The day after he purposely spent shooting, and in the evening he went to see Beletski to escape from his own thoughts.

He was afraid of himself, and promised himself not to go to his hosts' hut any more.
That night he was roused by the sergeant-major.

His company was ordered to start at once on a raid.

Olenin was glad this had happened, and thought he would not again return to the village.
The raid lasted four days.

The commander, who was a relative of Olenin's, wished to see him and offered to let him remain with the staff, but this Olenin declined.