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"Would you believe it, Count, I was not at all alarmed, because I

knew I was right. Without boasting, you know, I may say that I

know the Army Orders by heart and know the Regulations as well as

I do the Lord's Prayer. So, Count, there never is any negligence

in my company, and so my conscience was at ease. I came

forward...." (Berg stood up and showed how he presented himself,

with his hand to his cap, and really it would have been difficult

for a face to express greater respect and self-complacency than

his did.) "Well, he stormed at me, as the saying is, stormed and

stormed and stormed! It was not a matter of life but rather of

death, as the saying is. 'Albanians!' and 'devils!' and 'To

Siberia!'" said Berg with a sagacious smile. "I knew I was in the

right so I kept silent; was not that best, Count?... 'Hey, are

you dumb?' he shouted. Still I remained silent. And what do you

think, Count? The next day it was not even mentioned in the

Orders of the Day.