"Turn this way!" he shouted, jumping over the ice which creaked under him; "turn this way!" he shouted to those with the gun.

" It bears!..." The ice bore him but it swayed and creaked, and it was plain that it would give way not only under a cannon or a crowd, but very soon even under his weight alone.

The men looked at him and pressed to the bank, hesitating to step onto the ice.

The general on horseback at the entrance to the dam raised his hand and opened his mouth to address Dolokhov.