements and Napoleon’s stirring proclamation rallies the French troops.