"Oh, it`s terrible to feel oneself so in this man`s power," thought Rostov. He knew what a shock he would inflict on his father and mother by the news of this loss, he knew what a relief it would be to escape it all, and felt that Dolokhov knew that he could save him from all this shame and sorrow, but wanted now to play with him as a cat does with a mouse.

"The victor," said De Wyvil, "still waits the pleasure of your highness."