Sienkiewicz Trilogy/Funny

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  • In "The Deluge" Zagloba and co. arrive at Sapieha's camp at one point near the end to find that the Swedes had manhandled them when carousing had overtaken guard duty. He immediately complains to Sapieha (who holds him in extreme high regard) that it smells like "cabbage food" [1] and, when asked why, retorts that "The swedes have cut some heads of cabbage." Also, about 80% of his actions and lines throughout the trilogy.
  1. presumably meaning anything with lots of cabbage in it