,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #c #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,ON RETURN+ FROM ! REVIEW1 ,KUTUZOV TOOK ! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL 9TO HIS PRIVATE ROOM &1 CALL+ HIS ADJUTANT1 ASK$ = SOME PAP]S RELAT+ TO ! CONDITION ( ! TROOPS ON !IR >RIVAL1 & ! LETT]S ?AT HAD COME FROM ! ,>*DUKE ,F]D9&1 :O WAS 9 COMM& ( ! ADVANC$ >MY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW ,BOLKONSKI CAME 9TO ! ROOM ) ! REQUIR$ PAP]S4 ,KUTUZOV & ! ,AU/RIAN MEMB] ( ! ,H(KRIEGSRA? W]E SITT+ AT ! TABLE ON :I* A PLAN WAS SPREAD \T4 0,AH64440 SAID ,KUTUZOV GLANC+ AT ,BOLKONSKI AS IF BY ?IS EXCLAMATION HE WAS ASK+ ! ADJUTANT TO WAIT1 & HE W5T ON ) ! CONV]SATION 9 ,FR5*4 0,ALL ,I CAN SAY1 ,G5]AL10 SAID HE ) A PLEASANT ELEGANCE ( EXPRESSION & 9TONATION ?AT OBLIG$ ONE TO LI/5 TO EA* DELIB]ATELY SPOK5 WORD4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT ,KUTUZOV HIMSELF LI/5$ ) PLEASURE TO HIS [N VOICE4 0,ALL ,I CAN SAY1 ,G5]AL1 IS ?AT IF ! MATT] DEP5D$ ON MY P]SONAL WI%ES1 ! WILL ( ,HIS ,MAJE/Y ! ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS W\LD HAVE BE5 FULFILL$ LONG AGO4 ,I %\LD LONG AGO HAVE JO9$ ! >*DUKE4 ,& BELIEVE ME ON MY HONOR ?AT TO ME P]SONALLY IT W\LD BE A PLEASURE TO H& OV] ! SUPREME COMM& ( ! >MY 9TO ! H&S ( A BETT] 9=M$ & MORE SKILLFUL G5]AL--( :OM ,AU/RIA HAS SO MANY--& TO LAY D[N ALL ?IS HEAVY RESPONSIBILITY4 ,BUT CIRCUM/ANCES >E SOMETIMES TOO /RONG = US1 ,G5]AL40 ,& ,KUTUZOV SMIL$ 9 A WAY ?AT SEEM$ TO SAY1 0,Y\ >E QUITE AT LIB]TY NOT TO BELIEVE ME & ,I DON'T EV5 C>E :E!R Y\ DO OR NOT1 BUT Y\ HAVE NO GR\NDS = TELL+ ME SO4 ,& ?AT IS ! :OLE PO9T40 ,! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL LOOK$ DISSATISFI$1 BUT HAD NO OPTION BUT TO REPLY 9 ! SAME TONE4 0,ON ! CONTR>Y10 HE SAID1 9 A QU]UL\S & ANGRY TONE ?AT CONTRA/$ ) HIS FLATT]+ WORDS1 0ON ! CONTR>Y1 Y\R EXCELL5CY'S P>TICIPATION 9 ! COMMON ACTION IS HIRANG$ S5T5CE4 ,KUTUZOV B[$ ) ! SAME SMILE4 0,BUT ?AT IS MY CONVICTION1 & JUDG+ BY ! LA/ LETT] ) :I* ,HIS ,HI*DUKE ,F]D9& HAS HONOR$ ME1 ,I IMAG9E ?AT ! ,AU/RIAN TROOPS1 UND] ! DIRECTION ( SO SKILLFUL A LEAD] AS ,G5]AL ,MAC1 HAVE BY N[ ALREADY GA9$ A DECISIVE VICTORY & NO LONG] NE$ \R AID10 SAID ,KUTUZOV4 ,! G5]AL FR[N$4 ,?\< !RE WAS NO DEF9ITE NEWS ( AN ,AU/RIAN DEFEAT1 !RE W]E MANY CIRCUM/ANCES CONFIRM+ ! UNFAVORABLE RUMORS ?AT W]E AFLOAT1 & SO ,KUTUZOV'S SUGGE/ION ( AN ,AU/RIAN VICTORY S\ND$ MU* LIKE IRONY4 ,BUT ,KUTUZOV W5T ON BL&LY SMIL+ ) ! SAME EXPRESSION1 :I* SEEM$ TO SAY ?AT HE HAD A RIMY 9=M$ HIM ( A VICTORY & /AT$ /RATEGICALLY ! POSITION ( ! >MY WAS V]Y FAVORABLE4 0,GIVE ME ?AT LETT]10 SAID ,KUTUZOV TURN+ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,PLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT IT0--& ,KUTUZOV ) AN IRONICAL SMILE AB\T ! CORN]S ( HIS M\? READ TO ! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL ! FOLL[+ PASSAGE1 9 ,G]MAN1 FROM ! ,>*DUKE ,F]D9&'S LETT]3 ,WE HAVE FULLY CONC5TRAT$ =CES ( NE>LY SEV5TY ?\S& M5 ) :I* TO ATTACK & DEFEAT ! 5EMY %\LD HE CROSS ! ,LE*4 ,ALSO1 AS WE >E MA/]S ( ,ULM1 WE CANNOT BE DEPRIV$ ( ! ADVANTAGE ( COMM&+ BO? SIDES ( ! ,DANUBE1 SO ?AT %\LD ! 5EMY NOT CROSS ! ,LE*1 WE CAN CROSS ! ,DANUBE1 ?R[ \RSELVES ON HIS L9E ( COMMUNICATIONS1 RECROSS ! RIV] L[] D[N1 & FRU/RATE HIS 9T5TION %\LD HE TRY TO DIRECT HIS :OLE =CE AGA9/ \R FAI?FUL ALLY4 ,WE %ALL !RE=E CONFID5TLY AWAIT ! MOM5T :5 ! ,IMP]IAL ,RUSSIAN >MY WILL BE FULLY EQUIPP$1 & %ALL !N1 9 CONJUNCTION ) IT1 EASILY F9D A WAY TO PREP>E = ! 5EMY ! FATE HE DES]VES4 ,KUTUZOV SI<$ DEEPLY ON F9I%+ ?IS P>AGRAPH & LOOK$ AT ! MEMB] ( ! ,H(KRIEGSRA? MILDLY & ATT5TIVELY4 0,BUT Y\ KN[ ! WISE MAXIM Y\R EXCELL5CY1 ADVIS+ ONE TO EXPECT ! WOR/10 SAID ! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL1 EVID5TLY WI%+ TO HAVE DONE ) JE/S & TO COME TO BUS9ESS4 ,HE 9VOLUNT>ILY LOOK$ R\ND AT ! AIDE-DE-CAMP4 0,EXCUSE ME1 ,G5]AL10 9T]RUPT$ ,KUTUZOV1 ALSO TURN+ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,LOOK H]E1 MY DE> FELL[1 GET FROM ,KOZLOVSKI ALL ! REPORTS FROM \R SC\TS4 ,H]E >E TWO LETT]S FROM ,C\NT ,NO/ITZ & H]E IS ONE FROM ,HIS ,HI*DUKE ,F]D9& & H]E >E !SE10 HE SAID1 H&+ HIM SEV]AL PAP]S1 0MAKE A NEAT MEMOR&UM 9 ,FR5* \T ( ALL ?IS1 %[+ ALL ! NEWS WE HAVE HAD ( ! MOVEM5TS ( ! ,AU/RIAN >MY1 & !N GIVE IT TO HIS EXCELL5CY40 ,PR9CE ,&REW B[$ HIS HEAD 9 TOK5 ( HAV+ UND]/OOD FROM ! FIR/ NOT ONLY :AT HAD BE5 SAID BUT ALSO :AT ,KUTUZOV W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO TELL HIM4 ,HE GA!R$ UP ! PAP]S & ) A B[ TO BO?1 /EPP$ S(TLY OV] ! C>PET & W5T \T 9TO ! WAIT+ ROOM4 ,?\< NOT MU* TIME HAD PASS$ S9CE ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD LEFT ,RUSSIA1 HE HAD *ANG$ GREATLY DUR+ ?AT P]IOD4 ,9 ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE1 9 HIS MOVEM5TS1 9 HIS WALK1 SC>CELY A TRACE WAS LEFT ( HIS =M] AFFECT$ LANGUOR & 9DOL5CE4 ,HE N[ LOOK$ LIKE A MAN :O HAS TIME TO ?9K ( ! IMPRESSION HE MAKES ON O!RS1 BUT IS OCCUPI$ ) AGREEABLE & 9T]E/+ WORK4 ,HIS FACE EXPRESS$ MORE SATISFACTION ) HIMSELF & ?OSE >\ND HIM1 HIS SMILE & GLANCE W]E BRIMY G5]ALLY1 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD1 AS HE HAD HAD 9 ,PET]SBURG SOCIETY1 TWO QUITE OPPOSITE REPUTATIONS4 ,SOME1 A M9ORITY1 ACKN[L$G$ HIM TO BE DIFF]5T FROM !MSELVES & FROM EV]YONE ELSE1 EXPECT$ GREAT ?+S ( HIM1 LI/5$ TO HIM1 ADMIR$1 & IMITAT$ HIM1 & ) !M ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS NATURAL & PLEASANT4 ,O!RS1 ! MAJORITY1 DISLIK$ HIM & CONSID]$ HIM CONCEIT$1 COLD1 & DISAGREEABLE4 ,BUT AMONG !SE PEOPLE ,PR9CE ,&REW KNEW H[ TO TAKE HIS /& SO ?AT !Y RESPECT$ & EV5 FE>$ HIM4 ,COM+ \T ( ,KUTUZOV'S ROOM 9TO ! WAIT+ ROOM ) ! PAP]S 9 HIS H& ,PR9CE ,&REW CAME UP TO HIS COMRADE1 ! AIDE-DE-CAMP ON DUTY1 ,KOZLOVSKI1 :O WAS SITT+ AT ! W9D[ ) A BOOK4 0,WELL1 ,PR9CE80 ASK$ ,KOZLOVSKI4 0,I AM ORD]$ TO WRITE A MEMOR&UM EXPLA9+ :Y WE >E NOT ADVANC+40 0,& :Y IS IT80 ,PR9CE ,&REW %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S4 0,ANY NEWS FROM ,MAC80 0,NO40 0,IF IT W]E TRUE ?AT HE HAS BE5 BEAT51 NEWS W\LD HAVE COME40 0,PROBABLY10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW MOV+ T[>D ! \T] DOOR4 ,BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT A TALL ,AU/RIAN G5]AL 9 A GREATCOAT1 ) ! ORD] ( ,M>IA ,!RESA ON HIS NECK & A BLACK B&AGE R\ND HIS HEAD1 :O HAD EVID5TLY JU/ >RIV$1 5T]$ QUICKLY1 SLAMM+ ! DOOR4 ,PR9CE ,&REW /OPP$ %ORT4 0,COMM&] 9 ,*IEF ,KUTUZOV80 SAID ! NEWLY >RIV$ G5]AL SPEAK+ QUICKLY ) A H>% ,G]MAN ACC5T1 LOOK+ TO BO? SIDES & ADVANC+ /RAID ! 9N] DOOR4 0,! COMM&] 9 *IEF IS 5GAG$10 SAID ,KOZLOVSKI1 GO+ HURRI$LY UP TO ! UNKN[N G5]AL & BLOCK+ HIS WAY TO ! DOOR4 0,:OM %ALL ,I ANN\NCE80 ,! UNKN[N G5]AL LOOK$ DISDA9FULLY D[N AT ,KOZLOVSKI1 :O WAS RA!R %ORT1 AS IF SURPRIS$ ?AT ANYONE %\LD NOT KN[ HIM4 0,! COMM&] 9 *IEF IS 5GAG$10 REPEAT$ ,KOZLOVSKI CALMLY4 ,! G5]AL'S FACE CL\D$1 HIS LIPS QUIV]$ & TREMBL$4 ,HE TOOK \T A NOTEBOOK1 HURRI$LY SCRIBBL$ SOME?+ 9 P5CIL1 TORE \T ! LEAF1 GAVE IT TO ,KOZLOVSKI1 /EPP$ QUICKLY TO ! W9D[1 & ?REW HIMSELF 9TO A *AIR1 GAZ+ AT ?OSE 9 ! ROOM AS IF ASK+1 0,:Y DO !Y LOOK AT ME80 ,!N HE LIFT$ HIS HEAD1 /RET*$ HIS NECK AS IF HE 9T5D$ TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT IMM$IATELY1 ) AFFECT$ 9DIFF]5CE1 BEGAN TO HUM TO HIMSELF1 PRODUC+ A QUE] S\ND :I* IMM$IATELY BROKE (F4 ,! DOOR ( ! PRIVATE ROOM OP5$ & ,KUTUZOV APPE>$ 9 ! DOORWAY4 ,! G5]AL ) ! B&AG$ HEAD B5T =W>D AS ?\< RUNN+ AWAY FROM SOME DANG]1 &1 MAK+ LONG1 QUICK /RIDES ) HIS ?9 LEGS1 W5T UP TO ,KUTUZOV4 0,V\S VOYEZ LE MALHEUREUX ,MAC10 HE UTT]$ 9 A BROK5 VOICE4 ,KUTUZOV'S FACE AS HE /OOD 9 ! OP5 DOORWAY REMA9$ P]FECTLY IMMOBILE = A FEW MOM5TS4 ,!N WR9KLES RAN OV] HIS FACE LIKE A WAVE & HIS =EHEAD BECAME SMOO? AGA91 HE B[$ HIS HEAD RESPECTFULLY1 CLOS$ HIS EYES1 SIL5TLY LET ,MAC 5T] HIS ROOM BE=E HIM1 & CLOS$ ! DOOR HIMSELF BEH9D HIM4 ,! REPORT :I* HAD BE5 CIRCULAT$ ?AT ! ,AU/RIANS HAD BE5 BEAT5 & ?AT ! :OLE >MY HAD SURR5D]$ AT ,ULM PROV$ TO BE CORRECT4 ,)9 HALF AN H\R ADJUTANTS HAD BE5 S5T 9 V>I\S DIRECTIONS ) ORD]S :I* %[$ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN TROOPS1 :O HAD HI!RTO BE5 9ACTIVE1 W\LD ALSO SOON HAVE TO MEET ! 5EMY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS ONE ( ?OSE R>E /AFF (FIC]S :OSE *IEF 9T]E/ LAY 9 ! G5]AL PROGRESS ( ! W>4 ,:5 HE SAW ,MAC & HE>D ! DETAILS ( HIS DISA/] HE UND]/OOD ?AT HALF ! CAMPAIGN WAS LO/1 UND]/OOD ALL ! DIFFICULTIES ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY'S POSITION1 & VIVIDLY IMAG9$ :AT AWAIT$ IT & ! P>T HE W\LD HAVE TO PLAY4 ,9VOLUNT>ILY HE FELT A JOYFUL AGITATION AT ! ?\ROGANT ,AU/RIA & ?AT 9 A WEEK'S TIME HE MIT 9 ! FIR/ ,RUSSIAN 5C\NT] ) ! ,FR5* S9CE ,SUVOROV MET !M4 ,HE FE>$ ?AT ,BONAP>TE'S G5IUS MID HIS ROOM TO WRITE TO HIS FA!R1 TO :OM HE WROTE EV]Y DAY4 ,9 ! CORRIDOR HE MET ,NESVITSKI1 ) :OM HE %>$ A ROOM1 & ! WAG ,ZH]KOV2 !Y W]E AS USUAL LAU<+4 0,:Y >E Y\ SO GLUM80 ASK$ ,NESVITSKI NOTIC+ ,PR9CE ,&REW'S PALE FACE & GLITT]+ EYES4 0,!RE'S NO?+ TO BE GAY AB\T10 ANSW]$ ,BOLKONSKI4 ,JU/ AS ,PR9CE ,&REW MET ,NESVITSKI & ,ZH]KOV1 !RE CAME T[>D !M FROM ! O!R 5D ( ! CORRIDOR1 ,/RAU*1 AN ,AU/RIAN G5]AL :O ON ,KUTUZOV'S /AFF 9 *>GE ( ! PROVISION+ ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY1 & ! MEMB] ( ! ,H(KRIEGSRA? :O HAD >RIV$ ! PREVI\S EV5+4 ,!RE WAS ROOM 5\< 9 ! WIDE CORRIDOR = ! G5]ALS TO PASS ! ?REE (FIC]S QUITE EASILY1 BUT ,ZH]KOV1 PU%+ ,NESVITSKI ASIDE ) HIS >M1 SAID 9 A BREA?LESS VOICE1 0,!Y'RE COM+6444 !Y'RE COM+6444 ,/& ASIDE1 MAKE WAY1 PLEASE MAKE WAY60 ,! G5]ALS W]E PASS+ BY1 LOOK+ AS IF !Y WI%$ TO AVOID EMB>RASS+ ATT5TIONS4 ,ON ! FACE ( ! WAG ,ZH]KOV !RE SUDD5LY APPE>$ A /UPID SMILE ( GLEE :I* HE SEEM$ UNABLE TO SUPPRESS4 0,Y\R EXCELL5CY10 SAID HE 9 ,G]MAN1 /EPP+ =W>D & ADDRESS+ ! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL1 0,I HAVE ! HONOR TO CONGRATULATE Y\40 ,HE B[$ HIS HEAD & SCRAP$ FIR/ ) ONE FOOT & !N ) ! O!R1 AWKW>DLY1 LIKE A *ILD AT A DANC+ LESSON4 ,! MEMB] ( ! ,H(KRIEGSRA? LOOK$ AT HIM SEV]ELY BUT1 SEE+ ! S]I\SNESS ( HIS /UPID SMILE1 C\LD NOT BUT GIVE HIM A MOM5T'S ATT5TION4 ,HE SCREW$ UP HIS EYES %[+ ?AT HE WAS LI/5+4 0,I HAVE ! HONOR TO CONGRATULATE Y\4 ,G5]AL ,MAC HAS >RIV$1 QUITE WELL1 ONLY A LITTLE BRUIS$ JU/ H]E10 HE ADD$1 PO9T+ ) A BEAM+ SMILE TO HIS HEAD4 ,! G5]AL FR[N$1 TURN$ AWAY1 & W5T ON4 0,GOTT1 WIE NAIV60 "9 SAID HE ANGRILY1 AFT] HE HAD GONE A FEW /EPS4 "9 0,GOOD ,GOD1 :AT SIMPLICITY60 ,NESVITSKI ) A LAU< ?REW HIS >MS R\ND ,PR9CE ,&REW1 BUT ,BOLKONSKI1 TURN+ /ILL PAL]1 PU%$ HIM AWAY ) AN ANGRY LOOK & TURN$ TO ,ZH]KOV4 ,! N]V\S IRRITATION >\S$ BY ! APPE>ANCE ( ,MAC1 ! NEWS ( HIS DEFEAT1 & ! ?\MY F\ND V5T 9 ANG] AT ,ZH]KOV'S UNTIMELY JE/4 0,IF Y\1 SIR1 *OOSE TO MAKE A BUFFOON ( Y\RSELF10 HE SAID %>PLY1 ) A SLIN Y\ ?AT IF Y\ D>E TO PLAY ! FOOL 9 MY PRES5CE1 ,I WILL TEA* Y\ TO BEHAVE Y\RSELF40 ,NESVITSKI & ,ZH]KOV W]E SO SURPRIS$ BY ?IS \TBUR/ ?AT !Y GAZ$ AT ,BOLKONSKI SIL5TLY ) WIDE-OP5 EYES4 0,:AT'S ! MATT]8 ,I ONLY CONGRATULAT$ !M10 SAID ,ZH]KOV4 0,I AM NOT JE/+ ) Y\2 PLEASE BE SIL5T60 CRI$ ,BOLKONSKI1 & TAK+ ,NESVITSKI'S >M HE LEFT ,ZH]KOV1 :O DID NOT KN[ :AT TO SAY4 0,COME1 :AT'S ! MATT]1 OLD FELL[80 SAID ,NESVITSKI TRY+ TO SOO! HIM4 0,:AT'S ! MATT]80 EXCLAIM$ ,PR9CE ,&REW /&+ /ILL 9 HIS EXCITEM5T4 0,DON'T Y\ UND]/& ?AT EI!R WE >E (FIC]S S]V+ \R ,CZ> & \R C\NTRY1 REJOIC+ 9 ! SUCCESSES & GRIEV+ AT ! MIS=TUNES ( \R COMMON CAUSE1 OR WE >E M]ELY LACKEYS :O C>E NO?+ = !IR MA/]'S BUS9ESS4 ,QU>ANTE MILLE HOMMES MASSACRES ET L'>MEE DE NOS ALLIES DETRUITE1 ET V\S TR\VEZ LA LE MOT P\R RIRE10 "9 HE SAID1 AS IF /R5G!N+ HIS VIEWS BY ?IS ,FR5* S5T5CE4 0,C'E/ BI5 P\R UN G>CON DE RI5 COMME CET 9DIVIDU DONT V\S AVEZ FAIT UN AMI1 MAIS PAS P\R V\S1 PAS P\R V\S4 "97#b7 ,ONLY A HOBBL$EHOY C\LD AMUSE HIMSELF 9 ?IS WAY10 HE ADD$ 9 ,RUSSIAN--BUT PRON\NC+ ! WORD ) A ,FR5* ACC5T--HAV+ NOTIC$ ?AT ,ZH]KOV C\LD /ILL HE> HIM4 "9 0,=TY ?\S& M5 MASSACR$ & ! >MY ( \R ALLIES DE/ROY$1 & Y\ F9D ?AT A CAUSE = JE/+60 "9 7#b7 0,IT IS ALL V]Y WELL = ?AT GOOD-=-NO?+ FELL[ ( :OM Y\ HAVE MADE A FRI5D1 BUT NOT = Y\1 NOT = Y\40 ,HE WAIT$ A MOM5T TO SEE :E!R ! CORNET W\LD ANSW]1 BUT HE TURN$ & W5T \T ( ! CORRIDOR4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #c -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #c -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/