Having left the detachment at about four o'clock in the afternoon, he madly drove his tired stallion all the way, bending over him and cruelly flaring his nostrils, and, himself intoxicated by this crazy race, swiftly rushed towards his intended goal. It had already become completely dark, and he was even afraid of going astray, but the (un)trodden taiga suddenly...lo...ssed up, and, having...taken in sight of some (that) structure, he stopped the stallion near a (semi) rotten barn, a long time ago , apparently forgotten and abandoned by people. He tied up his tired horse, patting it on its steeply curved neck, and, grabbing the loose edges of the wooden frame, climbed up the corner, risking falling into a dark hole. Having risen on tenacious legs, he stood in the darkness, barely visible against the (dark) green background of the mixed forest, and, vigilantly peering into the surroundings, listened to the strange forest life.

In front of him lay the (un)mown meadows, parched before the July heat and now blissfully resting in the cool of the night, and beyond was a gloomy length...pressed by two rows of sandy hills and quickly and...chasing (in) the distance (from) behind the fog...spreading across the ground.

He jumped into a hard leather saddle and rode out onto the road, marked...with black roadsides in the grass and white with the trunks of birch trees, planted here (n...) sometimes for shade, (n...) sometimes for beauty. Having risen to the hill, he did not hear anything, but noticed very close the flame of a fire, developing under the wind that broke out in the lowland. He decided to go to the fire and, true to the habit of a skilled scout, instantly prepared his weapon and prepared himself for possible danger.

14. Spelling adverbs

Task 47. Read the phrases. Indicate which examples contain negative adverbs and which contain negative pronouns. Rewrite, opening the parentheses.

(neither) tell anyone, (nor) (to) whom do not contact, (nor) go where, (nor) ask anyone, (nor) (depend on) anyone, (nor) (from) receive anywhere letters, (not) with whom to replace, (not) (with) whom to forward, (not) where to post, (not) (about) what to talk about, (not) (about) what not to argue, (not) (for) what in vain worry, (not) who to call, (not) (from) whom to expect a telegram, (not) (from) where to call on the phone, (nor) worry a little, (nor) worry as much, (nor) almost worry, buy (not) how many books, (nor) when not to lose heart, (nor) (from) what not to lose heart, (nor) not to hide anything.

Task 48. Rewrite, open the brackets. Explain the use of hyphens in adverbs.

1. A fine drizzle, (by) cold autumn rain. 2. Fyodor Fedorovich something told the soldier (by) German 3. She [Dasha] only (really) liked Telegin. 4. The sky is (like) cloudless in spring, and the steppe shines dazzlingly. 5. Little by little it got dark. 6. Grechkin spoke meaningfully, (in) Volga style. 7. The coachmen whistled (by) steppe, well-fed troikas rushed (to) download 8. (By) The ship is still rocking. 9. Pechorin (a little) he turned a little pale and turned away. 10. The boatswain still (still) acted (in) his own way. 11. Herman (voluntarily) involuntarily agreed to be my assistant. 12. He [Andrei Bolkonsky] intended, (firstly) to concentrate all the artillery in the center, (secondly) to transfer the cavalry back to the other side of the ravine. 13. He’s kind of awkward: everything is (topsy-turvy) for him. 14. Covered in a crimson cloud, the moon rose and (barely) barely illuminated the road. 15. We ask you to get out (clean) up.

Task 49. Rewrite the phrases, open the brackets.

Live (in) a new way, remember (strongly) firmly, speak (to) (to the) (to) eye, to perform (dot) (to) point, bother (to) empty, waste time (waste), know (little) in a small way, to attach (to the collar) topsy-turvy, to arrive (unexpectedly) unexpectedly, advance (step) (for) step, arrive (at) time, give out coal (at) mountain, agree (at) (end) finally, distribute (across) evenly, make (s) better and (s) more beautiful, toss and turn (from) side (to) side, today, (by) apparently it will rain,

Task 50.

(On) always remember, postpone until (after) tomorrow, postpone (before) tomorrow, live (on) against, see (on) through, reduce (on) no, save (until) now, fold (in) two, divide (by) two, walk (at) one, think (at) on your own, float (on) two, increase (by) little to say (c) hot, beat (in) hand-to-hand, end (in) a draw, act (in) openly, decide (in) general, speak (in) general.

Task 51. Rewrite the phrases, open the brackets.

Remember (for) a century, (for) centuries, sign up (for) eve, come (that) hour, run (to) catch up, look (from) under the foreheads, hit (from) undertow, grab (in) an armful, look (at) focus, count (on) sure, count (under) row, jump off (on) go, shoot (on) fly, ask (by) alone, get ready (from) early, take (in) revenge, buy (to) snap, need (to) desperately, work (tirelessly), dance (to) fall, fill (up) refusal, estimate (by) eye, (by) peephole, break (in) fluff and (in) ashes, lift (on) laughter, rear (on) hind legs, jump (with) swing, add (to) conclusion, say (in) ridicule, try (on) taste, learn (for) memory, work (for) glory.

Task 52. Rewrite, opening the parentheses.

1. Potemkin folded the paper (in) two, (in) four, (in) eight, aiming for some final, already indivisible fraction. 2. One of the girls ran (in) skipping along the highway, going down to the sea. 3. Following the cars up the mountain (in) loose the infantry climbed up. 4. (C) start thinking, then answer. 5. It rained continuously (since) the beginning of spring. 6. Sometimes I myself (in) a mess he came across as a simpleton. 7. The clip had already run out, and the shutter clicked (into) empty. 8. How good the forest is (c) early autumn! 9. (B) At first I did not feel the peculiar beauty of the mountain landscape. 10. Everyone arrived (on) time, no one was late. 11. It was all around (on) so beautiful that everyone fell silent and looked with delight (at) in front and (at) top. 12. (For) how many kilometers (in) the top went up (without) holiday climbers? 13. (B) width and (in) The endless Kuban fields stretched in the distance. 14. (B) The convoys were moving in the foggy distance. 15. The boy (at) looked at me.

Task 53. Rewrite, open the brackets, insert the missing letters.

1. Little houses are sleeping (ba...) awake. 2. I set up a shelf with a group of books, read, read, but all (bad...) to no avail. 3. (Without) The water is silent. 4. For the third day already the wind is sowing aspen, and the earth (without) Tired of demanding more and more seeds. 5. Romashov looked gloomily (at) side, and it seemed to him that no force in the world would force him to move his eyes. 6. The birch tree leaned (on) its side. 7. Pavel decided to cross the next river (to) a ford. 8. Onegin (nor) when he didn’t boast about his postal friendship with me, but I, happy man, has not been rewritten (in) century or (since) by whom. 9. Yellow, (on) half withered willows, tilted evenly (on) right and (to) left on both sides of the road, went (into) the distance, crossed the hills. 10. Being strong is good, being smart is better (in) two. 11. The dress sat (tight) on her. 12. The third girl, in a black skirt and white jacket (for) graduation, left, pretending that she was in no hurry. 13. Her straw hat was completely (on) her side. 14. (C) there was a front garden in front, (c) behind the garden. 15. A guy in a sheepskin coat and a skimpy cap pulled down (on his side) burst into the library. 16. If you chop, so (from) the shoulder. 17. The gray stripe of the road went away from the river (into) the depths of the steppe. 18. The hut consisted of one room, quite neat, divided into two by a partition. 19. Dubkov lied (without) silence. 20. The old men kissed right there on the street, and then everything went on (honor) honor.

Task 54. Rewrite, opening the parentheses.

1. The sun reached its climax in the sky and was scorching all over. 2. Mistresses of the eyes (by) needed everywhere: he (in) an instant will notice something. 3. Alexander thought and spoke (in) (half) voice, as if to himself. 4. The guests began to leave, but little wandered (in) in-laws: many remained to spend the night with Yesaul in the wide yard. 5. The tree grew almost (in) dense near the rock. 6. The sailors moved (along) the sea - slightly (at) a waddle, with a special daring inherent only to them. 7. The birds chirped like (that) (in) discord. 8. (On) The old man refused the cut yesterday. 9. One of the young men (by) top of green caftan - fur coat (c) cape 10. (B) Firsov secretly wished that the journey would last forever. 11. The teacher shouted something (to) catch up. 12. All (on) break praised his courage, intelligence, generosity. 13. (On) morning the bright sun rose quickly ate up the thin ice that covered the waters... 14. It was ordered to move (in) in front of and (on) left. 15. It’s frosty (in) the morning in the steppe. 16. The soldiers began to run across (by) two and (by) alone until the next ditch, stretching towards the oat field. 17. Sea (by) everything was still calm. 18. The Elephant was apparently driven through the streets (on) show 19. I (c) looked sideways at his oval pale face. 20. He shouted (at) chanting your iambic tetrameters.

329. Read, identify the adverbs and determine their syntactic role. Make a morphemic and word-formation analysis of the highlighted adverbs.

1) At the Telegin battery the first half of the day passed calmly. There was a roar somewhere over the horizon, but the plain was deserted. 2) On right, about a hundred and fifty paces away, a guard shout was heard. 3) The yellow unblinking star stood not high over wooded hills. 4) We had lunch late that day. 5) Kuzma Kuzmich nodded often and often with his red, cheerful face. 6) It all started again. 7) A narrow strip of sunset, dim and autumn-like crimson, burned out over the steppe. (A. N. Tolstoy)

§ 56. Spelling of adverbs

Letters n And NN

In adverbs on -O And -e one thing is written n, if they are formed from adjectives with one n, and is written NN, if adverbs are formed from adjectives with NN(including from adjectives arising from passive participles), for example: answer confusedly (confused answer); sincerely regret (sincere regret); speak deliberately (deliberate speech).

Letter b after hissing adverbs at the end

After the hissing adverbs at the end it is written b: jump up, backhand, wide open. Exceptions: I can’t bear to get married.

Letters a, oh, y at the end of adverbs

In adverbs with prefixes from-, to-, from- a letter is written at the end A, for example: occasionally, dry, on the left. These adverbs are formed from the stems of adjectives (rare, dry, left) in the prefix-suffix way.

Notes: 1. Such adverbs should be distinguished from adverbs that have these prefixes, but are formed in a suffixal way, for example: orally (cf.: oral), verbatim (cf.: verbatim), properly (cf.: serviceable).

2. In some adverbs with a prefix With-(for example, from a young age, from blindness, from childhood) at the end the sound [u] is pronounced and the letter is written at.

In adverbs with prefixes in-, on-, for- a letter is written at the end of the word in the suffix O, for example: left, right, again. Such adverbs are formed from adjectives (left, right, new) using the prefix-suffix method.

Not And neither in pronominal negative adverbs

Not And neither in pronominal negative adverbs they are prefixes and are written together, and under the accent it is written Not, without accent - neither: nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, no time, never, nowhere, from nowhere, in no way, not at all, not at all, there is no need (aimlessly), also not at all, not at all.

Note. It is necessary to distinguish the indicated pronominal adverbs from the pronouns: no one, nothing, no one, nothing, no, no one. With these pronouns, when there is a preposition, Not And neither are written separately (from no one, not from anyone, on any, in no one), these pronouns answer case questions or questions Which? whose?

330. Write by inserting the missing letters. Parse the highlighted sentence.

I. 1) The sea was agitated. 2) The hunter excitedly talked about his meeting with the bear. 3) The child is frightened by an unexpected shot. 4) The child screamed in fright..o. 5) Everything in this matter is weighed..o and thought..o. 6) The speaker answered questions slowly, thoughtfully... 7) The performance was organized by the school’s drama club. 8) The performance was very organized, according to a strict plan. 9) My friend is all-round..e developed person. 10) I'm very windy...oh, maybe I acted. (Gr.)

II. 1) The horses shied away and started galloping(?). (Paust.) 2) Filofey moved his hand backhand several times (?). (T.) 3) It was well after midnight(?). (G.) 4) She [Natasha] opened the window wide(?). (A.G.) 5) Black clouds, completely (?) covering the sky, quietly sowed fine rain. (New.-Pr.) 6) Peter fell on his back(?). (New.-Pr.) 7) Anna Sergeevna recently got married(?). (T.) 8) Already (?) the sky was breathing in autumn. (P.) 9) And she [Neva] couldn’t bear to argue... (P.)

331. Write down, indicating prefixes and suffixes in those adverbs in which letters were missing.

1) To the left.. there was a gloomy forest, to the direction.. Yenisei. (N.) 2) Look, a thunderstorm is rising from the left... (Lighthouse.) 3) The Russian population has long lived on the White Sea. (T.S.) 4) Again, the clouds gathered above me in the heights. (P.) 5) Circumstances separated them for a long time... (P.) 6) Take care of your honor from a young age... (Ate.) 7) Kirila Petrovich simply stopped by the house of his old friend. (P.) 8) It began to get dark again; the middle brother went to get ready. (Ruff.) 9) The living room and halls were gradually filled with guests. (JI. T.) 10) Katya had plenty of time to think... (A.N.T.) 11) Neva was definitely asleep; occasionally..., as if in a sleepy state, she will splash a light wave onto the shore and fall silent. (Gonch.) 12) Representatives of the hostile side behaved defiantly at the conference... 13) He looked at me and raised his hand threateningly. 14) The audience warmly applauded the singer.

332. Read the phrases. Indicate which examples use negative pronominal adverbs and which use negative pronouns. Write it off. Negative pronouns and underline the adverbs. Place emphasis on pronouns and adverbs.

(No) tell (no) anyone, (no) contact (no) anyone, (no) go anywhere; (no) ask anyone, (nor) depend on anyone, (nor) receive letters from anywhere; (not) with whom to replace, (not) with whom to forward, (not) where to place; (not) anything to talk about, (no) thing to argue about, (no) thing to worry about in vain; (not) whom to call, (not) from whom to expect a telegram; (not) where to call on the phone, (not) worry a little, (not) worry a little, (not) worry a little, buy (not) a few books, (never) never lose heart, (not) why not lose heart, (not) hide anything.

333. Write it off. Place emphasis in words with missing letters.

1) Night has come. (N..) who did not close his sleepless eyes in the city. (P.) 2) Oblomovites (n..) (from) where they did not receive the latest news, and (n..) where they could get them from. (Gonch.) 3) He [Luchkov] (n..) (in) whom could not arouse sympathy. (T.) 4) (N..) how many skinny willow trees timidly descend along its sandy [ravine] sides. A sad look, (n..) what can I say. (T.) 5) (N..) (c) for some time Kolotovka does not present a gratifying sight. (T.) 6) He [Morgach] (n..) when he was a coachman. (T.) 7) I stayed (n..) (with) than, (n..) (with) what. (Dal) 8) But rocks, and secret shallows, and storms (nothing) to him. (L.) 9) The rains sometimes fell in torrents, but (n..) no matter how much they cooled the atmosphere. (Gonch.)

334. Copy it using missing punctuation marks. Make diagrams of the highlighted sentences. Which means of expression languages ​​used in this text?

Anna Sergeevna was a rather strange creature. (N..) having (n..) what prejudices (n..) even having (n..) some strong beliefs she (n..) before which (n..) retreated and (n ..)where (n..) was going. She saw a lot clearly, a lot occupied her and (n..) that (did not) satisfy her completely, and she hardly even wanted complete satisfaction. Her mind was inquisitive and indifferent at the same time; her doubts (never) subsided (nor, not) to the point of forgetfulness and (never, not) when (not) to the point of anxiety. (If) she were rich and independent, she might have rushed into battle and recognized passion.

But her life was easy, although she was sometimes bored and she continued to spend day after day (slowly) and only occasionally (?) worrying. Rainbow colors sometimes lit up before her eyes, but she rested when they died down and (did not) regret them. Her imagination was carried away even beyond the limits of what, according to the laws of ordinary morality, is considered permissible; but even then her blood (still) quietly rolled in her obligingly slender and calm body. (I. Turgenev)

Continuous, separate and hyphenated writing of adverbs

The hyphen is written:

1. In adverbs with suffixes -and, -to (-him) and prefix By-: comradely, German, wolfish, as before, empty.

Note. Console By- written together:

a) in adverbs formed from adjectives using this prefix and suffixes -y, -enku, -onku, for example: simply, in vain, equally, little by little, slowly;

b) with forms comparative degree adverbs, for example: higher, more beautiful, deeper;

c) in adverbs because, why, therefore.

2. In words to -y, -y with attachment in-(in-), formed from ordinal numbers, for example: firstly, secondly, thirdly (they are used in speech only as introductory words, indicating a sequence of thoughts).

3. In indefinite adverbs with suffixes something, either, something and prefix something: somewhere, somewhere, somewhere, someday, somewhere.

4. In adverbs formed:

a) repetition of words and word stems: barely, just a little, a long time ago, more or less, little by little, tightly, after all, willy-nilly, topsy-turvy, criss-cross, exactly;

b) a combination of synonymous words: unexpectedly, unexpectedly, good luck.

Notes: 1. Phrases that have adverbial meanings and consist of two nouns with one or two prepositions are written separately: in the end, point to point, side by side, step by step, side to side, eye to eye. Combinations exactly, crosswise, topsy-turvy are written with a hyphen because these are adverbs, not nouns.

2. An adverb is written with a hyphen on-mountain(technical term).

They write together:

1. Adverbs formed by combining prepositions with adverbs, for example: until now, from the outside, forever, on the contrary, through, the day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow, completely.

Note. What should be distinguished from such adverbs are combinations of prepositions with unchangeable words that are used in the meaning of nouns, for example: see you tomorrow, at random, na no (reduce to nothing), with a bang.

2. Adverbs formed by combining prepositions V And on with collective numbers, for example: twice, three times, four times, etc., two, three (but: two, three, also one).

3. Adverbs formed by combining prepositions with full adjectives, for example: hard-boiled, closely, hand-to-hand, often, recklessly, at random, probably for the first time, in a draw.

Note. Adverbs consisting of a preposition V and a full adjective starting with a vowel sound are written separately, for example: in the open, in general.

4. As a rule, adverbs formed by combining a preposition and a noun, for example: up, down, first, subsequently, obviously, vying with each other, on display, etc. Unlike nouns with prepositions, such adverbs for the most part cannot have definitions with them, for example : In the blue distance, mountains were visible (in the distance - a noun that has a definition - the adjective blue), but: In the distance a sail flashed (in the distance - an adverb, meaning “far”). Wed: During his vacation, he traveled a lot, had a good rest and returned home on time.

Note. It should be borne in mind that in modern Russian there are many combinations of nouns with prepositions that are similar in meaning to adverbs. These adverbial expressions, which are written separately, include: a) combinations of the preposition in and words that to one degree or another approach adverbs and begin with a vowel, for example: in revenge, in exchange, in the bleeder, in an armful, point-blank ; b) combinations with prepositions without and before, for example: tirelessly, to no avail, until I drop, until I die; c) combinations of nouns with other prepositions, for example: on the go, on the fly, on the move, on the fly, abroad (went), abroad (lived) (also under the arms, under the arms, under the arm, from under the arm); d) expressions of a figurative, metaphorical nature, for example: fundamentally (wrong), (this is) in my favor, (getting) into a dead end.

To learn the spelling of adverbs, you need to consult a spelling dictionary if you have any difficulties.

5. Adverbs formed by combining a preposition with interrogative and demonstrative pronouns, for example: why, why, because, therefore, because, why, then.

To distinguish an adverb from a combination of a preposition with a pronoun, we must remember that an adverb can only be replaced by an adverb, and a pronoun with a preposition can be replaced with an adjective or noun. Wed:

1) Why (why) didn’t he come? I caught a cold, that’s why (that’s why) I didn’t come. - What (which textbook) is better to study with? It is better to study using this (new) textbook. There is no need to study using that (old) textbook.

2) Why (why) did he stay? He stayed then (because) he wants to get advice.

3) What (what item) did you come for? I came for what you promised me. I came for a dictionary.

4) What (what object) is this part from? This part is from that (previous) tape recorder.

335. Write it off. Explain the use of hyphens in adverbs.

1) Fyodor Fedorovich said something to the soldier (in) German. (F.) 2) She [Dasha] only really liked Telegin. (A.N.T.) 3) Little by little it got dark. (Prishv.) 4) The coachmen whistled (in) the steppe manner, the well-fed troikas rushed (in) to gallop. (A.N.T.) 5) Pechorin (slightly) turned pale and turned away. (L.) 6) The steamer is still rocking. (New.-Pr.) 7) The boatswain (still) acted (in) his own way. (New.-Pr.) 8) Herman (willy-nilly) agreed to be my assistant. (Ax.) 9) Olga has no life in her features, exactly like Vandice’s Madonna. (P.) 10) Somewhere, sometime, (long) long ago, I read one poem. (T.) 11) He [Andrei Bolkonsky] intended, (first) to concentrate all the artillery in the center, (second) to transfer the cavalry back to the other side of the ravine. (L.T.) 12) Covered in a crimson cloud, the moon rose and (barely) barely illuminated the road. (Ch.)

336. Write down the phrases by opening the brackets.

Live (in) a new way, remember (strongly) firmly, speak (with) (eye) (on) the eye, fulfill (dot) (to) dot, bother (for) nothing, waste time (for) waste, go (where) or, to know (a little) in the slightest, to turn it upside down, to arrive (unexpectedly) out of the blue, to advance (step) by step, to arrive (on) time, to give out coal (to) the mountain, to agree (at) the end )ends, distribute (evenly), make (better and (more) beautiful, toss and turn (from) side (to) side, today, apparently, it will rain.

337. Write it off. Underline the adverbs.

(For) always remember, transfer to (after) tomorrow, postpone (until) tomorrow, live (on) against, see (on) through, reduce (to) no, save (until) now, add (in) two, divide (for) two, go (one by) one, think (in) one’s own way, swim (in) two, increase (by) a little, speak (with) heat, fight (in) hand-to-hand combat, end (in) a draw, act (in) )open, decide (in) general, speak (in) general.

338. From nouns top, bottom, front, side form them by combining them with prepositions from, to And on three adverbs each and write these adverbs in phrases with verbs.

Sample. Look up.

339. Form from nouns height, depth, distance, breadth, circle, century, beginning, new by connecting them with a preposition in (in) adverbs and write these adverbs in verb phrases.

340. Write down the phrases by opening the brackets. Use a spelling dictionary for reference.

Remember (for) a century, (for) centuries, sign up (on) the eve, come (at that) hour, run (to) catch up, smash (to) smithereens, burn (to) the ground, contact (for) a friend, prepare (is) )under, look (from) under the brows, hit (from) under, grab (in) an armful, look (at) point-blank, count (for sure, count (under) a row, jump off (on) the move, shoot (on) the fly, ask (one by) one, get ready (early early, get exhausted (in) the end, take (in) revenge, buy (in) snap, need (to) desperately, work (tirelessly), dance (till) I fall, fill (to) failure .

341. Write it down, opening the parentheses. Check your spelling dictionary.

Estimate (by) eye, (by) eye; smash (to) smithereens; raise (to) laughter; rear up; run into (c) swing; add (to) conclusion; say (in) ridicule; to taste; learn (by) memory; work (for) glory.

342. Write it down, opening the parentheses.

I. 1) Potemkin folded the paper in (two), in (four), in eight), striving for some final, already indivisible fraction. (Leon.) 2) One of the girls ran (jumped) along the highway, going down to the sea. (Paust.) 3) And so I thought it would hit (sweepingly) on the shore and shatter into (smithereens). (L.) 4) The clip had already run out, and the shutter was clicking (empty). (F.) 5) Following the vehicles, infantry climbed up the mountain. (K.S.) 6) We sat in the tent in (three of us): Marya Ivanovna with Palashka and me. (P.) 7) Sometimes he himself got into trouble, like a simpleton. (P.)

II. 1) (C) think first, then answer. 2) It rained continuously (since) the beginning of spring. 3) How beautiful the forest is (at) the beginning of autumn! 4) (At) the beginning I did not feel the peculiar beauty of the mountain landscape. 5) Everyone arrived on time, no one was late. 6) It was so beautiful all around that everyone fell silent and looked (in) front and (in) up with delight. 7) How many kilometers did the climbers climb (without) rest? 8) The birch tree leaned (to) its side. 9) (In) the breadth and (in) the distance stretch the boundless fields of the Kuban. 10) (Into) the foggy distance the convoys were moving. 11) Despite (the) end of September, it was (like) summer warmth near Moscow. 12) The travelers (finally) reached the river. 13) The boy looked (at) hard at me.

443. Write it down, opening the parentheses. Explain (orally) the writing of adverbs.

1) The small houses are sleeping (un..) awake. (Ver.) 2) I set up a shelf with a group of books, read, read, but all (b..) to no avail. (P.) 3) We got home in no more than half an hour, but (all) the time talking about the fears we experienced. (Leek.) 4) The water makes noise incessantly. (Beetle.) 5) The wind has already been sowing the aspen for the third day, and the earth (tirelessly) demands more and more seeds. (Prishv.) 6) Romashov looked gloomily (to) the side, and it seemed to him that no force in the world would force him to move his eyes. (Kupr.) 7) Pavel decided to cross the next river (at) a ford. (Letters.) 8) Onegin (never) ever boasted of postal friendship with me, and I, a happy man, have not corresponded (in) a century with (with) anyone. (P.) 9) Yellow, (half) withered willows, inclined exactly (to) the right and (to) the left on both sides of the road, went (into) the distance, crossing the hills. (A.N.T.) 10) Being strong is good, being smart is better (in) two. (Kr.)

344.

1) Varya walked halfway through the village without any result and, finally upset, turned back. (F.) 2) The guests began to disperse, but few wandered back home: many remained to spend the night with the captain in the wide courtyard. (G.) 3) The owner of the eyes is needed (everywhere): he (in) an instant will notice something. (P.) 4) Alexander thought and spoke (in) a low voice, as if to himself. (Hound.) 5) The tree grew almost densely near the rock. (Ars.) 6) The sailors moved (like) the sea - a little (in) a waddle, with a special daring inherent only to them. (Step.) 7) The birds chirped as if (in) discord. (G.) 8) One of the young men had a fur coat on top of his green caftan (saddle-back. (Marsh.) 9) Uncle Mizgir was lying (in) stretching and dozing. (Grig.) 10) (On) the old man refused yesterday. (Ring.) 11) The owls flew low, curled like a wheel, darting (about) the ground with their wings. (N.)

345. Write it down, opening the parentheses. If you have difficulty spelling, consult a spelling dictionary.

1) They somehow began to treat him more (pro)familiarly. (Adv.) 2) We already have it (from) old times that there is honor according to father and son. (Gr.) 3) Frosty (in) the morning in the steppe. (Furm.) 4) Everyone (at) the break praised his courage, intelligence, generosity. (L. T.) 5) (In) the morning, the bright sun that rose quickly ate up the thin ice that covered the waters... (L. T.) 6) (I) have never heard the whistle of bullets in my life. (P.) 7) It was ordered to move (to) forward and (to) the left. The soldiers began to run across (in) twos and (in) singles to the next ditch, stretching towards the oat field. (A.N.T.) 8) I (from) the side looked at his oval pale face. (M.G.) 9) The sea (still) was calm. (Step.) 10) Scary, scary (involuntarily) among the unknown plains. (P.) 11) This medicine must be taken (on) an empty stomach. 12) He shouted out his iambic tetrameter. (T.) 13) The Elephant was driven through the streets, apparently (for) a show. (Kr.) 14) (C) there was a front garden in front, (C) a garden behind. (T.) 15) Don’t dive (into) the depths - you’ll drown. (Dal) 16) The gray stripe of the road went from the river (into) the depths of the steppe.

346. Write it down, opening the parentheses. Explain (orally) why you chose combined or separate spelling.

1) He walked around the garden with Arkady and explained to him why other trees, especially oaks, did not grow. (T.) 2) Fruit trees near the buildings were burning, (which) made the smoke especially thick and black. (S.-C.) 3) (From) what he left is what he came to. (He ate.) 4) He was gloomy not only (because) he himself was forced to stay, but also (because) because of him his mother and sister remained. (F.) 5) And the heart burns again and loves (because) it (not) can (not) love. (P.) 6) (From) someone who is not nice, and the gift is hateful. (Ate.) 7) “Why should I go to the right?” - the driver asked with displeasure. (P.) 8) There were people all around, (so) they said goodbye with restraint. (N.O.) 9) (It’s easier to walk along) this bank than (along) that one. 10) (Why) why bother you? I'll get a job (somewhere). (Primary) 11) A reasonable person sees what (behind) what follows. (Ate.) 12) The painter and his companion greedily drank cold kvass and (then) continued the conversation. (Usp.) 13) Azamat, a boy of about fifteen, got into the habit of visiting us every day, sometimes (for) this, then (for) that. (L.)

347. Form adverbs from these adjectives and write them down. Emphasize unstressed vowels in adverbs that are not checked by stress. Orally make up a phrase with each adverb.

Popular - popular, primitive, principled, radical, rational, revolutionary, regular, reasonable, rhythmic, sentimental, solidary, spontaneous, subjective, tragic, traditional, energetic, effective.

348. Read it. Determine the stylistic affiliation of the text. Give reasons for your answer. Write down, opening parentheses and placing punctuation marks. Make diagrams of the highlighted sentences.

(Today) we had the opportunity to observe a shadow segment of the earth in the east. The evening in vain shimmered with especially bright colors. (C)at first.. it was pale (then) it became (emerald) green and (against) this green background, like diverging pillars, two (light) yellow circles rose from the horizon. After (n..) how many minutes the rays disappeared. The green color turned orange and then red. The most recent phenomenon was that the (purple) red horizon became dark as if from smoke. At the same time as sunset, a shadow segment of the earth appeared in the east. One end touched the northern horizon, the other the southern. The outer edge of this shadow was purple; The lower the sun went, the higher the shadow segment rose. Soon the purple stripe merged with the red dawn to the west and then the dark night came...

In the evening we sat for a long time by the fire. In the morning we got up early. (During) the day we got tired and (therefore) as soon as we had dinner (that) hour we went to bed. Our pre-birth dream was somehow difficult. There was languor throughout our bodies and weakness of movement was sluggish... (Not) although we ate and (not) although we swam further. (V. Arsenyev)

Task 42. Rewrite, insert missing letters where necessary, open the brackets.

1. This matter has already been decided. 2. The trail was little traveled...oh. 3. He forgot about this picture painted three years ago. 4. The shot sparrow is afraid of the bush. 5. She was helped by three (not) combed from the cradle lackeys. 6. Mitya looked at him with a confused look. 7. A boyish girl with haircut met him in the corridor. 8. He saw two loaded trains. 9. (Somewhere) where I could see...a shaft (from) under the snow, a track of an abandoned...oh, untravelled...road. 10. Take care… the beast will not take away his horse. 11. In the upper room, in addition to the painted bed with precise bumps in the corners, there is a chained chest near the door. 12. On the table were pickled cucumbers, sauerkraut and fish cut into pieces. 13. In manners, there is an apparent, outward cheerfulness. 14. (In) the distance of a windless bay stood multi-gun tall ships with fallen sails. 15. Long (not) cut short brown straight hair covered his head like a thatched roof on a Ukrainian hut. 16. On the boulevard he stopped and sat down on a low wooden painted bench. 17. The white polished walls, decorated with silver paint, seemed pearly. 18. He was wearing a leather jacket with double cuffs, a red vest with green glass buttons, a narrow patent leather hat... 19. (At) the bottom, on a gilded lattice that went around three walls, curled a... Yellow rose pattern. 20. Nobody wanted to eat, and therefore only peeled nuts and dried fruits were served. 21. One day, a seamstress opened a chest bound with shiny tin in front of her. It contains large cuts of woolen and silk fabrics, and a lot of sewn, unworn clothes. 22. A very large dark living room with polished octagonal wooden columns. 23. From the ocher-painted cornice, an intricate inscription in Slavic writing, made by a painter, looked out onto the street. 24. The morning half-light, watery and sleepy, filled the room through the cracks of the shutters. 25. The floor and wicker furniture left here from the summer were covered with snow.

Task 43.

1. The area is limited by mountains. 2. The local public is very limited...a. 3. The sea is agitated...with a strong wind. 4. The young man’s face was excited...oh. 5. Funds for the new expedition were exquisite. 6. The manners of the hero of the story were exquisite. 7. New studios have been formed at the theater. 8. Schoolchildren must be cultured and educated. 9. They were confident in their knowledge. 10. The student’s answers are unsure. 11. She was brought up...in strict rules. 12. The girl is smart and well-mannered...a. 13. Many simple people were exalted by Peter I. 14. The aspirations of young people are always lofty. 15. All options for the game were thought out by the chess player. 16. Such actions are risky and thoughtless. 17. The clouds are scattered...s. 18. Many people are very absent-minded. 19. All the attention of the audience is focused on the development of the action of the play. 20. The student’s face is serious and concentrated...oh.

Task 44. Insert the missing letters where necessary.

Well-mannered...hic, treacherous...hic, ruddy...y, pig...oh, crimson...yy, silver...yy, sandy...yy, bone...yk, song...yy, boiled...yy, windy...yy, ram...yy, octagonal... ik, straw...y, sill...ik, hryvnia...ik, unprecedented...yy, time...yy, stone...yy, faceted...yy, cutesy...itsa, oil...yyy, elected...yyy, chewed...yy, cran...yy, ventilated..., captive...ik, sophisticated...awn, leather...ish, dow...ed, alder...ik, young...nd, hemp...th, monotonous...th, tribal...oh, bought...y, mown...y, oiled... Itsa, ice cream...oe, nityan...oh, bow...ik, clay...y, millet...ik.

Task 45. Fill in the missing letters where necessary.

Knitted sweater, knitted sweater by sister, knitted sweater, knitted sweater; painted floors, unpainted floors, freshly painted floors, freshly painted floors, painted floors, oil-painted floors, painted floors; sawn sugar, sawn timber at a sawmill, sawn log, sawn log...o; paved road, unpaved road, paved road, paved cobblestone road, paved cobblestone road; boiled potatoes, boiled potatoes, boiled potatoes in broth, boiled porridge; torn pants, torn pants, torn pants in several places, torn pants; a broken penny, a broken horseshoe, a broken toy; melted cheese, molten metal, melted coins; a frantic rhythm, an enraged man, madly... sparkling eyes; confused story, confused story, confused talk... oh, all the threads are mixed up; slaked...lime, quicklime, extinguished...cigarette, cigarette extinguished...a; bleached canvas, unbleached canvas, whitewashed wall, bleached mud hut last year, whitewashed wall; sifted flour, unsifted flour, sifted flour, sifted flour; woven carpet, woven carpet, hand-woven carpet, homespun carpet, gold-woven robes; people called and uninvited, a brother named, a son named after his father, a date of elections named.

Task 46. Rewrite the text, insert missing letters where necessary, open the brackets.

In intelligence

Having left the detachment at about four o'clock in the afternoon, he madly drove his tired stallion all the way, bending over him and cruelly flaring his nostrils, and, himself intoxicated by this crazy race, swiftly rushed towards his intended goal. It had already become completely dark, and he was even afraid of going astray, but the (un)trodden taiga suddenly...lo...ssed up, and, having...taken in sight of some (that) structure, he stopped the stallion near a (semi) rotten barn, a long time ago , apparently forgotten and abandoned by people. He tied up his tired horse, patting it on its steeply curved neck, and, grabbing the loose edges of the wooden frame, climbed up the corner, risking falling into a dark hole. Having risen on tenacious legs, he stood in the darkness, barely visible against the (dark) green background of the mixed forest, and, vigilantly peering into the surroundings, listened to the strange forest life.

In front of him lay the (un)mown meadows, parched before the July heat and now blissfully resting in the cool of the night, and beyond was a gloomy length...pressed by two rows of sandy hills and quickly and...chasing (in) the distance (from) behind the fog...spreading across the ground.

He jumped into a hard leather saddle and rode out onto the road, marked...with black roadsides in the grass and white with the trunks of birch trees, planted here (n...) sometimes for shade, (n...) sometimes for beauty. Having risen to the hill, he did not hear anything, but noticed very close the flame of a fire, developing under the wind that broke out in the lowland. He decided to go to the fire and, true to the habit of a skilled scout, instantly prepared his weapon and prepared himself for possible danger.

Spelling adverbs

Task 47. Read the phrases. Indicate which examples contain negative adverbs and which contain negative pronouns.

(neither) tell anyone, (nor) (to) whom do not contact, (nor) go where, (nor) ask anyone, (nor) (depend on) anyone, (nor) (from) receive anywhere letters, (not) with whom to replace, (not) (with) whom to forward, (not) where to post, (not) (about) what to talk about, (not) (about) what not to argue, (not) (for) what in vain worry, (not) who to call, (not) (from) whom to expect a telegram, (not) (from) where to call on the phone, (nor) worry a little, (nor) worry as much, (nor) almost worry, buy (not) how many books, (nor) when not to lose heart, (nor) (from) what not to lose heart, (nor) not to hide anything.

Task 48. Rewrite, open the brackets. Explain the use of hyphens in adverbs.

1. A fine (autumn-like) cold rain began to drizzle. 2. Fyodor Fedorovich said something to the soldier (in) German. 3. She [Dasha] only (really) liked Telegin. 4. The sky is (like) cloudless in spring, and the steppe shines dazzlingly. 5. Little by little it got dark. 6. Grechkin spoke meaningfully, (in) Volga style. 7. The coachmen whistled (in) the steppe manner, the well-fed troikas rushed (in) to gallop. 8. The steamer (is) still rocking. 9. Pechorin (slightly) turned pale and turned away. 10. The boatswain still (still) acted (in) his own way. 11. Herman (voluntarily) involuntarily agreed to be my assistant. 12. He [Andrei Bolkonsky] intended, (firstly) to concentrate all the artillery in the center, (secondly) to transfer the cavalry back to the other side of the ravine. 13. He’s kind of awkward: everything is (topsy-turvy) for him. 14. Covered in a crimson cloud, the moon rose and (barely) barely illuminated the road. 15. We ask you to get out (clean) up.

Task 49.

Live (in) a new way, remember (strongly) firmly, speak (with) (eye) (on) the eye, fulfill (dot) (to) dot, bother (for) empty, waste time (for) empty, know (little) in a slight way, to turn it (topsy-turvy), to arrive (unexpectedly) out of the blue, to advance (step) (by) step, to arrive (at) time, to give out coal (to) the mountain, to agree (at) (eventually), to distribute (across) evenly , to make (to) better and (to) more beautiful, toss and turn (from) side (to) side, today (apparently) it will rain,

Task 50. Rewrite, opening the parentheses.

(On) always remember, transfer to (after) tomorrow, postpone (until) tomorrow, live (on) against, see (on) through, reduce (on) no, save (until) now, add (in) two, divide (for) two, go (at) one, think (in) one’s own way, swim (at) two, increase (at) a little, speak (with) heat, fight (in) hand-to-hand combat, end (in) a draw, act (in) ) open, decide (in) general, speak (in) general.

Task 51. Rewrite the phrases, open the brackets.

Remember (for) a century, (for) centuries, sign up (for) the eve, come (at that) hour, run (at) after, look (at) the foreheads, hit (at) the underside, grab (at) an armful, look (at ) emphasis, count (for sure), count (in) a row, jump off (on) the move, shoot (on) the fly, ask (one by) one, get ready (with) early, take (in) revenge, buy (on) snap , you need (to) die, work (tirelessly), dance (until) you fall, fill (to) failure, estimate (by) eye, (by) eye, break (in) fluff and (in) ashes, raise (in) )laughter, rear (on) its hind legs, jump (with) a swing, add (in) a conclusion, say (in) ridicule, taste (for) taste, learn (for) memory, work (for) glory.

Task 52. Rewrite, opening the parentheses.

1. Potemkin folded the paper (in) two, (in) four, (in) eight, aiming for some final, already indivisible fraction. 2. One of the girls ran (in) skipping along the highway, going down to the sea. 3. Following the vehicles, infantry climbed up the scattered mountain. 4. (C) think first, then answer. 5. It rained continuously (since) the beginning of spring. 6. Sometimes the prosacon himself was caught like a simpleton. 7. The clip had already run out, and the shutter clicked (into) empty.8. How beautiful the forest is (at) the beginning of autumn! 9. (At) the beginning I did not feel the peculiar beauty of the mountain landscape. 10. Everyone arrived (on) time, no one was late. 11. It was so beautiful all around that everyone fell silent and looked (in) front and (in) top with delight. 12. (For) how many kilometers (in) the top did the climbers climb (without) rest? 13. (In) the width and (in) the distance stretch the boundless fields of the Kuban. 14. (Into) the foggy distance the convoys were moving. 15. The boy (at) looked at me.

Task 53. Rewrite, open the brackets, insert the missing letters.

1. Small houses are sleeping (un...)awakely. 2. I set up a shelf with a group of books, read, read, but all (bad...) to no avail. 3. The water is noisy (incessantly). 4. The wind has already been sowing the aspen for the third day, and the earth (tirelessly) demands more and more seeds. 5. Romashov looked gloomily to the side, and it seemed to him that no force in the world would force him to turn his eyes. 6. The birch tree leaned (on) its side. 7. Pavel decided to cross the next river (to) a ford. 8. Onegin (never) ever boasted of postal friendship with me, and I, a happy man, have not corresponded (with) anyone. 9. Yellow, (half) withered willows, inclined exactly (to) the right and (to) the left on both sides of the road, went (into) the distance, crossing the hills. 10. Being strong is good, being smart is better (in) two. 11. The dress sat (tight) on her. 12. The third girl, in a black skirt and white jacket (for) graduation, left, pretending that she was in no hurry. 13. Her straw hat was completely (on) her side. 14. (C) in front there was a front garden, (c) in the back there was a garden. 15. A guy in a sheepskin coat and a skimpy cap pulled down (on his side) burst into the library. 16. If you chop, so (from) the shoulder. 17. The gray stripe of the road went away from the river (into) the depths of the steppe. 18. The hut consisted of one room, quite neat, divided into two by a partition. 19. Dubkov lied (without) silence. 20. The old men kissed right there on the street, and then everything went on (honor) honor.

Task 54. Rewrite, opening the parentheses.

1. The sun reached its climax in the sky and was scorching all over. 2. The owner’s eyes are needed (everywhere): he (in) an instant will notice something. 3. Alexander thought and spoke (in) (half) voice, as if to himself. 4. The guests began to disperse, but few wandered back home: many remained to spend the night with the captain in the wide courtyard. 5. The tree grew almost (in) dense near the rock. 6. The sailors moved (along) the sea - slightly (at) a waddle, with a special daring inherent only to them. 7. The birds chirped like (that) (in) discord. 8. (On) the old man refused yesterday. 9. One of the young men (over) a green caftan has a fur coat (in) a cape. 10. (Secretly) Firsov wished that the journey would last forever. 11. The teacher shouted something (to) catch up. 12. Everyone (at) the break praised his courage, intelligence, generosity. 13. (In) the morning, the bright sun that rose quickly ate up the thin ice that covered the waters... 14. It was ordered to move (in) front and (to) the left. 15. It’s frosty (in) the morning in the steppe. 16. The soldiers began to run across (in) twos and (in) singles to the next ditch, stretching towards the oat field. 17. The sea (still) was calm. 18. The Elephant was driven through the streets, apparently (for) show. 19. I (from) the side looked at his oval pale face. 20. He shouted out his iambic tetrameter.

Section II. Punctuation

Vitka also told Seryozhka in Seryozha’s ear what he already knew: that Ignat Fomin was hiding a stranger and everyone on the “Shanghai” was puzzling over what kind of person he was and was afraid of this man. And in the Senyakov area, where the ammunition depots were located, in a completely open cellar, several dozen Molotov cocktails remained, apparently thrown in a hurry.
Vitka timidly hinted that it would be a good idea to hide these bottles, but Seryozhka suddenly remembered something, became stern and said that they both needed to immediately go to the military hospital.

Chapter fourteen

From the time the front approached Donbass and the first wounded appeared in Krasnodon, Nadya Tyulenina voluntarily enrolled in nursing courses and for the second year she worked as a senior nurse in a military hospital, for which the entire lower floor of the city hospital was given over.
Despite the fact that the entire staff of the military hospital, with the exception of doctor Fyodor Fedorovich, had already been evacuated for several days and most of the hospital’s medical workers, led by the senior doctor, also went to the east, the hospital continued to live the same routine. Both Seryozhka and Vitka immediately developed respect for this institution when they were detained in the reception area by the nanny on duty, ordered to wipe their feet with a damp rag and wait in the lobby while she ran to get Nadya.
After some time, Nadya, accompanied by a nanny-nurse, came out to them, but this was no longer the same Nadya with whom Seryozhka talked at night on her bed: on Nadya’s high-cheeked face with thin eyebrows, as well as on the kind, soft, wrinkled There was a new, very serious and stern, deep expression on the nanny’s face.
“Nadya,” Seryozhka said in a whisper, crumpling his cap in his hands and for some reason shy in front of his sister, “Nadya, we have to help out the guys, you have to understand... Vitka and I could go around the apartments, you tell Fyodor Fedorovich.”
Nadya looked at Seryozha silently for a while, thinking. Then she shook her head in disbelief.
- Call, call the doctor or lead us! - said Seryozhka, turning gloomy.
“Lusha, give the guys some robes,” said Nadya.
The nanny, taking out dressing gowns from a long closet painted with white oil paint, brought them out to the children and even held them up out of habit, so that it would be easier to get into the sleeves.
“But the boy is telling the truth,” Aunt Lusha suddenly said, quickly chewing with her soft old woman’s lips, looking at Nadya with kind, peaceful eyes for the rest of her life. - People will take it. I'd take one myself. Who doesn't feel sorry for the guys? And I’m alone, my sons are at the front, me and my daughter. We live in the outskirts. The Germans will come in, I will say - son. And everyone must be prevented from passing off as relatives.
“You don’t know them, the Germans,” said Nadya.
“True, I don’t know the Germans, but I know my own,” Aunt Lusha readily said, quickly chewing with her lips. - I'll show you good people on settlements.
Nadya led the guys along a bright corridor, the windows of which overlooked the city. The heavy warm smell of rotting old wounds and stale linen, a smell that even the smells of medicine could not drown out, washed over them every time they passed the open door to the ward. And the sun-drenched building suddenly seemed so bright, lived-in, peaceful, cozy hometown from the windows of the hospital!
The wounded who remained in the hospital were all bedridden, and only a few were wandering along the corridor on crutches. On all the faces, young and old, shaved and overgrown with many days of soldier’s stubble, there was the same serious, stern, deep expression that Nadya and nanny Lusha had.
As soon as the guys’ steps sounded along the corridor, the wounded on the beds raised their heads questioningly and hopefully; you, and those on crutches, silently, but also with vague animation in their faces, watched these two teenagers in dressing gowns and their well-known sister Nadya walking in front of them with a serious and stern face.
They approached the only closed door at the end of the corridor, and Nadya, without knocking, swung it open with a sharp movement of her small, precise hand.
“To you, Fyodor Fedorovich,” she said, letting the guys pass.
Seryozhka and Vitka, both a little timid, entered the office. A tall, broad-shouldered, dry, strong old man stood up to meet them, clean-shaven, with a gray head, with sharply defined longitudinal wrinkles on a tanned, dark face, with sharply defined cheekbones and a hooked nose and an angular chin - the old man was all exactly carved into copper He stood up from the table near which he was sitting, and by the fact that he was sitting in the office alone, and by the fact that there was no book, no newspaper, no medicine on the table and the whole office was empty, the guys realized that the doctor was doing nothing. did in this office, but just sat alone and thought things that God forbid a person to think about. They also understood this from the fact that the doctor was no longer in military clothes, but in civilian clothes: in a gray jacket, the edge of the collar of which protruded from under the robe tied at the neck, in gray trousers and in unclean boots that must not have been his own.
Without surprise and also very seriously, like Nadya, like Lusha and like the wounded in the wards, he looked at the boys.
“Fyodor Fedorovich, we have come to help you place the wounded in their apartments,” said Seryozhka, immediately realizing that this man did not need to say anything more.
- Will they accept it? - he asked.
“There will be such people, Fyodor Fedorovich,” Nadya said in a melodious voice.
- Lusha, the nanny from the hospital, agrees to take one and also promised to indicate people, and the guys can ask around, and I will help them, and other of our Krasnodon residents will not refuse to help. We, the Tyulenins, would have taken it too, but we don’t have room,” said Nadya and blushed so brightly that the blush appeared brightly on her small cheekbones. And Seryozhka suddenly blushed too, although Nadya told the truth.
“Call Natalya Alekseevna,” said Fyodor Fedorovich.
Natalya Alekseevna was a young doctor at the hospital; she did not leave with all the staff because of her single sick mother, who lived not in the city itself, but in the mining village of Krasnodon, eighteen kilometers from the city. Since there were still patients and hospital property, medicines, instruments in the hospital, Natalya Alekseevna, who was ashamed in front of her colleagues that she was not going anywhere and remained with the Germans, voluntarily took on the duties of the chief physician of the hospital.
Nadya came out.
Fyodor Fyodorovich sat down in his place at the table, with a decisive, energetic movement threw back the hem of his robe, took out a snuff box and a folded, crumpled old newspaper from his jacket pocket, tore off the edge of the newspaper at a corner and, with extraordinary speed, using one large sinewy hand and lips, rolled up a “goat’s leg” ”, which he immediately filled with shag from a snuff box, and lit a cigarette.
“Yes, this is a way out,” said Fyodor Fedorovich and without a smile looked at the guys sitting quietly on the sofa.
He turned his eyes from Seryozhka to Vitka and turned them back to Seryozha, as if realizing that he was in charge. Vitka understood the meaning of this look, but was not at all offended, because he also knew that Seryozha was in charge, and wanted Seryozha to be in charge, and was proud of Seryozha.
A small woman of about twenty-eight entered the office, accompanied by Nadya, but she seemed like a child because her face, arms, and legs had that expression of childishness, softness and plumpness that is so often deceptive in a woman, making one assume a similar character. With these little plump legs, Natalya Alekseevna at one time, when her father did not want her to continue her education in medical institute, made her way on foot from Krasnodon to Kharkov, and with these little plump hands she earned her bread by sewing and washing in order to study, and then, when her father died, with these same hands she took in a family of eight people, and now the members of this family are part had already fought, some worked in other cities, some were assigned to training, and with these same hands she fearlessly performed operations that older male doctors with more experience did not dare to do, and on Natalya Alekseevna’s childish, plump face there were the eyes of that direct, a strong, ruthless, practical expression, which the manager of the affairs of some all-Union institution might well envy.
Fyodor Fedorovich stood up to meet her.
“Don’t worry, I know everything,” she said, putting her plump hands to her chest in a gesture that was so contrary to this businesslike, practical expression of her eyes and her quite precise and even slightly dry manner of speaking. “I know everything, and this, of course, is reasonable,” she said and looked at Seryozha and Vitka without any personal relation to them, but also with a practical expression of the possibility of using them. Then she looked again at Fyodor Fedorovich. - And you? - she asked.
He understood her immediately.
- It would be most beneficial for me to stay at your hospital as a local doctor. Then I will be able to help them under all conditions. - Everyone understood that by “them” he meant the wounded. - Is this possible?
“It’s possible,” said Natalya Alekseevna.
- Your hospital won’t give me away?
“In our hospital they won’t give you away,” said Natalya Alekseevna, putting her plump hands to her chest.
- Thank you. Thank you. - And Fyodor Fedorovich, smiling for the first time with his eyes alone, extended his large hand with strong fingers, first to Seryozha, then to Vitka Lukyanchenko.
“Fyodor Fedorovich,” said Seryozha, looking directly into the doctor’s face with his firm, bright eyes, in which there was an expression: “You and all people can regard this as you like, but still I will say this, because I consider it my duty.” "- Fedor Fedorovich, keep in mind that you can always count on me and my comrade Vitya Lukyanchenko, always. And you can keep in touch with us through Nadya. And I also want to tell you on my own behalf and on the part of my comrade, Vitya Lukyanchenko, that your action - that you stayed with the wounded at such a time - we consider your action a noble act,” said Seryozhka, and his forehead began to sweat.
“Thank you,” said Fyodor Fedorovich very seriously. - If you are already talking about this, I will tell you the following: a person, no matter what profession he belongs to, any profession, can develop a situation in life when he is not only allowed, but also must leave the people who depended on him or whom he led and they relied on him, yes, a situation may arise when it is more expedient for him to leave them and leave. There is a higher expediency. I repeat, people of absolutely all professions, even military leaders and political figures, except one - the profession of a doctor, especially a military doctor. The doctor must be with the wounded. Always. Whatever it is. There is no expediency that would be higher than this duty. And even military discipline and orders can be violated if they conflict with this duty.