,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #bi 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON RETURN+ FROM A SECOND 9SPECTION ( ! L9ES1 ,NAPOLEON REM>K$3 

0,! *ESSM5 >E SET UP1 ! GAME WILL BEG9 TOMORR[60 

,HAV+ ORD]$ PUN* & SUMMON$ DE ,BEAUSSET1 HE BEGAN TO TALK TO HIM 
 AB\T ,P>IS & AB\T SOME *ANGES HE MEANT TO MAKE 9 ! ,EMPRESS' 
 H\SEHOLD1 SURPRIS+ ! PREFECT BY HIS MEMORY ( M9UTE DETAILS RELAT+ 
 TO ! C\RT4 

,HE %[$ AN 9T]E/ 9 TRIFLES1 JOK$ AB\T DE ,BEAUSSET'S LOVE ( 
 TRAVEL1 & *ATT$ C>ELESSLY1 AS A FAM\S1 SELF-CONFID5T SURGEON :O 
 KN[S HIS JOB DOES :5 TURN+ UP HIS SLEEVES & PUTT+ ON HIS APRON 
 :ILE A PATI5T IS BE+ /RAPP$ TO ! OP]AT+ TABLE4 0,! MATT] IS 
 9 MY H&S & IS CLE> & DEF9ITE 9 MY HEAD4 ,:5 ! TIME COMES TO 
 SET TO WORK ,I %ALL DO IT AS NO ONE ELSE C\LD1 BUT N[ ,I CAN JE/1 & 
 ! MORE ,I JE/ & ! CALM] ,I AM ! MORE TRANQUIL & CONFID5T Y\ 
 \<T TO BE1 & ! MORE AMAZ$ AT MY G5IUS40 

,HAV+ F9I%$ HIS SECOND GLASS ( PUN*1 ,NAPOLEON W5T TO RE/ BE=E 
 ! S]I\S BUS9ESS :I*1 HE CONSID]$1 AWAIT$ HIM NEXT DAY4 ,HE WAS SO 
 MU* 9T]E/$ 9 ?AT TASK ?AT HE WAS UNABLE TO SLEEP1 & 9 SPITE ( 
 HIS COLD :I* HAD GR[N WORSE FROM ! DAMPNESS ( ! EV5+1 HE W5T 
 9TO ! L>GE DIVISION ( ! T5T AT ?REE O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 
 L\DLY BL[+ HIS NOSE4 ,HE ASK$ :E!R ! ,RUSSIANS HAD NOT )DRAWN1 
 & WAS TOLD ?AT ! 5EMY'S FIRES W]E /ILL 9 ! SAME PLACES4 ,HE 
 NODD$ APPROVAL4 

,! ADJUTANT 9 ATT5DANCE CAME 9TO ! T5T4 

0,WELL1 ,RAPP1 DO Y\ ?9K WE %ALL DO GOOD BUS9ESS TODAY80 ,NAPOLEON ASK$ 
 HIM4 

0,)\T D\BT1 SIRE10 REPLI$ ,RAPP4 

,NAPOLEON LOOK$ AT HIM4 

0,DO Y\ REMEMB]1 SIRE1 :AT Y\ DID ME ! HONOR TO SAY AT ,SMOL5SK80 
 CONT9U$ ,RAPP4 0,! W9E IS DRAWN & MU/ BE DRUNK40 

,NAPOLEON FR[N$ & SAT SIL5T = A LONG TIME LEAN+ HIS HEAD ON HIS 
 H&4 

0,?IS POOR >MY60 HE SUDD5LY REM>K$4 0,IT HAS DIM9I%$ GREATLY S9CE 
 ,SMOL5SK4 ,=TUNE IS FRANKLY A C\RTESAN1 ,RAPP4 ,I HAVE ALWAYS SAID SO & 
 ,I AM BEG9N+ TO EXP]I5CE IT4 ,BUT ! ,GU>DS1 ,RAPP1 ! ,GU>DS >E 
 9TACT80 HE REM>K$ 9T]ROGATIVELY4 

0,YES1 SIRE10 REPLI$ ,RAPP4 

,NAPOLEON TOOK A LOZ5GE1 PUT IT 9 HIS M\?1 & GLANC$ AT HIS WAT*4 ,HE 
 WAS NOT SLEEPY & IT WAS /ILL NOT NE>LY MORN+4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO 
 GIVE FUR!R ORD]S = ! SAKE ( KILL+ TIME1 = ! ORD]S HAD ALL 
 BE5 GIV5 & W]E N[ BE+ EXECUT$4 

0,HAVE ! BISCUITS & RICE BE5 S]V$ \T TO ! REGIM5TS ( ! 
 ,GU>DS80 ASK$ ,NAPOLEON /]NLY4 

0,YES1 SIRE40 

0,! RICE TOO80 

,RAPP REPLI$ ?AT HE HAD GIV5 ! ,EMP]OR'S ORD] AB\T ! RICE1 BUT 
 ,NAPOLEON %OOK HIS HEAD 9 DISSATISFACTION AS IF NOT BELIEV+ ?AT HIS 
 ORD] HAD BE5 EXECUT$4 ,AN ATT5DANT CAME 9 ) PUN*4 ,NAPOLEON ORD]$ 
 ANO!R GLASS TO BE BR\<T = ,RAPP1 & SIL5TLY SIPP$ HIS [N4 

0,I HAVE NEI!R TA/E NOR SMELL10 HE REM>K$1 SNIFF+ AT HIS GLASS4 
 0,?IS COLD IS TIRESOME4 ,!Y TALK AB\T M$IC9E--:AT IS ! GOOD ( 
 M$IC9E :5 IT CAN'T CURE A COLD6 ,CORVIS>T GAVE ME !SE LOZ5GES BUT 
 !Y DON'T HELP AT ALL4 ,:AT CAN DOCTORS CURE8 ,ONE CAN'T CURE ANY?+4 
 ,\R BODY IS A MA*9E = LIV+4 ,IT IS ORGANIZ$ = ?AT1 IT IS ITS 
 NATURE4 ,LET LIFE GO ON 9 IT UNH9D]$ & LET IT DEF5D ITSELF1 IT WILL 
 DO MORE ?AN IF Y\ P>ALYZE IT BY 5CUMB]+ IT ) REM$IES4 ,\R BODY 
 IS LIKE A P]FECT WAT* ?AT %\LD GO = A C]TA9 TIME2 ! WAT*MAK] 
 CANNOT OP5 IT1 HE CAN ONLY ADJU/ IT BY FUMBL+1 & ?AT BL9DFOLD4444 
 ,YES1 \R BODY IS JU/ A MA*9E = LIV+1 ?AT IS ALL40 

,& HAV+ 5T]$ ON ! PA? ( DEF9ITION1 ( :I* HE WAS FOND1 
 ,NAPOLEON SUDD5LY & UNEXPECT$LY GAVE A NEW ONE4 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 ,RAPP1 :AT MILIT>Y >T IS80 ASK$ HE4 0,IT IS ! >T ( 
 BE+ /RONG] ?AN ! 5EMY AT A GIV5 MOM5T4 ,?AT'S ALL40 

,RAPP MADE NO REPLY4 

0,TOMORR[ WE %ALL HAVE TO DEAL ) ,KUTUZOV60 SAID ,NAPOLEON4 0,WE %ALL 
 SEE6 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] AT ,BRAUNAU HE COMM&$ AN >MY = ?REE WEEKS & 
 DID NOT ONCE M\NT A HORSE TO 9SPECT HIS 5TR5*M5TS4444 ,WE %ALL SEE60 

,HE LOOK$ AT HIS WAT*4 ,IT WAS /ILL ONLY F\R O'CLOCK4 ,HE DID NOT FEEL 
 SLEEPY4 ,! PUN* WAS F9I%$ & !RE WAS /ILL NO?+ TO DO4 ,HE ROSE1 
 WALK$ TO & FRO1 PUT ON A W>M OV]COAT & A HAT1 & W5T \T ( ! 
 T5T4 ,! NI<T WAS D>K & DAMP1 A SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE MOI/URE WAS 
 DESC5D+ FROM ABOVE4 ,NE> BY1 ! CAMPFIRES W]E DIMLY BURN+ AMONG ! 
 ,FR5* ,GU>DS1 & 9 ! DI/ANCE ?OSE ( ! ,RUSSIAN L9E %ONE ?R\< 
 ! SMOKE4 ,! WEA!R WAS CALM1 & ! RU/LE & TRAMP ( ! ,FR5* 
 TROOPS ALREADY BEG9N+ TO MOVE TO TAKE UP !IR POSITIONS W]E CLE>LY 
 AUDIBLE4 

,NAPOLEON WALK$ AB\T 9 FRONT ( HIS T5T1 LOOK$ AT ! FIRES & 
 LI/5$ TO !SE S\NDS1 & AS HE WAS PASS+ A TALL GU>DSMAN 9 A 
 %AGGY CAP1 :O WAS /&+ S5T9EL BE=E HIS T5T & HAD DRAWN 
 HIMSELF UP LIKE A BLACK PILL> AT SI<T ( ! ,EMP]OR1 ,NAPOLEON /OPP$ 
 9 FRONT ( HIM4 

0,:AT YE> DID Y\ 5T] ! S]VICE80 HE ASK$ ) ?AT AFFECTATION ( 
 MILIT>Y BLUNTNESS & G5IALITY ) :I* HE ALWAYS ADDRESS$ ! 
 SOLDI]S4 

,! MAN ANSW]$ ! QUE/ION4 

0,AH6 ,ONE ( ! OLD ONES6 ,HAS Y\R REGIM5T HAD ITS RICE80 

0,IT HAS1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y40 

,NAPOLEON NODD$ & WALK$ AWAY4 

,AT HALF-PA/ FIVE ,NAPOLEON RODE TO ! VILLAGE ( ,%EV>D9O4 

,IT WAS GR[+ LI<T1 ! SKY WAS CLE>+1 ONLY A S+LE CL\D LAY 9 ! 
 EA/4 ,! AB&ON$ CAMPFIRES W]E BURN+ !MSELVES \T 9 ! FA9T 
 MORN+ LI<T4 

,ON ! RI<T A S+LE DEEP REPORT ( A CANNON RES\ND$ & DI$ AWAY 9 
 ! PREVAIL+ SIL5CE4 ,SOME M9UTES PASS$4 ,A SECOND & A ?IRD REPORT 
 %OOK ! AIR1 !N A F\R? & A FIF? BOOM$ SOLEMNLY NE> BY ON ! 
 RI<T4 

,! FIR/ %OTS HAD NOT YET CEAS$ TO REV]B]ATE BE=E O!RS RANG \T 
 & YET MORE W]E HE>D M+L+ ) & OV]TAK+ ONE ANO!R4 

,NAPOLEON ) HIS SUITE RODE UP TO ! ,%EV>D9O ,R$\BT :]E HE 
 DISM\NT$4 ,! GAME HAD BEGUN4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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