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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ,SMOL5SK ! TROOPS CONT9U$ TO RETREAT1 FOLL[$ BY ! 5EMY4 ,ON 
 ! T5? ( ,AUGU/ ! REGIM5T ,PR9CE ,&REW COMM&$ WAS M>*+ 
 ALONG ! HI<ROAD PA/ ! AV5UE LEAD+ TO ,BALD ,HILLS4 ,HEAT & DR\<T 
 HAD CONT9U$ = MORE ?AN ?REE WEEKS4 ,EA* DAY FLEECY CL\DS FLOAT$ 
 ACROSS ! SKY & OCCASIONALLY VEIL$ ! SUN1 BUT T[>D EV5+ ! SKY 
 CLE>$ AGA9 & ! SUN SET 9 R$DI%-BR[N MI/4 ,HEAVY NI<T DEWS 
 ALONE REFRE%$ ! E>?4 ,! UNREAP$ CORN WAS SCOR*$ & %$ ITS 
 GRA94 ,! M>%ES DRI$ UP4 ,! CATTLE L[$ FROM HUNG]1 F9D+ NO FOOD 
 ON ! SUN-P>*$ MEAD[S4 ,ONLY AT NI<T & 9 ! =E/S :ILE ! DEW 
 LA/$ WAS !RE ANY FRE%NESS4 ,BUT ON ! ROAD1 ! HI<ROAD ALONG :I* 
 ! TROOPS M>*$1 !RE WAS NO SU* FRE%NESS EV5 AT NI<T OR :5 ! 
 ROAD PASS$ ?R\< ! =E/2 ! DEW WAS IMP]CEPTIBLE ON ! S&Y 
 DU/ *URN$ UP MORE ?AN SIX 9*ES DEEP4 ,AS SOON AS DAY DAWN$ ! M>* 
 BEGAN4 ,! >TILL]Y & BAGGAGE WAGONS MOV$ NOISELESSLY ?R\< ! DEEP 
 DU/ ?AT ROSE TO ! V]Y HUBS ( ! :EELS1 & ! 9FANTRY SANK 
 ANKLE-DEEP 9 ?AT S(T1 *OK+1 HOT DU/ ?AT NEV] COOL$ EV5 AT 
 NI<T4 ,SOME ( ?IS DU/ WAS KNEAD$ BY ! FEET & :EELS1 :ILE ! 
 RE/ ROSE & HUNG LIKE A CL\D OV] ! TROOPS1 SETTL+ 9 EYES1 E>S1 
 HAIR1 & NO/RILS1 & WOR/ ( ALL 9 ! LUNGS ( ! M5 & BEA/S AS 
 !Y MOV$ ALONG ?AT ROAD4 ,! HI<] ! SUN ROSE ! HI<] ROSE ?AT 
 CL\D ( DU/1 & ?R\< ! SCRE5 ( ITS HOT F9E P>TICLES ONE C\LD 
 LOOK ) NAK$ EYE AT ! SUN1 :I* %[$ LIKE A HUGE CRIMSON BALL 9 
 ! UNCL\D$ SKY4 ,!RE WAS NO W9D1 & ! M5 *OK$ 9 ?AT 
 MOTIONLESS ATMOSPH]E4 ,!Y M>*$ ) H&K]*IEFS TI$ OV] !IR 
 NOSES & M\?S4 ,:5 !Y PASS$ ?R\< A VILLAGE !Y ALL RU%$ TO 
 ! WELLS & F\<T = ! WAT] & DRANK IT D[N TO ! MUD4 

,PR9CE ,&REW WAS 9 COMM& ( A REGIM5T1 & ! MANAGEM5T ( ?AT 
 REGIM5T1 ! WELF>E ( ! M5 & ! NECESSITY ( RECEIV+ & GIV+ 
 ORD]S1 5GROSS$ HIM4 ,! BURN+ ( ,SMOL5SK & ITS AB&ONM5T MADE AN 
 EPO* 9 HIS LIFE4 ,A NOVEL FEEL+ ( ANG] AGA9/ ! FOE MADE HIM 
 =GET HIS [N SORR[4 ,HE WAS 5TIRELY DEVOT$ TO ! AFFAIRS ( HIS 
 REGIM5T & WAS CONSID]ATE & K9D TO HIS M5 & (FIC]S4 ,9 ! 
 REGIM5T !Y CALL$ HIM 0\R PR9CE10 W]E PR\D ( HIM & LOV$ HIM4 
 ,BUT HE WAS K9D & G5TLE ONLY TO ?OSE ( HIS REGIM5T1 TO ,TIMOKH9 & 
 ! LIKE--PEOPLE QUITE NEW TO HIM1 BELONG+ TO A DIFF]5T WORLD & 
 :O C\LD NOT KN[ & UND]/& HIS PA/4 ,AS SOON AS HE CAME ACROSS A 
 =M] ACQUA9TANCE OR ANYONE FROM ! /AFF1 HE BRI/L$ UP IMM$IATELY 
 & GREW SPITEFUL1 IRONIC1 & CONTEMPTU\S4 ,EV]Y?+ ?AT REM9D$ 
 HIM ( HIS PA/ WAS REPUGNANT TO HIM1 & SO 9 HIS RELATIONS ) ?AT 
 =M] CIRCLE HE CONF9$ HIMSELF TO TRY+ TO DO HIS DUTY & NOT TO BE 
 UNFAIR4 

,9 TRU? EV]Y?+ PRES5T$ ITSELF 9 A D>K & GLOOMY LI<T TO ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! AB&ONM5T ( ,SMOL5SK ON ! SIX? ( 
 ,AUGU/ 7HE CONSID]$ ?AT IT C\LD & %\LD HAVE BE5 DEF5D$7 & 
 AFT] HIS SICK FA!R HAD HAD TO FLEE TO ,MOSC[1 AB&ON+ TO PILLAGE HIS 
 DE>LY BELOV$ ,BALD ,HILLS :I* HE HAD BUILT & PEOPL$4 ,BUT DESPITE 
 ?IS1 ?ANKS TO HIS REGIM5T1 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD SOME?+ TO ?9K AB\T 
 5TIRELY AP>T FROM G5]AL QUE/IONS4 ,TWO DAYS PREVI\SLY HE HAD RECEIV$ 
 NEWS ?AT HIS FA!R1 SON1 & SI/] HAD LEFT = ,MOSC[2 & ?\< 
 !RE WAS NO?+ = HIM TO DO AT ,BALD ,HILLS1 ,PR9CE ,&REW ) A 
 *>ACT]I/IC DESIRE TO FOM5T HIS [N GRIEF DECID$ ?AT HE MU/ RIDE 
 !RE4 

,HE ORD]$ HIS HORSE TO BE SADDL$ &1 LEAV+ HIS REGIM5T ON ! M>*1 
 RODE TO HIS FA!R'S E/ATE :]E HE HAD BE5 BORN & SP5T HIS 
 *ILDHOOD4 ,RID+ PA/ ! POND :]E !RE US$ ALWAYS TO BE DOZ5S ( 
 WOM5 *ATT]+ AS !Y R9S$ !IR L95 OR BEAT IT ) WOOD5 
 BEETLES1 ,PR9CE ,&REW NOTIC$ ?AT !RE WAS NOT A S\L AB\T & ?AT 
 ! LITTLE WA%+ :>F1 TORN FROM ITS PLACE & HALF SUBM]G$1 WAS 
 FLOAT+ ON ITS SIDE 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! POND4 ,HE RODE TO ! KEEP]'S 
 LODGE4 ,NO ONE AT ! /ONE 5TRANCE GATES ( ! DRIVE & ! DOOR /OOD 
 OP54 ,GRASS HAD ALREADY BEGUN TO GR[ ON ! G>D5 PA?S1 & HORSES & 
 CALVES W]E /RAY+ 9 ! ,5GLI% P>K4 ,PR9CE ,&REW RODE UP TO ! 
 HO?\SE2 SOME ( ! GLASS PANES W]E BROK51 & ( ! TREES 9 TUBS 
 SOME W]E OV]TURN$ & O!RS DRI$ UP4 ,HE CALL$ = ,T>AS ! 
 G>D5]1 BUT NO ONE REPLI$4 ,HAV+ GONE R\ND ! CORN] ( ! HO?\SE 
 TO ! ORNAM5TAL G>D51 HE SAW ?AT ! C>V$ G>D5 F5CE WAS BROK5 
 & BRAN*ES ( ! PLUM TREES HAD BE5 TORN (F ) ! FRUIT4 ,AN OLD 
 PEASANT :OM ,PR9CE ,&REW 9 HIS *ILDHOOD HAD (T5 SE5 AT ! GATE WAS 
 SITT+ ON A GRE5 G>D5 SEAT1 PLAIT+ A BA/ %OE4 

,HE WAS DEAF & DID NOT HE> ,PR9CE ,&REW RIDE UP4 ,HE WAS SITT+ ON ! 
 SEAT ! OLD PR9CE US$ TO LIKE TO SIT ON1 & BESIDE HIM /RIPS ( BA/ 
 W]E HANG+ ON ! BROK5 & WI!R$ BRAN* ( A MAGNOLIA4 

,PR9CE ,&REW RODE UP TO ! H\SE4 ,SEV]AL LIMES 9 ! OLD G>D5 HAD 
 BE5 CUT D[N & A PIEBALD M>E & H] FOAL W]E W&]+ 9 FRONT ( 
 ! H\SE AMONG ! ROSEBU%ES4 ,! %UTT]S W]E ALL CLOS$1 EXCEPT AT 
 ONE W9D[ :I* WAS OP54 ,A LITTLE S]F BOY1 SEE+ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 RAN 
 9TO ! H\SE4 ,ALPATY*1 HAV+ S5T HIS FAMILY AWAY1 WAS ALONE AT ,BALD 
 ,HILLS & WAS SITT+ 9DOORS READ+ ! ,LIVES ( ! ,SA9TS4 ,ON HE>+ 
 ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD COME1 HE W5T \T ) HIS SPECTACLES ON HIS NOSE1 
 BUTTON+ HIS COAT1 &1 HA/ILY /EPP+ UP1 )\T A WORD BEGAN WEEP+ 
 & KISS+ ,PR9CE ,&REW'S KNEE4 

,!N1 VEX$ AT HIS [N WEAKNESS1 HE TURN$ AWAY & BEGAN TO REPORT ON ! 
 POSITION ( AFFAIRS4 ,EV]Y?+ PRECI\S & VALUABLE HAD BE5 REMOV$ TO 
 ,BOGU*>OVO4 ,SEV5TY QU>T]S ( GRA9 HAD ALSO BE5 C>T$ AWAY4 ,! HAY 
 & ! SPR+ CORN1 ( :I* ,ALPATY* SAID !RE HAD BE5 A REM>KABLE 
 CROP ?AT YE>1 HAD BE5 COMM&E]$ BY ! TROOPS & M[N D[N :ILE 
 /ILL GRE54 ,! PEASANTS W]E RU9$2 SOME ( !M TOO HAD GONE TO 
 ,BOGU*>OVO1 ONLY A FEW REMA9$4 

,)\T WAIT+ TO HE> HIM \T1 ,PR9CE ,&REW ASK$3 

0,:5 DID MY FA!R & SI/] LEAVE80 MEAN+ :5 DID !Y LEAVE = 
 ,MOSC[4 

,ALPATY*1 UND]/&+ ! QUE/ION TO REF] TO !IR DEP>TURE = 
 ,BOGU*>OVO1 REPLI$ ?AT !Y HAD LEFT ON ! SEV5? & AGA9 W5T 9TO 
 DETAILS CONC]N+ ! E/ATE MANAGEM5T1 ASK+ = 9/RUCTIONS4 

0,AM ,I TO LET ! TROOPS HAVE ! OATS1 & TO TAKE A RECEIPT = !M8 ,WE 
 HAVE /ILL SIX HUNDR$ QU>T]S LEFT10 HE 9QUIR$4 

0,:AT AM ,I TO SAY TO HIM80 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 LOOK+ D[N ON ! OLD 
 MAN'S BALD HEAD %9+ 9 ! SUN & SEE+ BY ! EXPRESSION ON HIS 
 FACE ?AT ! OLD MAN HIMSELF UND]/OOD H[ UNTIMELY SU* QUE/IONS W]E 
 & ONLY ASK$ !M TO ALLAY HIS GRIEF4 

0,YES1 LET !M HAVE IT10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,IF Y\ NOTIC$ SOME DISORD] 9 ! G>D510 SAID ,ALPATY*1 0IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO PREV5T IT4 ,?REE REGIM5TS HAVE BE5 H]E & SP5T ! 
 NI<T1 DRAGOONS MO/LY4 ,I TOOK D[N ! NAME & RANK ( !IR COMM&+ 
 (FIC]1 TO H& 9 A COMPLA9T AB\T IT40 

0,WELL1 & :AT >E Y\ GO+ TO DO8 ,WILL Y\ /AY H]E IF ! 5EMY 
 OCCUPIES ! PLACE80 ASK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,ALPATY* TURN$ HIS FACE TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 LOOK$ AT HIM1 & SUDD5LY 
 ) A SOLEMN GE/URE RAIS$ HIS >M4 

0,HE IS MY REFUGE6 ,HIS WILL BE DONE60 HE EXCLAIM$4 

,A GR\P ( B>EHEAD$ PEASANTS WAS APPROA*+ ACROSS ! MEAD[ T[>D 
 ! PR9CE4 

0,WELL1 GOOD-BY60 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 B5D+ OV] TO ,ALPATY*4 0,Y\ MU/ 
 GO AWAY TOO1 TAKE AWAY :AT Y\ CAN & TELL ! S]FS TO GO TO ! ,RYAZAN 
 E/ATE OR TO ! ONE NE> ,MOSC[40 

,ALPATY* CLUNG TO ,PR9CE ,&REW'S LEG & BUR/ 9TO SOBS4 ,G5TLY 
 DIS5GAG+ HIMSELF1 ! PR9CE SPURR$ HIS HORSE & RODE D[N ! AV5UE 
 AT A GALLOP4 

,! OLD MAN WAS /ILL SITT+ 9 ! ORNAM5TAL G>D51 LIKE A FLY 
 IMPASSIVE ON ! FACE ( A LOV$ ONE :O IS DEAD1 TAPP+ ! LA/ ON 
 :I* HE WAS MAK+ ! BA/ %OE1 & TWO LITTLE GIRLS1 RUNN+ \T FROM 
 ! HOT H\SE C>RY+ 9 !IR SKIRTS PLUMS !Y HAD PLUCK$ FROM ! 
 TREES !RE1 CAME UPON ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,ON SEE+ ! Y\NG MA/]1 ! 
 ELD] ONE ) FRI<T5$ LOOK CLUT*$ H] Y\NG] COMPANION BY ! H& 
 & HID ) H] BEH9D A BIR* TREE1 NOT /OPP+ TO PICK UP SOME GRE5 
 PLUMS !Y HAD DROPP$4 

,PR9CE ,&REW TURN$ AWAY ) />TL$ HA/E1 UNWILL+ TO LET !M SEE 
 ?AT !Y HAD BE5 OBS]V$4 ,HE WAS SORRY = ! PRETTY FRI<T5$ LITTLE 
 GIRL1 WAS AFRAID ( LOOK+ AT H]1 & YET FELT AN IRRESI/IBLE DESIRE TO 
 DO SO4 ,A NEW S5SATION ( COM=T & RELIEF CAME OV] HIM :51 SEE+ 
 !SE GIRLS1 HE REALIZ$ ! EXI/5CE ( O!R HUMAN 9T]E/S 5TIRELY 
 ALO( FROM HIS [N & JU/ AS LEGITIMATE AS ?OSE ?AT OCCUPI$ HIM4 
 ,EVID5TLY !SE GIRLS PASSIONATELY DESIR$ ONE ?+--TO C>RY AWAY 
 & EAT ?OSE GRE5 PLUMS )\T BE+ CAU<T--& ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 %>$ !IR WI% = ! SUCCESS ( !IR 5T]PRISE4 ,HE C\LD NOT RESI/ 
 LOOK+ AT !M ONCE MORE4 ,BELIEV+ !IR DANG] PA/1 !Y SPRANG FROM 
 !IR AMBU% &1 *IRRUP+ SOME?+ 9 !IR %RILL LITTLE VOICES & 
 HOLD+ UP !IR SKIRTS1 !IR B>E LITTLE SUNBURN$ FEET SCAMP]$ 
 M]RILY & QUICKLY ACROSS ! MEAD[ GRASS4 

,PR9CE ,&REW WAS SOME:AT REFRE%$ BY HAV+ RIDD5 (F ! DU/Y 
 HI<ROAD ALONG :I* ! TROOPS W]E MOV+4 ,BUT NOT F> FROM ,BALD ,HILLS 
 HE AGA9 CAME \T ON ! ROAD & OV]TOOK HIS REGIM5T AT ITS HALT+ 
 PLACE BY ! DAM ( A SMALL POND4 ,IT WAS PA/ ONE O'CLOCK4 ,! SUN1 A R$ 
 BALL ?R\< ! DU/1 BURN$ & SCOR*$ HIS BACK 9TOL]ABLY ?R\< 
 HIS BLACK COAT4 ,! DU/ ALWAYS HUNG MOTIONLESS ABOVE ! BUZZ ( TALK 
 ?AT CAME FROM ! RE/+ TROOPS4 ,!RE WAS NO W9D4 ,AS HE CROSS$ ! 
 DAM ,PR9CE ,&REW SMELL$ ! OOZE & FRE%NESS ( ! POND4 ,HE LONG$ TO 
 GET 9TO ?AT WAT]1 H[EV] DIRTY IT MI<T BE1 & HE GLANC$ R\ND AT 
 ! POOL FROM :5CE CAME S\NDS ( %RIEKS & LAU<T]4 ,! SMALL1 
 MUDDY1 GRE5 POND HAD RIS5 VISIBLY MORE ?AN A FOOT1 FLOOD+ ! DAM1 
 BECAUSE IT WAS FULL ( ! NAK$ :ITE BODIES ( SOLDI]S ) BRICK-R$ 
 H&S1 NECKS1 & FACES1 :O W]E SPLA%+ AB\T 9 IT4 ,ALL ?IS NAK$ 
 :ITE HUMAN FLE%1 LAU<+ & %RIEK+1 FL\ND]$ AB\T 9 ?AT DIRTY 
 POOL LIKE C>P /UFF$ 9TO A WAT]+ CAN1 & ! SUGGE/ION ( 
 M]RIM5T 9 ?AT FL\ND]+ MASS R5D]$ IT SPECIALLY PA!TIC4 

,ONE FAIR-HAIR$ Y\NG SOLDI] ( ! ?IRD COMPANY1 :OM ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 KNEW & :O HAD A /RAP R\ND ! CALF ( ONE LEG1 CROSS$ HIMSELF1 
 /EPP$ BACK TO GET A GOOD RUN1 & PLUNG$ 9TO ! WAT]2 ANO!R1 A 
 D>K NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC] :O WAS ALWAYS %AGGY1 /OOD UP TO HIS WAI/ 
 9 ! WAT] JOYFULLY WRIGGL+ HIS MUSCUL> FIGURE & SNORT$ ) 
 SATISFACTION AS HE P\R$ ! WAT] OV] HIS HEAD ) H&S BLACK5$ TO 
 ! WRI/S4 ,!RE W]E S\NDS ( M5 SLAPP+ ONE ANO!R1 YELL+1 & 
 PUFF+4 

,EV]Y:]E ON ! BANK1 ON ! DAM1 & 9 ! POND1 !RE WAS HEAL?Y1 
 :ITE1 MUSCUL> FLE%4 ,! (FIC]1 ,TIMOKH91 ) HIS R$ LITTLE NOSE1 
 /&+ ON ! DAM WIP+ HIMSELF ) A T[EL1 FELT CONFUS$ AT SEE+ 
 ! PR9CE1 BUT MADE UP HIS M9D TO ADDRESS HIM NEV]!LESS4 

0,IT'S V]Y NICE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY6 ,W\LDN'T Y\ LIKE TO80 SAID HE4 

0,IT'S DIRTY10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 MAK+ A GRIMACE4 

0,WE'LL CLE> IT \T = Y\ 9 A M9UTE10 SAID ,TIMOKH91 &1 /ILL 
 UNDRESS$1 RAN (F TO CLE> ! M5 \T ( ! POND4 

0,! PR9CE WANTS TO BA!40 

0,:AT PR9CE8 ,\RS80 SAID MANY VOICES1 & ! M5 W]E 9 SU* HA/E TO 
 CLE> \T ?AT ! PR9CE C\LD H>DLY /OP !M4 ,HE DECID$ ?AT HE W\LD 
 RA!R WA% HIMSELF ) WAT] 9 ! B>N4 

0,FLE%1 BODIES1 CANNON FODD]60 HE ?\<T1 & HE LOOK$ AT HIS [N NAK$ 
 BODY & %UDD]$1 NOT FROM COLD BUT FROM A S5SE ( DISGU/ & HORROR 
 HE DID NOT HIMSELF UND]/&1 >\S$ BY ! SI<T ( ?AT IMM5SE NUMB] 
 ( BODIES SPLA%+ AB\T 9 ! DIRTY POND4 

,ON ! SEV5? ( ,AUGU/ ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION WROTE AS FOLL[S FROM HIS 
 QU>T]S AT ,MIKHAYLOVNA ON ! ,SMOL5SK ROAD3 

,DE> ,C\NT ,ALEXIS ,&REEVI*--7,HE WAS WRIT+ TO ,>AK*EEV BUT KNEW 
 ?AT HIS LETT] W\LD BE READ BY ! ,EMP]OR1 & !RE=E WEI<$ EV]Y 
 WORD 9 IT TO ! BE/ ( HIS ABILITY47 

,I EXPECT ! ,M9I/] 7,B>CLAY DE ,TOLLY7 HAS ALREADY REPORT$ ! 
 AB&ONM5T ( ,SMOL5SK TO ! 5EMY4 ,IT IS PITIABLE & SAD1 & ! 
 :OLE >MY IS 9 DESPAIR ?AT ?IS MO/ IMPORTANT PLACE HAS BE5 WANTONLY 
 AB&ON$4 ,I1 = MY P>T1 BEGG$ HIM P]SONALLY MO/ URG5TLY & F9ALLY 
 WROTE HIM1 BUT NO?+ W\LD 9DUCE HIM TO CONS5T4 ,I SWE> TO Y\ ON MY 
 HONOR ?AT ,NAPOLEON WAS 9 SU* A FIX AS NEV] BE=E & MI<T HAVE LO/ 
 HALF HIS >MY BUT C\LD NOT HAVE TAK5 ,SMOL5SK4 ,\R TROOPS F\<T1 & 
 >E FI<T+1 AS NEV] BE=E4 ,) FIFTE5 ?\S& M5 ,I HELD ! 5EMY 
 AT BAY = ?IRTY-FIVE H\RS & BEAT HIM2 BUT HE W\LD NOT HOLD \T EV5 
 = F\RTE5 H\RS4 ,IT IS DISGRACEFUL1 A /A9 ON \R >MY1 & AS = 
 HIM1 HE \<T1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 NOT TO LIVE4 ,IF HE REPORTS ?AT \R LOSSES 
 W]E GREAT1 IT IS NOT TRUE2 P]HAPS AB\T F\R ?\S&1 NOT MORE1 & NOT 
 EV5 ?AT2 BUT EV5 W]E !Y T5 ?\S&1 ?AT'S W>6 ,BUT ! 5EMY HAS 
 LO/ MASSES4444 

,:AT W\LD IT HAVE CO/ HIM TO HOLD \T = ANO!R TWO DAYS8 ,!Y W\LD 
 HAVE HAD TO RETIRE ( !IR [N ACCORD1 = !Y HAD NO WAT] = M5 OR 
 HORSES4 ,HE GAVE ME HIS WORD HE W\LD NOT RETREAT1 BUT SUDD5LY S5T 
 9/RUCTIONS ?AT HE WAS RETIR+ ?AT NI<T4 ,WE CANNOT FI<T 9 ?IS WAY1 
 OR WE MAY SOON BR+ ! 5EMY TO ,MOSC[4444 

,!RE IS A RUMOR ?AT Y\ >E ?9K+ ( PEACE4 ,GOD =BID ?AT Y\ 
 %\LD MAKE PEACE AFT] ALL \R SACRIFICES & SU* 9SANE RETREATS6 ,Y\ 
 W\LD SET ALL ,RUSSIA AGA9/ Y\ & EV]YONE ( US W\LD FEEL A%AM$ TO 
 WE> ! UNI=M4 ,IF IT HAS COME TO ?IS--WE MU/ FI<T AS LONG AS 
 ,RUSSIA CAN & AS LONG AS !RE >E M5 ABLE TO /&4444 

,ONE MAN \<T TO BE 9 COMM&1 & NOT TWO4 ,Y\R ,M9I/] MAY P]HAPS BE 
 GOOD AS A ,M9I/]1 BUT AS A G5]AL HE IS NOT M]ELY BAD BUT EXECRABLE1 
 YET TO HIM IS 5TRU/$ ! FATE ( \R :OLE C\NTRY4444 ,I AM REALLY 
 FRANTIC ) VEXATION2 =GIVE MY WRIT+ BOLDLY4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT ! MAN 
 :O ADVOCATES ! CONCLUSION ( A PEACE1 & ?AT ! ,M9I/] %\LD 
 COMM& ! >MY1 DOES NOT LOVE \R SOV]EIGN & DESIRES ! RU9 ( US 
 ALL4 ,SO ,I WRITE Y\ FRANKLY3 CALL \T ! MILITIA4 ,= ! ,M9I/] IS 
 LEAD+ !SE VISITORS AFT] HIM TO ,MOSC[ 9 A MO/ MA/]LY WAY4 ,! 
 :OLE >MY FEELS GREAT SUSPICION ( ! ,IMP]IAL AIDE-DE-CAMP ,WOLZOG54 ,HE 
 IS SAID TO BE MORE ,NAPOLEON'S MAN ?AN \RS1 & HE IS ALWAYS ADVIS+ ! 
 ,M9I/]4 ,I AM NOT M]ELY CIVIL TO HIM BUT OBEY HIM LIKE A CORPORAL1 
 ?\< ,I AM HIS S5IOR4 ,?IS IS PA9FUL1 BUT1 LOV+ MY B5EFACTOR & 
 SOV]EIGN1 ,I SUBMIT4 ,ONLY ,I AM SORRY = ! ,EMP]OR ?AT HE 5TRU/S \R 
 F9E >MY TO SU* AS HE4 ,CONSID] ?AT ON \R RETREAT WE HAVE LO/ BY 
 FATIGUE & LEFT 9 ! HOSPITAL MORE ?AN FIFTE5 ?\S& M51 & HAD 
 WE ATTACK$ ?IS W\LD NOT HAVE HAPP5$4 ,TELL ME1 = ,GOD'S SAKE1 :AT 
 WILL ,RUSSIA1 \R MO!R ,RUSSIA1 SAY TO \R BE+ SO FRI<T5$1 & :Y 
 >E WE AB&ON+ \R GOOD & GALLANT ,FA!RL& TO SU* RABBLE & 
 IMPLANT+ FEEL+S ( HATR$ & %AME 9 ALL \R SUBJECTS8 ,:AT >E WE 
 SC>$ AT & ( :OM >E WE AFRAID8 ,I AM NOT TO BLAME ?AT ! ,M9I/] 
 IS VACILLAT+1 A C[>D1 D5SE1 DILATORY1 & HAS ALL BAD QUALITIES4 ,! 
 :OLE >MY BEWAILS IT & CALLS D[N CURSES UPON HIM4444 

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