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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,WELL1 ?AT'S ALL60 SAID ,KUTUZOV AS HE SIGN$ ! LA/ ( ! DOCUM5TS1 
 & RIS+ HEAVILY & SMOO?+ \T ! FOLDS 9 HIS FAT :ITE NECK HE 
 MOV$ T[>D ! DOOR ) A MORE *E]FUL EXPRESSION4 

,! PRIE/'S WIFE1 FLU%+ ROSY R$1 CAU<T UP ! DI% %E HAD AFT] ALL 
 NOT MANAG$ TO PRES5T AT ! RI<T MOM5T1 ?\< %E HAD SO LONG BE5 
 PREP>+ = IT1 & ) A L[ B[ (F]$ IT TO ,KUTUZOV4 

,HE SCREW$ UP HIS EYES1 SMIL$1 LIFT$ H] *9 ) HIS H&1 & SAID3 

0,AH1 :AT A BEAUTY6 ,?ANK Y\1 SWEE!>T60 

,HE TOOK SOME GOLD PIECES FROM HIS TR\S] POCKET & PUT !M ON ! DI% 
 = H]4 0,WELL1 MY DE>1 & H[ >E WE GETT+ ON80 HE ASK$1 MOV+ TO 
 ! DOOR ( ! ROOM ASSIGN$ TO HIM4 ,! PRIE/'S WIFE SMIL$1 & ) 
 DIMPLES 9 H] ROSY *EEKS FOLL[$ HIM 9TO ! ROOM4 ,! ADJUTANT CAME 
 \T TO ! POR* & ASK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW TO LUN* ) HIM4 ,HALF AN H\R 
 LAT] ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS AGA9 CALL$ TO ,KUTUZOV4 ,HE F\ND HIM RECL9+ 9 
 AN >M*AIR1 /ILL 9 ! SAME UNBUTTON$ OV]COAT4 ,HE HAD 9 HIS H& A 
 ,FR5* BOOK :I* HE CLOS$ AS ,PR9CE ,&REW 5T]$1 M>K+ ! PLACE 
 ) A KNIFE4 ,PR9CE ,&REW SAW BY ! COV] ?AT IT WAS ,LES ,*EVALI]S DU 
 ,CYGNE BY ,MADAME DE ,G5LIS4 

0,WELL1 SIT D[N1 SIT D[N H]E4 ,LET'S HAVE A TALK10 SAID ,KUTUZOV4 0,IT'S 
 SAD1 V]Y SAD4 ,BUT REMEMB]1 MY DE> FELL[1 ?AT ,I AM A FA!R TO Y\1 A 
 SECOND FA!R44440 

,PR9CE ,&REW TOLD ,KUTUZOV ALL HE KNEW ( HIS FA!R'S DEA?1 & :AT HE 
 HAD SE5 AT ,BALD ,HILLS :5 HE PASS$ ?R\< IT4 

0,:AT444 :AT !Y HAVE BR\<T US TO60 ,KUTUZOV SUDD5LY CRI$ 9 AN 
 AGITAT$ VOICE1 EVID5TLY PICTUR+ VIVIDLY TO HIMSELF FROM ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW'S /ORY ! CONDITION ,RUSSIA WAS 94 0,BUT GIVE ME TIME1 GIVE ME 
 TIME60 HE SAID ) A GRIM LOOK1 EVID5TLY NOT WI%+ TO CONT9UE ?IS 
 AGITAT+ CONV]SATION1 & ADD$3 0,I S5T = Y\ TO KEEP Y\ ) ME40 

0,I ?ANK Y\R ,S]5E ,HI<NESS1 BUT ,I FE> ,I AM NO LONG] FIT = ! 
 /AFF10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW ) A SMILE :I* ,KUTUZOV NOTIC$4 

,KUTUZOV GLANC$ 9QUIR+LY AT HIM4 

0,BUT ABOVE ALL10 ADD$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0,I HAVE GR[N US$ TO MY REGIM5T1 
 AM FOND ( ! (FIC]S1 & ,I FANCY ! M5 ALSO LIKE ME4 ,I %\LD BE 
 SORRY TO LEAVE ! REGIM5T4 ,IF ,I DECL9E ! HONOR ( BE+ ) Y\1 
 BELIEVE ME4440 

,A %REWD1 K9DLY1 YET SUBTLY D]ISIVE EXPRESSION LIT UP ,KUTUZOV'S PODGY 
 FACE4 ,HE CUT ,BOLKONSKI %ORT4 

0,I AM SORRY1 = ,I NE$ Y\4 ,BUT Y\'RE RI<T1 Y\'RE RI<T6 ,IT'S NOT H]E 
 ?AT M5 >E NE$$4 ,ADVIS]S >E ALWAYS PL5TIFUL1 BUT M5 >E NOT4 ,! 
 REGIM5TS W\LD NOT BE :AT !Y >E IF ! W\LD-BE ADVIS]S S]V$ !RE 
 AS Y\ DO4 ,I REMEMB] Y\ AT ,AU/]LITZ4444 ,I REMEMB]1 YES1 ,I REMEMB] 
 Y\ ) ! /&>D60 SAID ,KUTUZOV1 & A FLU% ( PLEASURE SUFFUS$ 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S FACE AT ?IS RECOLLECTION4 

,TAK+ HIS H& & DRAW+ HIM D[NW>D1 ,KUTUZOV (F]$ HIS *EEK TO BE 
 KISS$1 & AGA9 ,PR9CE ,&REW NOTIC$ TE>S 9 ! OLD MAN'S EYES4 
 ,?\< ,PR9CE ,&REW KNEW ?AT ,KUTUZOV'S TE>S CAME EASILY1 & ?AT HE 
 WAS P>TICUL>LY T5D] TO & CONSID]ATE ( HIM FROM A WI% TO %[ 
 SYMPA?Y ) HIS LOSS1 YET ?IS REM9D] ( ,AU/]LITZ WAS BO? PLEASANT 
 & FLATT]+ TO HIM4 

0,GO Y\R WAY & ,GOD BE ) Y\4 ,I KN[ Y\R PA? IS ! PA? ( HONOR60 
 ,HE PAUS$4 0,I MISS$ Y\ AT ,BU*>E/1 BUT ,I NE$$ SOMEONE TO S5D40 ,& 
 *ANG+ ! SUBJECT1 ,KUTUZOV BEGAN TO SPEAK ( ! ,TURKI% W> & ! 
 PEACE ?AT HAD BE5 CONCLUD$4 0,YES1 ,I HAVE BE5 MU* BLAM$10 HE SAID1 
 0BO? = ?AT W> & ! PEACE444 BUT EV]Y?+ CAME AT ! RI<T TIME4 
 ,T\T VI5T A PO9T A CELUI QUI SAIT ATT5DRE4 "9 ,& !RE W]E AS MANY 
 ADVIS]S !RE AS H]E4440 HE W5T ON1 RETURN+ TO ! SUBJECT ( 
 0ADVIS]S0 :I* EVID5TLY OCCUPI$ HIM4 0,AH1 ?OSE ADVIS]S60 SAID HE4 
 0,IF WE HAD LI/5$ TO !M ALL WE %\LD NOT HAVE MADE PEACE ) ,TURKEY 
 & %\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ?R\< ) ?AT W>4 ,EV]Y?+ 9 HA/E1 BUT 
 MORE HA/E1 LESS SPE$4 ,KAM5SKI W\LD HAVE BE5 LO/ IF HE HAD NOT DI$4 
 ,HE /ORM$ =TRESSES ) ?IRTY ?\S& M54 ,IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO 
 CAPTURE A =TRESS BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO W9 A CAMPAIGN4 ,= ?AT1 NOT 
 /ORM+ & ATTACK+ BUT PATI5CE & TIME >E WANT$4 ,KAM5SKI S5T 
 SOLDI]S TO ,RU/*UK1 BUT ,I ONLY EMPLOY$ !SE TWO ?+S & TOOK MORE 
 =TRESSES ?AN ,KAM5SKI & MADE !M ,TURKS EAT HORSEFLE%60 ,HE SWAY$ 
 HIS HEAD4 0,& ! ,FR5* %ALL TOO1 BELIEVE ME10 HE W5T ON1 GR[+ 
 W>M] & BEAT+ HIS *E/1 0,I'LL MAKE !M EAT HORSEFLE%60 
 ,& TE>S AGA9 DIMM$ HIS EYES4 

 "9 0,EV]Y?+ COMES 9 TIME TO HIM :O KN[S H[ TO WAIT40 
  
  

0,BUT %AN'T WE HAVE TO ACCEPT BATTLE80 REM>K$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,WE %ALL IF EV]YBODY WANTS IT2 IT CAN'T BE HELP$4444 ,BUT BELIEVE ME1 MY 
 DE> BOY1 !RE IS NO?+ /RONG] ?AN ?OSE TWO3 PATI5CE & TIME1 
 !Y WILL DO IT ALL4 ,BUT ! ADVIS]S N'5T5D5T PAS DE CETTE OREILLE1 
 VOILA LE MAL4 "9 ,SOME WANT A ?+--O!RS DON'T4 ,:AT'S ONE TO DO80 
 HE ASK$1 EVID5TLY EXPECT+ AN ANSW]4 0,WELL1 :AT DO Y\ WANT US TO 
 DO80 HE REPEAT$ & HIS EYE %ONE ) A DEEP1 %REWD LOOK4 0,I'LL TELL 
 Y\ :AT TO DO10 HE CONT9U$1 AS ,PR9CE ,&REW /ILL DID NOT REPLY3 0,I 
 WILL TELL Y\ :AT TO DO1 & :AT ,I DO4 ,DANS LE D\TE1 MON *]10 HE 
 PAUS$1 0AB/I5S-TOI0 "97#b7--HE >TICULAT$ ! ,FR5* PROV]B 
 DELIB]ATELY4 

 "9 0,DON'T SEE IT ?AT WAY1 ?AT'S ! TR\BLE40 

 "9 7#b7 0,:5 9 D\BT1 MY DE> FELL[1 DO NO?+40 
  
  

0,WELL1 GOOD-BY1 MY DE> FELL[2 REMEMB] ?AT ) ALL MY HE>T ,I %>E 
 Y\R SORR[1 & ?AT = Y\ ,I AM NOT A ,S]5E ,HI<NESS1 NOR A PR9CE1 
 NOR A COMM&] 9 *IEF1 BUT A FA!R6 ,IF Y\ WANT ANY?+ COME /RAI<T 
 TO ME4 ,GOOD-BY1 MY DE> BOY40 

,AGA9 HE EMBRAC$ & KISS$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 BUT BE=E ! LATT] HAD LEFT 
 ! ROOM ,KUTUZOV GAVE A SI< ( RELIEF & W5T ON ) HIS UNF9I%$ 
 NOVEL1 ,LES ,*EVALI]S DU ,CYGNE BY ,MADAME DE ,G5LIS4 

,PR9CE ,&REW C\LD NOT HAVE EXPLA9$ H[ OR :Y IT WAS1 BUT AFT] ?AT 
 9T]VIEW ) ,KUTUZOV HE W5T BACK TO HIS REGIM5T REASSUR$ AS TO ! 
 G5]AL C\RSE ( AFFAIRS & AS TO ! MAN TO :OM IT HAD BE5 5TRU/$4 
 ,! MORE HE REALIZ$ ! ABS5CE ( ALL P]SONAL MOTIVE 9 ?AT OLD MAN--9 
 :OM !RE SEEM$ TO REMA9 ONLY ! HABIT ( PASSIONS1 & 9 PLACE ( AN 
 9TELLECT 7GR\P+ EV5TS & DRAW+ CONCLUSIONS7 ONLY ! CAPACITY 
 CALMLY TO CONTEMPLATE ! C\RSE ( EV5TS--! MORE REASSUR$ HE WAS 
 ?AT EV]Y?+ W\LD BE AS IT %\LD4 0,HE WILL NOT BR+ 9 ANY PLAN ( 
 HIS [N4 ,HE WILL NOT DEVISE OR UND]TAKE ANY?+10 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 
 0BUT HE WILL HE> EV]Y?+1 REMEMB] EV]Y?+1 & PUT EV]Y?+ 9 
 ITS PLACE4 ,HE WILL NOT H9D] ANY?+ USEFUL NOR ALL[ ANY?+ H>MFUL4 
 ,HE UND]/&S ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ /RONG] & MORE IMPORTANT ?AN 
 HIS [N WILL--! 9EVITABLE C\RSE ( EV5TS1 & HE CAN SEE !M 
 & GRASP !IR SIGNIFICANCE1 & SEE+ ?AT SIGNIFICANCE CAN REFRA9 
 FROM M$DL+ & R5\NCE HIS P]SONAL WI% DIRECT$ TO SOME?+ ELSE4 
 ,& ABOVE ALL10 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0ONE BELIEVES 9 HIM BECAUSE HE'S 
 ,RUSSIAN1 DESPITE ! NOVEL BY ,G5LIS & ! ,FR5* PROV]BS1 & BECAUSE 
 HIS VOICE %OOK :5 HE SAID3 ',:AT !Y HAVE BR\<T US TO6' & HAD A 
 SOB 9 IT :5 HE SAID HE W\LD 'MAKE !M EAT HORSEFLE%6'0 

,ON SU* FEEL+S1 MORE OR LESS DIMLY %>$ BY ALL1 ! UNANIMITY & 
 G5]AL APPROVAL W]E F\ND$ ) :I*1 DESPITE C\RT 9FLU5CES1 ! 
 POPUL> *OICE ( ,KUTUZOV AS COMM&] 9 *IEF WAS RECEIV$4 

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