,BOOK #a#c1 ,*APT] #af 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS A W>M1 D>K1 AUTUMN NI<T4 ,IT HAD BE5 RA9+ = F\R DAYS4 
 ,HAV+ *ANG$ HORSES TWICE & GALLOP$ TW5TY MILES 9 AN H\R & A 
 HALF OV] A /ICKY1 MUDDY ROAD1 ,BOLKHOVIT9OV REA*$ ,LITA%EVKA AFT] ONE 
 O'CLOCK AT NI<T4 ,DISM\NT+ AT A COTTAGE ON :OSE WATTLE F5CE HUNG A 
 SIGNBO>D1 ,G,5,],A,L ,/,A,F,F1 & ?R[+ D[N HIS RE9S1 HE 5T]$ A D>K 
 PASSAGE4 

0,! G5]AL ON DUTY1 QUICK6 ,IT'S V]Y IMPORTANT60 SAID HE TO SOMEONE :O 
 HAD RIS5 & WAS SNIFF+ 9 ! D>K PASSAGE4 

0,HE HAS BE5 V]Y UNWELL S9CE ! EV5+ & ?IS IS ! ?IRD NI<T HE 
 HAS NOT SLEPT10 SAID ! ORD]LY PLEAD+LY 9 A :ISP]4 0,Y\ %\LD WAKE 
 ! CAPTA9 FIR/40 

0,BUT ?IS IS V]Y IMPORTANT1 FROM ,G5]AL ,DOKHTUROV10 SAID ,BOLKHOVIT9OV1 
 5T]+ ! OP5 DOOR :I* HE HAD F\ND BY FEEL+ 9 ! D>K4 

,! ORD]LY HAD GONE 9 BE=E HIM & BEGAN WAK+ SOMEBODY4 

0,Y\R HONOR1 Y\R HONOR6 ,A C\RI]40 

0,:AT8 ,:AT'S ?AT8 ,FROM :OM80 CAME A SLEEPY VOICE4 

0,FROM ,DOKHTUROV & FROM ,ALEXEY ,PETROVI*4 ,NAPOLEON IS AT ,=M9SK10 SAID 
 ,BOLKHOVIT9OV1 UNABLE TO SEE 9 ! D>K :O WAS SPEAK+ BUT GUESS+ BY 
 ! VOICE ?AT IT WAS NOT ,KONOVNITSYN4 

,! MAN :O HAD WAK5$ YAWN$ & /RET*$ HIMSELF4 

0,I DON'T LIKE WAK+ HIM10 HE SAID1 FUMBL+ = SOME?+4 0,HE IS V]Y 
 ILL4 ,P]HAPS ?IS IS ONLY A RUMOR40 

0,H]E IS ! DISPAT*10 SAID ,BOLKHOVIT9OV4 0,MY ORD]S >E TO GIVE IT AT 
 ONCE TO ! G5]AL ON DUTY40 

0,WAIT A MOM5T1 ,I'LL LI<T A C&LE4 ,Y\ DAMN$ RASCAL1 :]E DO Y\ 
 ALWAYS HIDE IT80 SAID ! VOICE ( ! MAN :O WAS /RET*+ HIMSELF1 TO 
 ! ORD]LY4 7,?IS WAS ,%*]B991 ,KONOVNITSYN'S ADJUTANT47 0,I'VE F\ND 
 IT1 ,I'VE F\ND IT60 HE ADD$4 

,! ORD]LY WAS /RIK+ A LI<T & ,%*]B99 WAS FUMBL+ = 
 SOME?+ ON ! C&LE/ICK4 

0,OH1 ! NA/Y BEA/S60 SAID HE ) DISGU/4 

,BY ! LI<T ( ! SP>KS ,BOLKHOVIT9OV SAW ,%*]B99'S Y\?FUL FACE 
 AS HE HELD ! C&LE1 & ! FACE ( ANO!R MAN :O WAS /ILL ASLEEP4 
 ,?IS WAS ,KONOVNITSYN4 

,:5 ! FLAME ( ! SULFUR SPL9T]S K9DL$ BY ! T9D] BURN$ UP1 
 FIR/ BLUE & !N R$1 ,%*]B99 LIT ! TALL[ C&LE1 FROM ! 
 C&LE/ICK ( :I* ! COCKROA*ES ?AT HAD BE5 GNAW+ IT W]E RUNN+ 
 AWAY1 & LOOK$ AT ! MESS5G]4 ,BOLKHOVIT9OV WAS BESPATT]$ ALL OV] 
 ) MUD & HAD SME>$ HIS FACE BY WIP+ IT ) HIS SLEEVE4 

0,:O GAVE ! REPORT80 9QUIR$ ,%*]B991 TAK+ ! 5VELOPE4 

0,! NEWS IS RELIABLE10 SAID ,BOLKHOVIT9OV4 0,PRISON]S1 ,COSSACKS1 
 & ! SC\TS ALL SAY ! SAME ?+40 

0,!RE'S NO?+ TO BE DONE1 WE'LL HAVE TO WAKE HIM10 SAID ,%*]B991 
 RIS+ & GO+ UP TO ! MAN 9 ! NI<TCAP :O LAY COV]$ BY A 
 GREATCOAT4 0,PET] ,PETROVI*60 SAID HE4 7,KONOVNITSYN DID NOT /IR47 0,TO ! 
 ,G5]AL ,/AFF60 HE SAID ) A SMILE1 KN[+ ?AT ?OSE WORDS W\LD BE 
 SURE TO >\SE HIM4 

,& 9 FACT ! HEAD 9 ! NI<TCAP WAS LIFT$ AT ONCE4 ,ON ,KONOVNITSYN'S 
 H&SOME1 RESOLUTE FACE ) *EEKS FLU%$ BY FEV]1 !RE /ILL REMA9$ 
 = AN 9/ANT A F>AWAY DREAMY EXPRESSION REMOTE FROM PRES5T AFFAIRS1 
 BUT !N HE SUDD5LY />T$ & HIS FACE ASSUM$ ITS HABITUAL CALM & 
 FIRM APPE>ANCE4 

0,WELL1 :AT IS IT8 ,FROM :OM80 HE ASK$ IMM$IATELY BUT )\T HURRY1 
 BL9K+ AT ! LI<T4 

,:ILE LI/5+ TO ! (FIC]'S REPORT ,KONOVNITSYN BROKE ! SEAL & 
 READ ! DISPAT*4 ,H>DLY HAD HE DONE SO BE=E HE L[]$ HIS LEGS 9 
 !IR WOOL5 /OCK+S TO ! E>!N FLOOR & BEGAN PUTT+ ON HIS 
 BOOTS4 ,!N HE TOOK (F HIS NI<TCAP1 COMB$ HIS HAIR OV] HIS TEMPLES1 
 & DONN$ HIS CAP4 

0,DID Y\ GET H]E QUICKLY8 ,LET US GO TO HIS ,HI<NESS40 

,KONOVNITSYN HAD UND]/OOD AT ONCE ?AT ! NEWS BR\<T WAS ( GREAT 
 IMPORTANCE & ?AT NO TIME MU/ BE LO/4 ,HE DID NOT CONSID] OR ASK 
 HIMSELF :E!R ! NEWS WAS GOOD OR BAD4 ,?AT DID NOT 9T]E/ HIM4 ,HE 
 REG>D$ ! :OLE BUS9ESS ( ! W> NOT ) HIS 9TELLIG5CE OR HIS 
 REASON BUT BY SOME?+ ELSE4 ,!RE WAS )9 HIM A DEEP UNEXPRESS$ 
 CONVICTION ?AT ALL W\LD BE WELL1 BUT ?AT ONE MU/ NOT TRU/ TO ?IS & 
 /ILL LESS SPEAK AB\T IT1 BUT MU/ ONLY ATT5D TO ONE'S [N WORK4 ,& HE 
 DID HIS WORK1 GIV+ HIS :OLE /R5G? TO ! TASK4 

,PET] ,PETROVI* ,KONOVNITSYN1 LIKE ,DOKHTUROV1 SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 9CLUD$ 
 M]ELY = PROPRIETY'S SAKE 9 ! LI/ ( ! SO-CALL$ H]OES ( #a#h#a#b--! 
 ,B>CLAYS1 ,RAEVSKIS1 ,]MOLOVS1 ,PLATOVS1 & ,MILORADOVI*ES4 ,LIKE ,DOKHTUROV 
 HE HAD ! REPUTATION ( BE+ A MAN ( V]Y LIMIT$ CAPACITY & 
 9=MATION1 & LIKE ,DOKHTUROV HE NEV] MADE PLANS ( BATTLE BUT WAS 
 ALWAYS F\ND :]E ! SITUATION WAS MO/ DIFFICULT4 ,S9CE HIS APPO9TM5T 
 AS G5]AL ON DUTY HE HAD ALWAYS SLEPT ) HIS DOOR OP51 GIV+ ORD]S 
 ?AT EV]Y MESS5G] %\LD BE ALL[$ TO WAKE HIM UP4 ,9 BATTLE HE WAS 
 ALWAYS UND] FIRE1 SO ?AT ,KUTUZOV REPROV$ HIM = IT & FE>$ TO S5D 
 HIM TO ! FRONT1 & LIKE ,DOKHTUROV HE WAS ONE ( ?OSE UNNOTIC$ 
 COG:EELS ?AT1 )\T CLATT] OR NOISE1 CON/ITUTE ! MO/ ESS5TIAL 
 P>T ( ! MA*9E4 

,COM+ \T ( ! HUT 9TO ! DAMP1 D>K NI<T ,KONOVNITSYN FR[N$--P>TLY 
 FROM AN 9CREAS$ PA9 9 HIS HEAD & P>TLY AT ! UNPLEASANT ?\<T 
 ?AT OCCURR$ TO HIM1 ( H[ ALL ?AT NE/ ( 9FLU5TIAL M5 ON ! /AFF 
 W\LD BE /IRR$ UP BY ?IS NEWS1 ESPECIALLY ,B5NIGS51 :O EV] S9CE 
 ,T>UT9O HAD BE5 AT DAGG]S DRAWN ) ,KUTUZOV2 & H[ !Y W\LD MAKE 
 SUGGE/IONS1 QU>REL1 ISSUE ORD]S1 & RESC9D !M4 ,& ?IS PREMONITION 
 WAS DISAGREEABLE TO HIM ?\< HE KNEW IT C\LD NOT BE HELP$4 

,& 9 FACT ,TOLL1 TO :OM HE W5T TO COMMUNICATE ! NEWS1 IMM$IATELY 
 BEGAN TO EXP\ND HIS PLANS TO A G5]AL %>+ HIS QU>T]S1 UNTIL 
 ,KONOVNITSYN1 :O LI/5$ 9 WE>Y SIL5CE1 REM9D$ HIM ?AT !Y MU/ GO 
 TO SEE HIS ,HI<NESS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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