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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?AT SAME NI<T1 HAV+ TAK5 LEAVE ( ! ,M9I/] ( ,W>1 ,BOLKONSKI SET 
 (F TO REJO9 ! >MY1 NOT KN[+ :]E HE W\LD F9D IT & FE>+ TO 
 BE CAPTUR$ BY ! ,FR5* ON ! WAY TO ,KREMS4 

,9 ,BRUNN EV]YBODY ATTA*$ TO ! C\RT WAS PACK+ UP1 & ! HEAVY 
 BAGGAGE WAS ALREADY BE+ DISPAT*$ TO ,OLMUTZ4 ,NE> ,HETZELSDORF ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW /RUCK ! HI< ROAD ALONG :I* ! ,RUSSIAN >MY WAS MOV+ ) 
 GREAT HA/E & 9 ! GREATE/ DISORD]4 ,! ROAD WAS SO OB/RUCT$ ) 
 C>TS ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BY 9 A C>RIAGE4 ,PR9CE ,&REW TOOK A 
 HORSE & A ,COSSACK FROM A ,COSSACK COMM&]1 & HUNGRY & WE>Y1 MAK+ 
 HIS WAY PA/ ! BAGGAGE WAGONS1 RODE 9 SE>* ( ! COMM&] 9 *IEF 
 & ( HIS [N LUGGAGE4 ,V]Y S9I/] REPORTS ( ! POSITION ( ! >MY 
 REA*$ HIM AS HE W5T ALONG1 & ! APPE>ANCE ( ! TROOPS 9 !IR 
 DISORD]LY FLI<T CONFIRM$ !SE RUMORS4 

0,CETTE >MEE RUSSE QUE L'OR DE L',ANGLET]RE A TRANSPORTEE DES EXTREMITES 
 DE L'UNIV]S1 N\S ALLONS LUI FAIRE EPR\V] LE MEME SORT--7LE SORT 
 DE L'>MEE D',ULM740 "9 ,HE REMEMB]$ !SE WORDS 9 ,BONAP>TE'S ADDRESS TO 
 HIS >MY AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! CAMPAIGN1 & !Y AWOKE 9 HIM 
 A/ONI%M5T AT ! G5IUS ( HIS H]O1 A FEEL+ ( W\ND$ PRIDE1 & A 
 HOPE ( GLORY4 0,& %\LD !RE BE NO?+ LEFT BUT TO DIE80 HE ?\<T4 
 0,WELL1 IF NE$ BE1 ,I %ALL DO IT NO WORSE ?AN O!RS40 

 "9 0,?AT ,RUSSIAN >MY :I* HAS BE5 BR\<T FROM ! 5DS ( 
 ! E>? BY ,5GLI% GOLD1 WE %ALL CAUSE TO %>E ! SAME 
 FATE--7! FATE ( ! >MY AT ,ULM740 
  
  

,HE LOOK$ ) DISDA9 AT ! 5DLESS CONFUS$ MASS ( DETA*M5TS1 C>TS1 
 GUNS1 >TILL]Y1 & AGA9 BAGGAGE WAGONS & VEHICLES ( ALL K9DS 
 OV]TAK+ ONE ANO!R & BLOCK+ ! MUDDY ROAD1 ?REE & SOMETIMES 
 F\R ABREA/4 ,FROM ALL SIDES1 BEH9D & BE=E1 AS F> AS E> C\LD 
 REA*1 !RE W]E ! RATTLE ( :EELS1 ! CREAK+ ( C>TS & GUN 
 C>RIAGES1 ! TRAMP ( HORSES1 ! CRACK ( :IPS1 %\TS1 ! URG+ ( 
 HORSES1 & ! SWE>+ ( SOLDI]S1 ORD]LIES1 & (FIC]S4 ,ALL ALONG 
 ! SIDES ( ! ROAD FALL5 HORSES W]E TO BE SE51 SOME FLAY$1 SOME 
 NOT1 & BROK5-D[N C>TS BESIDE :I* SOLIT>Y SOLDI]S SAT WAIT+ = 
 SOME?+1 & AGA9 SOLDI]S /RAGGL+ FROM !IR COMPANIES1 CR[DS ( 
 :OM SET (F TO ! NEI<BOR+ VILLAGES1 OR RETURN$ FROM !M DRAGG+ 
 %EEP1 F[LS1 HAY1 & BULG+ SACKS4 ,AT EA* ASC5T OR DESC5T ( ! 
 ROAD ! CR[DS W]E YET D5S] & ! D9 ( %\T+ MORE 9CESSANT4 
 ,SOLDI]S FL\ND]+ KNEE-DEEP 9 MUD PU%$ ! GUNS & WAGONS 
 !MSELVES4 ,:IPS CRACK$1 HO(S SLIPP$1 TRACES BROKE1 & LUNGS W]E 
 /RA9$ ) %\T+4 ,! (FIC]S DIRECT+ ! M>* RODE BACKW>D & 
 =W>D BETWE5 ! C>TS4 ,!IR VOICES W]E BUT FEEBLY HE>D AMID ! 
 UPRO> & ONE SAW BY !IR FACES ?AT !Y DESPAIR$ ( ! POSSIBILITY 
 ( *ECK+ ?IS DISORD]4 

0,H]E IS \R DE> ,OR?ODOX ,RUSSIAN >MY10 ?\<T ,BOLKONSKI1 RECALL+ 
 ,BILIB9'S WORDS4 

,WI%+ TO F9D \T :]E ! COMM&] 9 *IEF WAS1 HE RODE UP TO A 
 CONVOY4 ,DIRECTLY OPPOSITE TO HIM CAME A /RANGE ONE-HORSE VEHICLE1 
 EVID5TLY RIGG$ UP BY SOLDI]S \T ( ANY AVAILABLE MAT]IALS & LOOK+ 
 LIKE SOME?+ BETWE5 A C>T1 A CABRIOLET1 & A CALE*E4 ,A SOLDI] WAS 
 DRIV+1 & A WOMAN 5VELOP$ 9 %AWLS SAT BEH9D ! APRON UND] ! 
 LEA!R HOOD ( ! VEHICLE4 ,PR9CE ,&REW RODE UP & WAS JU/ PUTT+ 
 HIS QUE/ION TO A SOLDI] :5 HIS ATT5TION WAS DIV]T$ BY ! DESP]ATE 
 %RIEKS ( ! WOMAN 9 ! VEHICLE4 ,AN (FIC] 9 *>GE ( TRANSPORT WAS 
 BEAT+ ! SOLDI] :O WAS DRIV+ ! WOMAN'S VEHICLE = TRY+ TO GET 
 AHEAD ( O!RS1 & ! /ROKES ( HIS :IP FELL ON ! APRON ( ! 
 EQUIPAGE4 ,! WOMAN SCREAM$ PI]C+LY4 ,SEE+ ,PR9CE ,&REW %E LEAN$ 
 \T FROM BEH9D ! APRON &1 WAV+ H] ?9 >MS FROM UND] ! WOOL5 
 %AWL1 CRI$3 

0,MR4 ,AIDE-DE-CAMP6 ,MR4 ,AIDE-DE-CAMP6444 ,= HEAV5'S SAKE444 ,PROTECT ME6 
 ,:AT WILL BECOME ( US8 ,I AM ! WIFE ( ! DOCTOR ( ! ,SEV5? 
 ,*ASSEURS4444 ,!Y WON'T LET US PASS1 WE >E LEFT BEH9D & HAVE LO/ \R 
 PEOPLE4440 

0,I'LL FLATT5 Y\ 9TO A PANCAKE60 %\T$ ! ANGRY (FIC] TO ! 
 SOLDI]4 0,TURN BACK ) Y\R SLUT60 

0,MR4 ,AIDE-DE-CAMP6 ,HELP ME6444 ,:AT DOES IT ALL MEAN80 SCREAM$ ! 
 DOCTOR'S WIFE4 

0,K9DLY LET ?IS C>T PASS4 ,DON'T Y\ SEE IT'S A WOMAN80 SAID ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW RID+ UP TO ! (FIC]4 

,! (FIC] GLANC$ AT HIM1 & )\T REPLY+ TURN$ AGA9 TO ! 
 SOLDI]4 0,I'LL TEA* Y\ TO PU% ON6444 ,BACK60 

0,LET !M PASS1 ,I TELL Y\60 REPEAT$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 COMPRESS+ HIS LIPS4 

0,& :O >E Y\80 CRI$ ! (FIC]1 TURN+ ON HIM ) TIPSY RAGE1 0:O 
 >E Y\8 ,>E Y\ 9 COMM& H]E8 ,EH8 ,I AM COMM&] H]E1 NOT Y\6 ,GO 
 BACK OR ,I'LL FLATT5 Y\ 9TO A PANCAKE10 REPEAT$ HE4 ,?IS EXPRESSION 
 EVID5TLY PLEAS$ HIM4 

0,?AT WAS A NICE SNUB = ! LITTLE AIDE-DE-CAMP10 CAME A VOICE FROM 
 BEH9D4 

,PR9CE ,&REW SAW ?AT ! (FIC] WAS 9 ?AT /ATE ( S5SELESS1 TIPSY 
 RAGE :5 A MAN DOES NOT KN[ :AT HE IS SAY+4 ,HE SAW ?AT HIS 
 *AMPION%IP ( ! DOCTOR'S WIFE 9 H] QUE] TRAP MI<T EXPOSE HIM TO 
 :AT HE DREAD$ MORE ?AN ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD--TO RIDICULE2 BUT HIS 
 9/9CT URG$ HIM ON4 ,BE=E ! (FIC] F9I%$ HIS S5T5CE ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW1 HIS FACE DI/ORT$ ) FURY1 RODE UP TO HIM & RAIS$ HIS RID+ 
 :IP4 

0,K9D444LY LET--!M--PASS60 

,! (FIC] FL\RI%$ HIS >M & HA/ILY RODE AWAY4 

0,IT'S ALL ! FAULT ( !SE FELL[S ON ! /AFF ?AT !RE'S ?IS 
 DISORD]10 HE MUTT]$4 0,DO AS Y\ LIKE40 

,PR9CE ,&REW )\T LIFT+ HIS EYES RODE HA/ILY AWAY FROM ! DOCTOR'S 
 WIFE1 :O WAS CALL+ HIM H] DELIV]]1 & RECALL+ ) A S5SE ( 
 DISGU/ ! M9UTE/ DETAILS ( ?IS HUMILIAT+ SC5E HE GALLOP$ ON TO 
 ! VILLAGE :]E HE WAS TOLD ?AT ! COMM&] 9 *IEF WAS4 

,ON REA*+ ! VILLAGE HE DISM\NT$ & W5T TO ! NE>E/ H\SE1 
 9T5D+ TO RE/ IF BUT = A MOM5T1 EAT SOME?+1 & TRY TO SORT \T 
 ! /++ & TORM5T+ ?\<TS ?AT CONFUS$ HIS M9D4 0,?IS IS A 
 MOB ( SC\NDRELS & NOT AN >MY10 HE WAS ?9K+ AS HE W5T UP TO ! 
 W9D[ ( ! FIR/ H\SE1 :5 A FAMILI> VOICE CALL$ HIM BY NAME4 

,HE TURN$ R\ND4 ,NESVITSKI'S H&SOME FACE LOOK$ \T ( ! LITTLE 
 W9D[4 ,NESVITSKI1 MOV+ HIS MOI/ LIPS AS HE *EW$ SOME?+1 & 
 FL\RI%+ HIS >M1 CALL$ HIM TO 5T]4 

0,BOLKONSKI6 ,BOLKONSKI6444 ,DON'T Y\ HE>8 ,EH8 ,COME QUICK4440 HE %\T$4 

,5T]+ ! H\SE1 ,PR9CE ,&REW SAW ,NESVITSKI & ANO!R ADJUTANT 
 HAV+ SOME?+ TO EAT4 ,!Y HA/ILY TURN$ R\ND TO HIM ASK+ IF HE HAD 
 ANY NEWS4 ,ON !IR FAMILI> FACES HE READ AGITATION & AL>M4 ,?IS WAS 
 P>TICUL>LY NOTICEABLE ON ,NESVITSKI'S USUALLY LAU<+ C\NT5ANCE4 

0,:]E IS ! COMM&] 9 *IEF80 ASK$ ,BOLKONSKI4 

0,H]E1 9 ?AT H\SE10 ANSW]$ ! ADJUTANT4 

0,WELL1 IS IT TRUE ?AT IT'S PEACE & CAPITULATION80 ASK$ ,NESVITSKI4 

0,I WAS GO+ TO ASK Y\4 ,I KN[ NO?+ EXCEPT ?AT IT WAS ALL ,I C\LD DO 
 TO GET H]E40 

0,& WE1 MY DE> BOY6 ,IT'S T]RIBLE6 ,I WAS WRONG TO LAU< AT ,MAC1 WE'RE 
 GETT+ IT /ILL WORSE10 SAID ,NESVITSKI4 0,BUT SIT D[N & HAVE SOME?+ 
 TO EAT40 

0,Y\ WON'T BE ABLE TO F9D EI!R Y\R BAGGAGE OR ANY?+ ELSE N[1 
 ,PR9CE4 ,& ,GOD ONLY KN[S :]E Y\R MAN ,PET] IS10 SAID ! O!R 
 ADJUTANT4 

0,:]E >E HEADQU>T]S80 

0,WE >E TO SP5D ! NI<T 9 ,ZNAIM40 

0,WELL1 ,I HAVE GOT ALL ,I NE$ 9TO PACKS = TWO HORSES10 SAID ,NESVITSKI4 
 0,!Y'VE MADE UP SPL5DID PACKS = ME--FIT TO CROSS ! ,BOHEMIAN 
 M\NTA9S )4 ,IT'S A BAD LOOK\T1 OLD FELL[6 ,BUT :AT'S ! MATT] ) 
 Y\8 ,Y\ MU/ BE ILL TO %IV] LIKE ?AT10 HE ADD$1 NOTIC+ ?AT ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW W9C$ AS AT AN ELECTRIC %OCK4 

0,IT'S NO?+10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,HE HAD JU/ REMEMB]$ HIS REC5T 5C\NT] ) ! DOCTOR'S WIFE & ! 
 CONVOY (FIC]4 

0,:AT IS ! COMM&] 9 *IEF DO+ H]E80 HE ASK$4 

0,I CAN'T MAKE \T AT ALL10 SAID ,NESVITSKI4 

0,WELL1 ALL ,I CAN MAKE \T IS ?AT EV]Y?+ IS ABOM9ABLE1 ABOM9ABLE1 
 QUITE ABOM9ABLE60 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 & HE W5T (F TO ! H\SE :]E 
 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF WAS4 

,PASS+ BY ,KUTUZOV'S C>RIAGE & ! EXHAU/$ SADDLE HORSES ( HIS 
 SUITE1 ) !IR ,COSSACKS :O W]E TALK+ L\DLY TOGE!R1 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 5T]$ ! PASSAGE4 ,KUTUZOV HIMSELF1 HE WAS TOLD1 WAS 9 ! H\SE ) 
 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION & ,WEYRO!R4 ,WEYRO!R WAS ! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL :O HAD 
 SUCCE$$ ,S*MIDT4 ,9 ! PASSAGE LITTLE ,KOZLOVSKI WAS SQUATT+ ON HIS 
 HEELS 9 FRONT ( A CL]K4 ,! CL]K1 ) CUFFS TURN$ UP1 WAS HA/ILY 
 WRIT+ AT A TUB TURN$ BOTTOM UPW>DS4 ,KOZLOVSKI'S FACE LOOK$ WORN--HE 
 TOO HAD EVID5TLY NOT SLEPT ALL NI<T4 ,HE GLANC$ AT ,PR9CE ,&REW & DID 
 NOT EV5 NOD TO HIM4 

0,SECOND L9E444 HAVE Y\ WRITT5 IT80 HE CONT9U$ DICTAT+ TO ! CL]K4 
 0,! ,KIEV ,GR5ADI]S1 ,PODOLIAN4440 

0,ONE CAN'T WRITE SO FA/1 Y\R HONOR10 SAID ! CL]K1 GLANC+ 
 ANGRILY & DISRESPECTFULLY AT ,KOZLOVSKI4 

,?R\< ! DOOR CAME ! S\NDS ( ,KUTUZOV'S VOICE1 EXCIT$ & 
 DISSATISFI$1 9T]RUPT$ BY ANO!R1 AN UNFAMILI> VOICE4 ,FROM ! S\ND 
 ( !SE VOICES1 ! 9ATT5TIVE WAY ,KOZLOVSKI LOOK$ AT HIM1 ! 
 DISRESPECTFUL MANN] ( ! EXHAU/$ CL]K1 ! FACT ?AT ! CL]K & 
 ,KOZLOVSKI W]E SQUATT+ ON ! FLOOR BY A TUB SO NE> TO ! COMM&] 9 
 *IEF1 & FROM ! NOISY LAU<T] ( ! ,COSSACKS HOLD+ ! HORSES NE> 
 ! W9D[1 ,PR9CE ,&REW FELT ?AT SOME?+ IMPORTANT & DISA/R\S WAS 
 AB\T TO HAPP54 

,HE TURN$ TO ,KOZLOVSKI ) URG5T QUE/IONS4 

0,IMM$IATELY1 ,PR9CE10 SAID ,KOZLOVSKI4 0,DISPOSITIONS = ,BAGRATION40 

0,:AT AB\T CAPITULATION80 

0,NO?+ ( ! SORT4 ,ORD]S >E ISSU$ = A BATTLE40 

,PR9CE ,&REW MOV$ T[>D ! DOOR FROM :5CE VOICES W]E HE>D4 ,JU/ AS 
 HE WAS GO+ TO OP5 IT ! S\NDS CEAS$1 ! DOOR OP5$1 & ,KUTUZOV 
 ) HIS EAGLE NOSE & PUFFY FACE APPE>$ 9 ! DOORWAY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 /OOD RI<T 9 FRONT ( ,KUTUZOV BUT ! EXPRESSION ( ! COMM&] 9 
 *IEF'S ONE S\ND EYE %[$ HIM TO BE SO PREOCCUPI$ ) ?\<TS & 
 ANXIETIES AS TO BE OBLIVI\S ( HIS PRES5CE4 ,HE LOOK$ /RAI<T AT HIS 
 ADJUTANT'S FACE )\T RECOGNIZ+ HIM4 

0,WELL1 HAVE Y\ F9I%$80 SAID HE TO ,KOZLOVSKI4 

0,ONE MOM5T1 Y\R EXCELL5CY40 

,BAGRATION1 A GAUNT MIDDLE-AG$ MAN ( M$IUM HEI<T ) A FIRM1 IMPASSIVE 
 FACE ( ,ORI5TAL TYPE1 CAME \T AFT] ! COMM&] 9 *IEF4 

0,I HAVE ! HONOR TO PRES5T MYSELF10 REPEAT$ ,PR9CE ,&REW RA!R 
 L\DLY1 H&+ ,KUTUZOV AN 5VELOPE4 

0,AH1 FROM ,VI5NA8 ,V]Y GOOD4 ,LAT]1 LAT]60 

,KUTUZOV W5T \T 9TO ! POR* ) ,BAGRATION4 

0,WELL1 GOOD-BY1 ,PR9CE10 SAID HE TO ,BAGRATION4 0,MY BLESS+1 & MAY 
 ,*RI/ BE ) Y\ 9 Y\R GREAT 5DEAVOR60 

,HIS FACE SUDD5LY S(T5$ & TE>S CAME 9TO HIS EYES4 ,) HIS LEFT 
 H& HE DREW ,BAGRATION T[>D HIM1 & ) HIS RI<T1 ON :I* HE WORE A 
 R+1 HE MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS OV] HIM ) A GE/URE EVID5TLY 
 HABITUAL1 (F]+ HIS PUFFY *EEK1 BUT ,BAGRATION KISS$ HIM ON ! NECK 
 9/EAD4 

0,*RI/ BE ) Y\60 ,KUTUZOV REPEAT$ & W5T T[>D HIS C>RIAGE4 0,GET 
 9 ) ME10 SAID HE TO ,BOLKONSKI4 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY1 ,I %\LD LIKE TO BE ( USE H]E4 ,ALL[ ME TO REMA9 ) 
 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION'S DETA*M5T40 

0,GET 910 SAID ,KUTUZOV1 & NOTIC+ ?AT ,BOLKONSKI /ILL DELAY$1 HE 
 ADD$3 0,I NE$ GOOD (FIC]S MYSELF1 NE$ !M MYSELF60 

,!Y GOT 9TO ! C>RIAGE & DROVE = A FEW M9UTES 9 SIL5CE4 

0,!RE IS /ILL MU*1 MU* BE=E US10 HE SAID1 AS IF ) AN OLD MAN'S 
 P5ETRATION HE UND]/OOD ALL ?AT WAS PASS+ 9 ,BOLKONSKI'S M9D4 0,IF A 
 T5? P>T ( HIS DETA*M5T RETURNS ,I %ALL ?ANK ,GOD10 HE ADD$ AS IF 
 SPEAK+ TO HIMSELF4 

,PR9CE ,&REW GLANC$ AT ,KUTUZOV'S FACE ONLY A FOOT DI/ANT FROM HIM & 
 9VOLUNT>ILY NOTIC$ ! C>EFULLY WA%$ SEAMS ( ! SC> NE> HIS 
 TEMPLE1 :]E AN ,ISMAIL BULLET HAD PI]C$ HIS SKULL1 & ! EMPTY EYE 
 SOCKET4 0,YES1 HE HAS A RI<T TO SPEAK SO CALMLY ( ?OSE M5'S DEA?10 
 ?\<T ,BOLKONSKI4 

0,?AT IS :Y ,I BEG TO BE S5T TO ?AT DETA*M5T10 HE SAID4 

,KUTUZOV DID NOT REPLY4 ,HE SEEM$ TO HAVE =GOTT5 :AT HE HAD BE5 
 SAY+1 & SAT PLUNG$ 9 ?\<T4 ,FIVE M9UTES LAT]1 G5TLY SWAY+ ON 
 ! S(T SPR+S ( ! C>RIAGE1 HE TURN$ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,!RE WAS 
 NOT A TRACE ( AGITATION ON HIS FACE4 ,) DELICATE IRONY HE QUE/ION$ 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW AB\T ! DETAILS ( HIS 9T]VIEW ) ! ,EMP]OR1 AB\T 
 ! REM>KS HE HAD HE>D AT C\RT CONC]N+ ! ,KREMS AFFAIR1 & AB\T 
 SOME LADIES !Y BO? KNEW4 

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