1 He did not now run with the feeling of doubt and conflict with which he had trodden the Enns bridge, but with the feeling of a hare fleeing from the hounds.
2 Pierre looked at her timidly over his spectacles, and like a hare surrounded by hounds who lays back her ears and continues to crouch motionless before her enemies, he tried to continue reading.
3 But before the whip could reply, the hare, scenting the frost coming next morning, was unable to rest and leaped up.
4 The pack on leash rushed downhill in full cry after the hare, and from all sides the borzois that were not on leash darted after the hounds and the hare.
5 The tranquil Ilagin, Nicholas, Natasha, and "Uncle" flew, reckless of where and how they went, seeing only the borzois and the hare and fearing only to lose sight even for an instant of the chase.
6 The hare they had started was a strong and swift one.
7 The hare arched his back and bounded off yet more swiftly.
8 From behind Erza rushed the broad-haunched, black-spotted Milka and began rapidly gaining on the hare.
9 It looked as if Milka would immediately pounce on the hare, but she overtook him and flew past.
10 Again the beautiful Erza reached him, but when close to the hare's scut paused as if measuring the distance, so as not to make a mistake this time but seize his hind leg.
11 At the very moment when she would have seized her prey, the hare moved and darted along the balk between the winter rye and the stubble.
12 Only the delighted "Uncle" dismounted, and cut off a pad, shaking the hare for the blood to drip off, and anxiously glancing round with restless eyes while his arms and legs twitched.
13 On the second of October a Cossack, Shapovalov, who was out scouting, killed one hare and wounded another.
14 Following the wounded hare he made his way far into the forest and came upon the left flank of Murat's army, encamped there without any precautions.
15 In winter, when the snow lay glittering on the ground, a hare would often come leaping along, and jump right over the little Tree.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE FIR TREE