1 The count is pathetic, they say.
2 and they say he's not the right one.
3 "Yes, they say it's burned," he said.
4 "And they say he's a skillful commander," rejoined Pierre.
5 "But they say that war has been declared," replied the visitor.
6 Dolokhov, Mary Ivanovna's son," she said in a mysterious whisper, "has compromised her completely, they say.
7 You know I have asked Papa and Mamma about that Negro," said Natasha, "and they say there was no Negro at all.
8 In front of this position, they say, a fortified outpost was set up on the Shevardino mound to observe the enemy.
9 Well, they say," continued the adjutant with the same smile, "that the countess, your wife, is preparing to go abroad.
10 Your excellency, they say they have got ready, according to your orders, to go against the French, and they shouted something about treachery.
11 The Russian army, they say, in its retreat from Smolensk sought out for itself the best position for a general engagement and found such a position at Borodino.
12 "You see, dear man, this is not a sewing shop, and I had no proper tools; and, as they say, one needs a tool even to kill a louse," said Platon with one of his round smiles, obviously pleased with his work.