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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,KUTUZOV LIKE ALL OLD PEOPLE DID NOT SLEEP MU* AT NI<T4 ,HE (T5 FELL 
 ASLEEP UNEXPECT$LY 9 ! DAYTIME1 BUT AT NI<T1 LY+ ON HIS B$ )\T 
 UNDRESS+1 HE G5]ALLY REMA9$ AWAKE ?9K+4 

,SO HE LAY N[ ON HIS B$1 SUPPORT+ HIS L>GE1 HEAVY1 SC>R$ HEAD ON HIS 
 PLUMP H&1 ) HIS ONE EYE OP51 M$ITAT+ & PE]+ 9TO ! 
 D>KNESS4 

,S9CE ,B5NIGS51 :O CORRESPOND$ ) ! ,EMP]OR & HAD MORE 9FLU5CE 
 ?AN ANYONE ELSE ON ! /AFF1 HAD BEGUN TO AVOID HIM1 ,KUTUZOV WAS MORE AT 
 EASE AS TO ! POSSIBILITY ( HIMSELF & HIS TROOPS BE+ OBLIG$ TO TAKE 
 P>T 9 USELESS AGGRESSIVE MOVEM5TS4 ,! LESSON ( ! ,T>UT9O BATTLE 
 & ( ! DAY BE=E IT1 :I* ,KUTUZOV REMEMB]$ ) PA91 MU/1 HE 
 ?\<T1 HAVE SOME EFFECT ON O!RS TOO4 

0,!Y MU/ UND]/& ?AT WE CAN ONLY LOSE BY TAK+ ! (F5SIVE4 
 ,PATI5CE & TIME >E MY W>RIORS1 MY *AMPIONS10 ?\<T ,KUTUZOV4 ,HE KNEW 
 ?AT AN APPLE %\LD NOT BE PLUCK$ :ILE IT IS GRE54 ,IT WILL FALL ( 
 ITSELF :5 RIPE1 BUT IF PICK$ UNRIPE ! APPLE IS SPOIL$1 ! TREE IS 
 H>M$1 & Y\R TEE? >E SET ON $GE4 ,LIKE AN EXP]I5C$ SPORTSMAN HE 
 KNEW ?AT ! BEA/ WAS W\ND$1 & W\ND$ AS ONLY ! :OLE /R5G? ( 
 ,RUSSIA C\LD HAVE W\ND$ IT1 BUT :E!R IT WAS MORTALLY W\ND$ OR NOT 
 WAS /ILL AN UNDECID$ QUE/ION4 ,N[ BY ! FACT ( ,LAURI/ON & 
 ,B>!LEMI HAV+ BE5 S5T1 & BY ! REPORTS ( ! GU]RILLAS1 ,KUTUZOV 
 WAS ALMO/ SURE ?AT ! W\ND WAS MORTAL4 ,BUT HE NE$$ FUR!R PRO(S 
 & IT WAS NECESS>Y TO WAIT4 

0,!Y WANT TO RUN TO SEE H[ !Y HAVE W\ND$ IT4 ,WAIT & WE %ALL SEE6 
 ,CONT9UAL MANEUV]S1 CONT9UAL ADVANCES60 ?\<T HE4 0,:AT =8 ,ONLY TO 
 DI/+UI% !MSELVES6 ,AS IF FI<T+ W]E FUN4 ,!Y >E LIKE *ILDR5 
 FROM :OM ONE CAN'T GET ANY S5SIBLE ACC\NT ( :AT HAS HAPP5$ BECAUSE 
 !Y ALL WANT TO %[ H[ WELL !Y CAN FI<T4 ,BUT ?AT'S NOT :AT IS 
 NE$$ N[4 

0,& :AT +5I\S MANEUV]S !Y ALL PROPOSE TO ME6 ,IT SEEMS TO !M 
 ?AT :5 !Y HAVE ?\<T ( TWO OR ?REE CONT+5CIES0 7HE REMEMB]$ 
 ! G5]AL PLAN S5T HIM FROM ,PET]SBURG7 0!Y HAVE =ESE5 EV]Y?+4 
 ,BUT ! CONT+5CIES >E 5DLESS40 

,! UNDECID$ QUE/ION AS TO :E!R ! W\ND 9FLICT$ AT ,BOROD9O WAS 
 MORTAL OR NOT HAD HUNG OV] ,KUTUZOV'S HEAD = A :OLE MON?4 ,ON ! ONE 
 H& ! ,FR5* HAD OCCUPI$ ,MOSC[4 ,ON ! O!R ,KUTUZOV FELT ASSUR$ 
 ) ALL HIS BE+ ?AT ! T]RIBLE BL[ 9TO :I* HE & ALL ! 
 ,RUSSIANS HAD PUT !IR :OLE /R5G? MU/ HAVE BE5 MORTAL4 ,BUT 9 ANY 
 CASE PRO(S W]E NE$$2 HE HAD WAIT$ A :OLE MON? = !M & GREW 
 MORE IMPATI5T ! LONG] HE WAIT$4 ,LY+ ON HIS B$ DUR+ ?OSE 
 SLEEPLESS NI<TS HE DID JU/ :AT HE REPROA*$ ?OSE Y\NG] G5]ALS = 
 DO+4 ,HE IMAG9$ ALL SORTS ( POSSIBLE CONT+5CIES1 JU/ LIKE ! 
 Y\NG] M51 BUT ) ?IS DIFF]5CE1 ?AT HE SAW ?\S&S ( 
 CONT+5CIES 9/EAD ( TWO OR ?REE & BAS$ NO?+ ON !M4 ,! 
 LONG] HE ?\<T ! MORE CONT+5CIES PRES5T$ !MSELVES4 ,HE IMAG9$ 
 ALL SORTS ( MOVEM5TS ( ! ,NAPOLEONIC >MY AS A :OLE OR 9 SECTIONS--AGA9/ 
 ,PET]SBURG1 OR AGA9/ HIM1 OR TO \TFLANK HIM4 ,HE ?\<T TOO ( ! 
 POSSIBILITY 7:I* HE FE>$ MO/ ( ALL7 ?AT ,NAPOLEON MI<T FI<T HIM 
 ) HIS [N WEAPON & REMA9 9 ,MOSC[ AWAIT+ HIM4 ,KUTUZOV EV5 
 IMAG9$ ?AT ,NAPOLEON'S >MY MI<T TURN BACK ?R\< ,M$YN & ,YUKHNOV1 
 BUT ! ONE ?+ HE C\LD NOT =ESEE WAS :AT HAPP5$--! 9SANE1 
 CONVULSIVE /AMP$E ( ,NAPOLEON'S >MY DUR+ ITS FIR/ ELEV5 DAYS AFT] 
 LEAV+ ,MOSC[3 A /AMP$E :I* MADE POSSIBLE :AT ,KUTUZOV HAD NOT YET 
 EV5 D>$ TO ?9K (--! COMPLETE EXT]M9ATION ( ! ,FR5*4 
 ,DOROKHOV'S REPORT AB\T ,BR\SSI]'S DIVISION1 ! GU]RILLAS' REPORTS ( 
 DI/RESS 9 ,NAPOLEON'S >MY1 RUMORS ( PREP>ATIONS = LEAV+ ,MOSC[1 
 ALL CONFIRM$ ! SUPPOSITION ?AT ! ,FR5* >MY WAS BEAT5 & 
 PREP>+ = FLI<T4 ,BUT !SE W]E ONLY SUPPOSITIONS1 :I* SEEM$ 
 IMPORTANT TO ! Y\NG] M5 BUT NOT TO ,KUTUZOV4 ,) HIS SIXTY YE>S' 
 EXP]I5CE HE KNEW :AT VALUE TO ATTA* TO RUMORS1 KNEW H[ APT PEOPLE :O 
 DESIRE ANY?+ >E TO GR\P ALL NEWS SO ?AT IT APPE>S TO CONFIRM :AT 
 !Y DESIRE1 & HE KNEW H[ READILY 9 SU* CASES !Y OMIT ALL ?AT 
 MAKES = ! CONTR>Y4 ,& ! MORE HE DESIR$ IT ! LESS HE ALL[$ 
 HIMSELF TO BELIEVE IT4 ,?IS QUE/ION ABSORB$ ALL HIS M5TAL P[]S4 ,ALL 
 ELSE WAS TO HIM ONLY LIFE'S CU/OM>Y R\T9E4 ,TO SU* CU/OM>Y R\T9E 
 BELONG$ HIS CONV]SATIONS ) ! /AFF1 ! LETT]S HE WROTE FROM 
 ,T>UT9O TO ,MADAME DE ,/AEL1 ! READ+ ( NOVELS1 ! DI/RIBUTION ( 
 AW>DS1 HIS CORRESPOND5CE ) ,PET]SBURG1 & SO ON4 ,BUT ! DE/RUCTION 
 ( ! ,FR5*1 :I* HE ALONE =ESAW1 WAS HIS HE>T'S ONE DESIRE4 

,ON ! NI<T ( ! ELEV5? ( ,OCTOB] HE LAY LEAN+ ON HIS >M & 
 ?9K+ ( ?AT4 

,!RE WAS A /IR 9 ! NEXT ROOM & HE HE>D ! /EPS ( ,TOLL1 
 ,KONOVNITSYN1 & ,BOLKHOVIT9OV4 

0,EH1 :O'S !RE8 ,COME 91 COME 96 ,:AT NEWS80 ! FIELD M>%AL CALL$ 
 \T TO !M4 

,:ILE A FOOTMAN WAS LI<T+ A C&LE1 ,TOLL COMMUNICAT$ ! SUB/ANCE ( 
 ! NEWS4 

0,:O BR\<T IT80 ASK$ ,KUTUZOV ) A LOOK :I*1 :5 ! C&LE WAS 
 LIT1 /RUCK ,TOLL BY ITS COLD SEV]ITY4 

0,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT AB\T IT1 Y\R ,HI<NESS40 

0,CALL HIM 91 CALL HIM H]E40 

,KUTUZOV SAT UP ) ONE LEG HANG+ D[N FROM ! B$ & HIS BIG PAUN* 
 RE/+ AGA9/ ! O!R :I* WAS D\BL$ UND] HIM4 ,HE SCREW$ UP HIS 
 SEE+ EYE TO SCRUT9IZE ! MESS5G] MORE C>EFULLY1 AS IF WI%+ TO 
 READ 9 HIS FACE :AT PREOCCUPI$ HIS [N M9D4 

0,TELL ME1 TELL ME1 FRI5D10 SAID HE TO ,BOLKHOVIT9OV 9 HIS L[1 AG$ 
 VOICE1 AS HE PULL$ TOGE!R ! %IRT :I* GAP$ OP5 ON HIS *E/1 
 0COME NE>]--NE>]4 ,:AT NEWS HAVE Y\ BR\<T ME8 ,EH8 ,?AT 
 ,NAPOLEON HAS LEFT ,MOSC[8 ,>E Y\ SURE8 ,EH80 

,BOLKHOVIT9OV GAVE A DETAIL$ ACC\NT FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ALL HE HAD 
 BE5 TOLD TO REPORT4 

0,SPEAK QUICK]1 QUICK]6 ,DON'T TORTURE ME60 ,KUTUZOV 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

,BOLKHOVIT9OV TOLD HIM EV]Y?+ & WAS !N SIL5T1 AWAIT+ 
 9/RUCTIONS4 ,TOLL WAS BEG9N+ TO SAY SOME?+ BUT ,KUTUZOV *ECK$ HIM4 
 ,HE TRI$ TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT HIS FACE SUDD5LY PUCK]$ & WR9KL$2 HE 
 WAV$ HIS >M AT ,TOLL & TURN$ TO ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( ! ROOM1 TO ! 
 CORN] D>K5$ BY ! ICONS ?AT HUNG !RE4 

0,O ,LORD1 MY ,CREATOR1 ,?\ HAS HE>D \R PRAY]4440 SAID HE 9 A TREMUL\S 
 VOICE ) FOLD$ H&S4 0,RUSSIA IS SAV$4 ,I ?ANK ,!E1 ,O ,LORD60 & HE 
 WEPT4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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