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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,&REW /AY$ AT ,BRUNN ) ,BILIB91 A ,RUSSIAN ACQUA9TANCE ( HIS 
 9 ! DIPLOMATIC S]VICE4 

0,AH1 MY DE> PR9CE6 ,I C\LD NOT HAVE A MORE WELCOME VISITOR10 SAID 
 ,BILIB9 AS HE CAME \T TO MEET ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,FRANZ1 PUT ! PR9CE'S 
 ?+S 9 MY B$ROOM10 SAID HE TO ! S]VANT :O WAS U%]+ ,BOLKONSKI 
 94 0,SO Y\'RE A MESS5G] ( VICTORY1 EH8 ,SPL5DID6 ,& ,I AM SITT+ H]E 
 ILL1 AS Y\ SEE40 

,AFT] WA%+ & DRESS+1 ,PR9CE ,&REW CAME 9TO ! DIPLOMAT'S 
 LUXURI\S /UDY & SAT D[N TO ! D9N] PREP>$ = HIM4 ,BILIB9 
 SETTL$ D[N COM=TABLY BESIDE ! FIRE4 

,AFT] HIS J\RNEY & ! CAMPAIGN DUR+ :I* HE HAD BE5 DEPRIV$ ( 
 ALL ! COM=TS ( CLEANL9ESS & ALL ! REF9EM5TS ( LIFE1 ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW FELT A PLEASANT S5SE ( REPOSE AMONG LUXURI\S SURR\ND+S SU* 
 AS HE HAD BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO FROM *ILDHOOD4 ,BESIDES IT WAS PLEASANT1 
 AFT] HIS RECEPTION BY ! ,AU/RIANS1 TO SPEAK IF NOT 9 ,RUSSIAN 7= !Y 
 W]E SPEAK+ ,FR5*7 AT LEA/ ) A ,RUSSIAN :O W\LD1 HE SUPPOS$1 
 %>E ! G5]AL ,RUSSIAN ANTIPA?Y TO ! ,AU/RIANS :I* WAS !N 
 P>TICUL>LY /RONG4 

,BILIB9 WAS A MAN ( ?IRTY-FIVE1 A BA*ELOR1 & ( ! SAME CIRCLE AS 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,!Y HAD KN[N EA* O!R PREVI\SLY 9 ,PET]SBURG1 BUT HAD 
 BECOME MORE 9TIMATE :5 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS 9 ,VI5NA ) ,KUTUZOV4 ,JU/ 
 AS ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS A Y\NG MAN :O GAVE PROMISE ( RIS+ HI< 9 ! 
 MILIT>Y PR(ESSION1 SO TO AN EV5 GREAT] EXT5T ,BILIB9 GAVE PROMISE ( 
 RIS+ 9 HIS DIPLOMATIC C>E]4 ,HE /ILL A Y\NG MAN BUT NO LONG] A 
 Y\NG DIPLOMAT1 AS HE HAD 5T]$ ! S]VICE AT ! AGE ( SIXTE51 HAD 
 BE5 9 ,P>IS & ,COP5HAG51 & N[ HELD A RA!R IMPORTANT PO/ 9 
 ,VI5NA4 ,BO? ! =EIGN M9I/] & \R AMBASSADOR 9 ,VI5NA KNEW HIM 
 & VALU$ HIM4 ,HE WAS NOT ONE ( ?OSE MANY DIPLOMATS :O >E E/EEM$ 
 BECAUSE !Y HAVE C]TA9 NEGATIVE QUALITIES1 AVOID DO+ C]TA9 ?+S1 
 & SPEAK ,FR5*4 ,HE WAS ONE ( ?OSE1 :O1 LIK+ WORK1 KNEW H[ TO DO 
 IT1 & DESPITE HIS 9DOL5CE W\LD SOMETIMES SP5D A :OLE NI<T AT HIS 
 WRIT+ TABLE4 ,HE WORK$ WELL :ATEV] ! IMPORT ( HIS WORK4 ,IT WAS NOT 
 ! QUE/ION 0,:AT =80 BUT ! QUE/ION 0,H[80 ?AT 9T]E/$ HIM4 ,:AT 
 ! DIPLOMATIC MATT] MI<T BE HE DID NOT C>E1 BUT IT GAVE HIM GREAT 
 PLEASURE TO PREP>E A CIRCUL>1 MEMOR&UM1 OR REPORT1 SKILLFULLY1 
 PO9T$LY1 & ELEGANTLY4 ,BILIB9'S S]VICES W]E VALU$ NOT ONLY = :AT 
 HE WROTE1 BUT ALSO = HIS SKILL 9 DEAL+ & CONV]S+ ) ?OSE 9 
 ! HI<E/ SPH]ES4 

,BILIB9 LIK$ CONV]SATION AS HE LIK$ WORK1 ONLY :5 IT C\LD BE MADE 
 ELEGANTLY WITTY4 ,9 SOCIETY HE ALWAYS AWAIT$ AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY 
 SOME?+ /RIK+ & TOOK P>T 9 A CONV]SATION ONLY :5 ?AT WAS 
 POSSIBLE4 ,HIS CONV]SATION WAS ALWAYS SPR9KL$ ) WITTILY ORIG9AL1 
 F9I%$ PHRASES ( G5]AL 9T]E/4 ,!SE SAY+S W]E PREP>$ 9 ! 
 9N] LABORATORY ( HIS M9D 9 A PORTABLE =M AS IF 9T5TIONALLY1 SO 
 ?AT 9SIGNIFICANT SOCIETY PEOPLE MI<T C>RY !M FROM DRAW+ ROOM TO 
 DRAW+ ROOM4 ,&1 9 FACT1 ,BILIB9'S WITTICISMS W]E HAWK$ AB\T 9 ! 
 ,VI5NESE DRAW+ ROOMS & (T5 HAD AN 9FLU5CE ON MATT]S CONSID]$ 
 IMPORTANT4 

,HIS ?91 WORN1 SALL[ FACE WAS COV]$ ) DEEP WR9KLES1 :I* ALWAYS 
 LOOK$ AS CLEAN & WELL WA%$ AS ! TIPS ( ONE'S F+]S AFT] A 
 ,RUSSIAN BA?4 ,! MOVEM5T ( !SE WR9KLES =M$ ! PR9CIPAL PLAY ( 
 EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE4 ,N[ HIS =EHEAD W\LD PUCK] 9TO DEEP FOLDS & 
 HIS EYEBR[S W]E LIFT$1 !N HIS EYEBR[S W\LD DESC5D & DEEP 
 WR9KLES W\LD CREASE HIS *EEKS4 ,HIS SMALL1 DEEP-SET EYES ALWAYS TW9KL$ 
 & LOOK$ \T /RAI<T4 

0,WELL1 N[ TELL ME AB\T Y\R EXPLOITS10 SAID HE4 

,BOLKONSKI1 V]Y MODE/LY )\T ONCE M5TION+ HIMSELF1 DESCRIB$ ! 
 5GAGEM5T & HIS RECEPTION BY ! ,M9I/] ( ,W>4 

0,!Y RECEIV$ ME & MY NEWS AS ONE RECEIVES A DOG 9 A GAME ( 
 SKITTLES10 SAID HE 9 CONCLUSION4 

,BILIB9 SMIL$ & ! WR9KLES ON HIS FACE DISAPPE>$4 

0,CEP5DANT1 MON *]10 HE REM>K$1 EXAM9+ HIS NAILS FROM A 
 DI/ANCE & PUCK]+ ! SK9 ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE1 0MALGRE LA HAUTE 
 E/IME QUE JE PR(ESSE P\R ! ,OR?ODOX ,RUSSIAN >MY1 J'AV\E QUE 
 VOTRE VICTOIRE N'E/ PAS DES PLUS VICTORIEUSES40 "9 

 "9 0,BUT MY DE> FELL[1 ) ALL MY RESPECT = ! ,OR?ODOX 
 ,RUSSIAN >MY1 ,I MU/ SAY ?AT Y\R VICTORY WAS NOT 
 P>TICUL>LY VICTORI\S40 
  
  

,HE W5T ON TALK+ 9 ?IS WAY 9 ,FR5*1 UTT]+ ONLY ?OSE WORDS 9 
 ,RUSSIAN ON :I* HE WI%$ TO PUT A CONTEMPTU\S EMPHASIS4 

0,COME N[6 ,Y\ ) ALL Y\R =CES FALL ON ! UN=TUNATE ,MORTI] & 
 HIS ONE DIVISION1 & EV5 !N ,MORTI] SLIPS ?R\< Y\R F+]S6 
 ,:]E'S ! VICTORY80 

0,BUT S]I\SLY10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0WE CAN AT ANY RATE SAY )\T 
 BOA/+ ?AT IT WAS A LITTLE BETT] ?AN AT ,ULM4440 

0,:Y DIDN'T Y\ CAPTURE ONE1 JU/ ONE1 M>%AL = US80 

0,BECAUSE NOT EV]Y?+ HAPP5S AS ONE EXPECTS OR ) ! SMOO?NESS ( A 
 P>ADE4 ,WE HAD EXPECT$1 AS ,I TOLD Y\1 TO GET AT !IR RE> BY SEV5 9 
 ! MORN+ BUT HAD NOT REA*$ IT BY FIVE 9 ! AFT]NOON40 

0,& :Y DIDN'T Y\ DO IT AT SEV5 9 ! MORN+8 ,Y\ \<T TO HAVE BE5 
 !RE AT SEV5 9 ! MORN+10 RETURN$ ,BILIB9 ) A SMILE4 0,Y\ \<T 
 TO HAVE BE5 !RE AT SEV5 9 ! MORN+40 

0,:Y DID Y\ NOT SUCCE$ 9 IMPRESS+ ON ,BONAP>TE BY DIPLOMATIC ME?ODS 
 ?AT HE HAD BETT] LEAVE ,G5OA ALONE80 RETORT$ ,PR9CE ,&REW 9 ! SAME 
 TONE4 

0,I KN[10 9T]RUPT$ ,BILIB91 0Y\'RE ?9K+ IT'S V]Y EASY TO TAKE 
 M>%ALS1 SITT+ ON A S(A BY ! FIRE6 ,?AT IS TRUE1 BUT /ILL :Y 
 DIDN'T Y\ CAPTURE HIM8 ,SO DON'T BE SURPRIS$ IF NOT ONLY ! ,M9I/] ( 
 ,W> BUT ALSO HIS ,MO/ ,AUGU/ ,MAJE/Y ! ,EMP]OR & ,K+ ,FRANCIS IS NOT 
 MU* DELI<T$ BY Y\R VICTORY4 ,EV5 ,I1 A POOR SECRET>Y ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
 ,EMBASSY1 DO NOT FEEL ANY NE$ 9 TOK5 ( MY JOY TO GIVE MY ,FRANZ A 
 ?AL]1 OR LET HIM GO ) HIS ,LIEB*5 TO ! ,PRAT]444 ,TRUE1 WE HAVE NO 
 ,PRAT] H]E4440 

,HE LOOK$ /RAI<T AT ,PR9CE ,&REW & SUDD5LY UNWR9KL$ HIS =EHEAD4 

0,IT IS N[ MY TURN TO ASK Y\ ':Y8' MON *]10 SAID ,BOLKONSKI4 0,I CONFESS 
 ,I DO NOT UND]/&3 P]HAPS !RE >E DIPLOMATIC SUBTLETIES H]E BEYOND 
 MY FEEBLE 9TELLIG5CE1 BUT ,I CAN'T MAKE IT \T4 ,MAC LOSES A :OLE >MY1 
 ! ,>*DUKE ,F]D9& & ! ,>*DUKE ,K>L GIVE NO SIGNS ( LIFE & 
 MAKE BLUND] AFT] BLUND]4 ,KUTUZOV ALONE AT LA/ GA9S A REAL VICTORY1 
 DE/ROY+ ! SPELL ( ! 9V9CIBILITY ( ! ,FR5*1 & ! ,M9I/] 
 ( ,W> DOES NOT EV5 C>E TO HE> ! DETAILS40 

0,?AT'S JU/ IT1 MY DE> FELL[4 ,Y\ SEE IT'S HURRAH = ! ,CZ>1 = 
 ,RUSSIA1 = ! ,OR?ODOX ,GREEK FAI?6 ,ALL ?AT IS BEAUTIFUL1 BUT :AT DO 
 WE1 ,I MEAN ! ,AU/RIAN C\RT1 C>E = Y\R VICTORIES8 ,BR+ US NICE NEWS 
 ( A VICTORY BY ! ,>*DUKE ,K>L OR ,F]D9& 7ONE >*DUKE'S AS GOOD AS 
 ANO!R1 AS Y\ KN[7 & EV5 IF IT IS ONLY OV] A FIRE BRIGADE ( 
 ,BONAP>TE'S1 ?AT WILL BE ANO!R /ORY & WE'LL FIRE (F SOME CANNON6 
 ,BUT ?IS SORT ( ?+ SEEMS DONE ON PURPOSE TO VEX US4 ,! ,>*DUKE ,K>L 
 DOES NO?+1 ! ,>*DUKE ,F]D9& DISGRACES HIMSELF4 ,Y\ AB&ON 
 ,VI5NA1 GIVE UP ITS DEF5SE--AS MU* AS TO SAY3 ',HEAV5 IS ) US1 
 BUT HEAV5 HELP Y\ & Y\R CAPITAL6' ,! ONE G5]AL :OM WE ALL LOV$1 
 ,S*MIDT1 Y\ EXPOSE TO A BULLET1 & !N Y\ CONGRATULATE US ON ! 
 VICTORY6 ,ADMIT ?AT MORE IRRITAT+ NEWS ?AN Y\RS C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 
 CONCEIV$4 ,IT'S AS IF IT HAD BE5 DONE ON PURPOSE1 ON PURPOSE4 ,BESIDES1 
 SUPPOSE Y\ DID GA9 A BRILLIANT VICTORY1 IF EV5 ! ,>*DUKE ,K>L GA9$ 
 A VICTORY1 :AT EFFECT W\LD ?AT HAVE ON ! G5]AL C\RSE ( EV5TS8 
 ,IT'S TOO LATE N[ :5 ,VI5NA IS OCCUPI$ BY ! ,FR5* >MY60 

0,:AT8 ,OCCUPI$8 ,VI5NA OCCUPI$80 

0,NOT ONLY OCCUPI$1 BUT ,BONAP>TE IS AT ,S*ONBRUNN1 & ! C\NT1 \R 
 DE> ,C\NT ,VRBNA1 GOES TO HIM = ORD]S40 

,AFT] ! FATIGUES & IMPRESSIONS ( ! J\RNEY1 HIS RECEPTION1 & 
 ESPECIALLY AFT] HAV+ D9$1 ,BOLKONSKI FELT ?AT HE C\LD NOT TAKE 9 
 ! FULL SIGNIFICANCE ( ! WORDS HE HE>D4 

0,C\NT ,LI*T5FELS WAS H]E ?IS MORN+10 ,BILIB9 CONT9U$1 0& %[$ 
 ME A LETT] 9 :I* ! P>ADE ( ! ,FR5* 9 ,VI5NA WAS FULLY 
 DESCRIB$3 ,PR9CE ,MURAT ET T\T LE TREMBLEM5T444 ,Y\ SEE ?AT Y\R 
 VICTORY IS NOT A MATT] = GREAT REJOIC+ & ?AT Y\ CAN'T BE RECEIV$ 
 AS A SAVIOR40 

0,REALLY ,I DON'T C>E AB\T ?AT1 ,I DON'T C>E AT ALL10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 
 BEG9N+ TO UND]/& ?AT HIS NEWS ( ! BATTLE BE=E ,KREMS WAS 
 REALLY ( SMALL IMPORTANCE 9 VIEW ( SU* EV5TS AS ! FALL ( ,AU/RIA'S 
 CAPITAL4 0,H[ IS IT ,VI5NA WAS TAK58 ,:AT ( ! BRIDGE & ITS 
 CELEBRAT$ BRIDGEHEAD & ,PR9CE ,AU]SP]G8 ,WE HE>D REPORTS ?AT ,PR9CE 
 ,AU]SP]G WAS DEF5D+ ,VI5NA80 HE SAID4 

0,PR9CE ,AU]SP]G IS ON ?IS1 ON \R SIDE ( ! RIV]1 & IS DEF5D+ 
 US--DO+ IT V]Y BADLY1 ,I ?9K1 BUT /ILL HE IS DEF5D+ US4 ,BUT 
 ,VI5NA IS ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,NO1 ! BRIDGE HAS NOT YET BE5 TAK5 & ,I 
 HOPE IT WILL NOT BE1 = IT IS M9$ & ORD]S HAVE BE5 GIV5 TO BL[ IT 
 UP4 ,O!RWISE WE %\LD LONG AGO HAVE BE5 9 ! M\NTA9S ( ,BOHEMIA1 
 & Y\ & Y\R >MY W\LD HAVE SP5T A BAD QU>T] ( AN H\R BETWE5 
 TWO FIRES40 

0,BUT /ILL ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT ! CAMPAIGN IS OV]10 SAID ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW4 

0,WELL1 ,I ?9K IT IS4 ,! BIGWIGS H]E ?9K SO TOO1 BUT !Y D>5'T SAY 
 SO4 ,IT WILL BE AS ,I SAID AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! CAMPAIGN1 IT WON'T BE 
 Y\R SKIRMI%+ AT ,DURR5/E91 OR GUNP[D] AT ALL1 ?AT WILL DECIDE ! 
 MATT]1 BUT ?OSE :O DEVIS$ IT10 SAID ,BILIB9 QUOT+ ONE ( HIS [N 
 MOTS1 RELEAS+ ! WR9KLES ON HIS =EHEAD1 & PAUS+4 0,! ONLY 
 QUE/ION IS :AT WILL COME ( ! MEET+ BETWE5 ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] 
 & ! ,K+ ( ,PRUSSIA 9 ,B]L98 ,IF ,PRUSSIA JO9S ! ,ALLIES1 ,AU/RIA'S 
 H& WILL BE =C$ & !RE WILL BE W>4 ,IF NOT IT IS M]ELY A QUE/ION 
 ( SETTL+ :]E ! PRELIM9>IES ( ! NEW ,CAMPO ,=MIO >E TO BE 
 DRAWN UP40 

0,:AT AN EXTRAORD9>Y G5IUS60 ,PR9CE ,&REW SUDD5LY EXCLAIM$1 
 CL5*+ HIS SMALL H& & /RIK+ ! TABLE ) IT1 0& :AT LUCK 
 ! MAN HAS60 

0,BUONAP>TE80 SAID ,BILIB9 9QUIR+LY1 PUCK]+ UP HIS =EHEAD TO 
 9DICATE ?AT HE WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+ WITTY4 0,BUONAP>TE80 HE 
 REPEAT$1 ACC5TUAT+ ! U3 0,I ?9K1 H[EV]1 N[ ?AT HE LAYS D[N 
 LAWS = ,AU/RIA AT ,S*ONBRUNN1 IL FAUT LUI FAIRE GRACE DE L'U6 "9 ,I %ALL 
 C]TA9LY ADOPT AN 9NOVATION & CALL HIM SIMPLY ,BONAP>TE60 

 "9 0,WE MU/ LET HIM (F ! U60 
  
  

0,BUT JOK+ AP>T10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0DO Y\ REALLY ?9K ! CAMPAIGN 
 IS OV]80 

0,?IS IS :AT ,I ?9K4 ,AU/RIA HAS BE5 MADE A FOOL (1 & %E IS NOT 
 US$ TO IT4 ,%E WILL RETALIATE4 ,& %E HAS BE5 FOOL$ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE 
 BECAUSE H] PROV9CES HAVE BE5 PILLAG$--!Y SAY ! ,HOLY ,RUSSIAN 
 >MY LOOTS T]RIBLY--H] >MY IS DE/ROY$1 H] CAPITAL TAK51 & 
 ALL ?IS = ! BEAUX YEUX "9 ( ,HIS ,S>D9IAN ,MAJE/Y4 ,& !RE=E--?IS 
 IS BETWE5 \RSELVES--,I 9/9CTIVELY FEEL ?AT WE >E BE+ 
 DECEIV$1 MY 9/9CT TELLS ME ( NEGOTIATIONS ) ,FRANCE & PROJECTS 
 = PEACE1 A SECRET PEACE CONCLUD$ SEP>ATELY40 

 "9 ,F9E EYES4 

  

0,IMPOSSIBLE60 CRI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,?AT W\LD BE TOO BASE40 

0,IF WE LIVE WE %ALL SEE10 REPLI$ ,BILIB91 HIS FACE AGA9 BECOM+ SMOO? 
 AS A SIGN ?AT ! CONV]SATION WAS AT AN 5D4 

,:5 ,PR9CE ,&REW REA*$ ! ROOM PREP>$ = HIM & LAY D[N 9 A 
 CLEAN %IRT ON ! FEA!R B$ ) ITS W>M$ & FRAGRANT PILL[S1 HE 
 FELT ?AT ! BATTLE ( :I* HE HAD BR\<T TID+S WAS F>1 F> AWAY 
 FROM HIM4 ,! ALLIANCE ) ,PRUSSIA1 ,AU/RIA'S TREA*]Y1 ,BONAP>TE'S NEW 
 TRIUMPH1 TOMORR['S LEVEE & P>ADE1 & ! AUDI5CE ) ! ,EMP]OR 
 ,FRANCIS OCCUPI$ HIS ?\<TS4 

,HE CLOS$ HIS EYES1 & IMM$IATELY A S\ND ( CANNONAD+1 ( MUSKETRY 
 & ! RATTL+ ( C>RIAGE :EELS SEEM$ TO FILL HIS E>S1 & N[ AGA9 
 DRAWN \T 9 A ?9 L9E ! MUSKETE]S W]E DESC5D+ ! HILL1 ! 
 ,FR5* W]E FIR+1 & HE FELT HIS HE>T PALPITAT+ AS HE RODE =W>D 
 BESIDE ,S*MIDT ) ! BULLETS M]RILY :I/L+ ALL >\ND1 & HE 
 EXP]I5C$ T5FOLD ! JOY ( LIV+1 AS HE HAD NOT DONE S9CE *ILDHOOD4 

,HE WOKE UP444 

0,YES1 ?AT ALL HAPP5$60 HE SAID1 &1 SMIL+ HAPPILY TO HIMSELF LIKE A 
 *ILD1 HE FELL 9TO A DEEP1 Y\?FUL SLUMB]4 

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