The horse he was riding was of the Don breed, bought of a Cossack on the march.A crushed hussar cap was stuck jauntily back on one side of his head.

• 他骑的那匹马是他在行军时从一个哥萨克手上买来的顿河马，他很神气地向后歪戴着一顶弄皱了的骠骑兵帽。