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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT DAWN ON ! SIXTE5? ( ,NOVEMB]1 ,D5ISOV'S SQUADRON1 9 :I* 
 ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV S]V$ & :I* WAS 9 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION'S DETA*M5T1 
 MOV$ FROM ! PLACE :]E IT HAD SP5T ! NI<T1 ADVANC+ 9TO ACTION 
 AS >RANG$1 & AFT] GO+ BEH9D O!R COLUMNS = AB\T TWO ?IRDS ( 
 A MILE WAS /OPP$ ON ! HI<ROAD4 ,RO/OV SAW ! ,COSSACKS & !N ! 
 FIR/ & SECOND SQUADRONS ( HUSS>S & 9FANTRY BATTALIONS & 
 >TILL]Y PASS BY & GO =W>D & !N ,G5]ALS ,BAGRATION & 
 ,DOLGORUKOV RIDE PA/ ) !IR ADJUTANTS4 ,ALL ! FE> BE=E ACTION 
 :I* HE HAD EXP]I5C$ AS PREVI\SLY1 ALL ! 9N] /RUGGLE TO CONQU] 
 ?AT FE>1 ALL HIS DREAMS ( DI/+UI%+ HIMSELF AS A TRUE HUSS> 9 
 ?IS BATTLE1 HAD BE5 WA/$4 ,!IR SQUADRON REMA9$ 9 RES]VE & 
 ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV SP5T ?AT DAY 9 A DULL & WRET*$ MOOD4 ,AT N9E 9 ! 
 MORN+1 HE HE>D FIR+ 9 FRONT & %\TS ( HURRAH1 & SAW W\ND$ 
 BE+ BR\<T BACK 7!RE W]E NOT MANY ( !M71 & AT LA/ HE SAW H[ A 
 :OLE DETA*M5T ( ,FR5* CAVALRY WAS BR\<T 91 CONVOY$ BY A SOTNYA ( 
 ,COSSACKS4 ,EVID5TLY ! AFFAIR WAS OV] &1 ?\< NOT BIG1 HAD BE5 A 
 SUCCESSFUL 5GAGEM5T4 ,! M5 & (FIC]S RETURN+ SPOKE ( A BRILLIANT 
 VICTORY1 ( ! OCCUPATION ( ! T[N ( ,WIS*AU & ! CAPTURE ( A 
 :OLE ,FR5* SQUADRON4 ,! DAY WAS BRI<T & SUNNY AFT] A %>P NI<T 
 FRO/1 & ! *E]FUL GLITT] ( ?AT AUTUMN DAY WAS 9 KEEP+ ) ! 
 NEWS ( VICTORY :I* WAS CONVEY$1 NOT ONLY BY ! TALES ( ?OSE :O HAD 
 TAK5 P>T 9 IT1 BUT ALSO BY ! JOYFUL EXPRESSION ON ! FACES ( 
 SOLDI]S1 (FIC]S1 G5]ALS1 & ADJUTANTS1 AS !Y PASS$ ,RO/OV GO+ 
 OR COM+4 ,& ,NI*OLAS1 :O HAD VA9LY SUFF]$ ALL ! DREAD ?AT 
 PREC$ES A BATTLE & HAD SP5T ?AT HAPPY DAY 9 9ACTIVITY1 WAS ALL ! 
 MORE DEPRESS$4 

0,COME H]E1 ,WO/OV4 ,LET'S DW9K TO DW[N \R GWIEF60 %\T$ ,D5ISOV1 :O 
 HAD SETTL$ D[N BY ! ROADSIDE ) A FLASK & SOME FOOD4 

,! (FIC]S GA!R$ R\ND ,D5ISOV'S CANTE51 EAT+ & TALK+4 

0,!RE6 ,!Y >E BR++ ANO!R60 CRI$ ONE ( ! (FIC]S1 9DICAT+ 
 A CAPTIVE ,FR5* DRAGOON :O WAS BE+ BR\<T 9 ON FOOT BY TWO ,COSSACKS4 

,ONE ( !M WAS LEAD+ BY ! BRIDLE A F9E L>GE ,FR5* HORSE HE HAD 
 TAK5 FROM ! PRISON]4 

0,SELL US ?AT HORSE60 ,D5ISOV CALL$ \T TO ! ,COSSACKS4 

0,IF Y\ LIKE1 Y\R HONOR60 

,! (FIC]S GOT UP & /OOD R\ND ! ,COSSACKS & !IR PRISON]4 ,! 
 ,FR5* DRAGOON WAS A Y\NG ,ALSATIAN :O SPOKE ,FR5* ) A ,G]MAN ACC5T4 
 ,HE WAS BREA?LESS ) AGITATION1 HIS FACE WAS R$1 & :5 HE HE>D SOME 
 ,FR5* SPOK5 HE AT ONCE BEGAN SPEAK+ TO ! (FIC]S1 ADDRESS+ FIR/ 
 ONE1 !N ANO!R4 ,HE SAID HE W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 TAK51 IT WAS NOT HIS 
 FAULT BUT ! CORPORAL'S :O HAD S5T HIM TO SEIZE SOME HORSECLO?S1 
 ?\< HE HAD TOLD HIM ! ,RUSSIANS W]E !RE4 ,& AT EV]Y WORD HE 
 ADD$3 0,BUT DON'T HURT MY LITTLE HORSE60 & /ROK$ ! ANIMAL4 ,IT WAS 
 PLA9 ?AT HE DID NOT QUITE GRASP :]E HE WAS4 ,N[ HE EXCUS$ HIMSELF = 
 HAV+ BE5 TAK5 PRISON] & N[1 IMAG9+ HIMSELF BE=E HIS [N 
 (FIC]S1 9SI/$ ON HIS SOLDI]LY DISCIPL9E & ZEAL 9 ! S]VICE4 ,HE 
 BR\<T ) HIM 9TO \R RE>GU>D ALL ! FRE%NESS ( ATMOSPH]E ( ! 
 ,FR5* >MY1 :I* WAS SO ALI5 TO US4 

,! ,COSSACKS SOLD ! HORSE = TWO GOLD PIECES1 & ,RO/OV1 BE+ ! 
 RI*E/ ( ! (FIC]S N[ ?AT HE HAD RECEIV$ HIS MONEY1 B\<T IT4 

0,BUT DON'T HURT MY LITTLE HORSE60 SAID ! ,ALSATIAN GOOD-NATUR$LY TO 
 ,RO/OV :5 ! ANIMAL WAS H&$ OV] TO ! HUSS>4 

,RO/OV SMIL+LY REASSUR$ ! DRAGOON & GAVE HIM MONEY4 

0,ALLEY6 ,ALLEY60 SAID ! ,COSSACK1 T\*+ ! PRISON]'S >M TO MAKE HIM 
 GO ON4 

0,! ,EMP]OR6 ,! ,EMP]OR60 WAS SUDD5LY HE>D AMONG ! HUSS>S4 

,ALL BEGAN TO RUN & BU/LE1 & ,RO/OV SAW COM+ UP ! ROAD BEH9D HIM 
 SEV]AL RID]S ) :ITE PLUMES 9 !IR HATS4 ,9 A MOM5T EV]YONE WAS 
 9 HIS PLACE1 WAIT+4 

,RO/OV DID NOT KN[ OR REMEMB] H[ HE RAN TO HIS PLACE & M\NT$4 
 ,9/ANTLY HIS REGRET AT NOT HAV+ BE5 9 ACTION & HIS DEJECT$ MOOD 
 AMID PEOPLE ( :OM HE WAS WE>Y HAD GONE1 9/ANTLY EV]Y ?\<T ( 
 HIMSELF HAD VANI%$4 ,HE WAS FILL$ ) HAPP9ESS AT HIS NE>NESS TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR4 ,HE FELT ?AT ?IS NE>NESS BY ITSELF MADE UP TO HIM = ! DAY 
 HE HAD LO/4 ,HE WAS HAPPY AS A LOV] :5 ! LONG$-= MOM5T ( MEET+ 
 >RIVES4 ,NOT D>+ TO LOOK R\ND & )\T LOOK+ R\ND1 HE WAS 
 EC/ATICALLY CONSCI\S ( HIS APPROA*4 ,HE FELT IT NOT ONLY FROM ! S\ND 
 ( ! HO(S ( ! APPROA*+ CAVALCADE1 BUT BECAUSE AS HE DREW NE> 
 EV]Y?+ GREW BRI<T]1 MORE JOYFUL1 MORE SIGNIFICANT1 & MORE FE/IVE 
 >\ND HIM4 ,NE>] & NE>] TO ,RO/OV CAME ?AT SUN %$D+ BEAMS ( 
 MILD & MAJE/IC LI<T >\ND1 & ALREADY HE FELT HIMSELF 5VELOP$ 9 
 ?OSE BEAMS1 HE HE>D HIS VOICE1 ?AT K9DLY1 CALM1 & MAJE/IC VOICE 
 ?AT WAS YET SO SIMPLE6 ,& AS IF 9 ACCORD ) ,RO/OV'S FEEL+1 !RE 
 WAS A DEA?LY /ILLNESS AMID :I* WAS HE>D ! ,EMP]OR'S VOICE4 

0,! ,PAVLOGRAD HUSS>S80 HE 9QUIR$4 

0,! RES]VES1 SIRE60 REPLI$ A VOICE1 A V]Y HUMAN ONE COMP>$ TO ?AT 
 :I* HAD SAID3 0,! ,PAVLOGRAD HUSS>S80 

,! ,EMP]OR DREW LEVEL ) ,RO/OV & HALT$4 ,ALEX&]'S FACE WAS EV5 
 MORE BEAUTIFUL ?AN IT HAD BE5 ?REE DAYS BE=E AT ! REVIEW4 ,IT %ONE 
 ) SU* GAIETY & Y\?1 SU* 9NOC5T Y\?1 ?AT IT SUGGE/$ ! 
 LIVEL9ESS ( A F\RTE5-YE>-OLD BOY1 & YET IT WAS ! FACE ( ! 
 MAJE/IC ,EMP]OR4 ,CASUALLY1 :ILE SURVEY+ ! SQUADRON1 ! ,EMP]OR'S 
 EYES MET ,RO/OV'S & RE/$ ON !M = NOT MORE ?AN TWO SECONDS4 
 ,:E!R OR NO ! ,EMP]OR UND]/OOD :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 ,RO/OV'S S\L 
 7IT SEEM$ TO ,RO/OV ?AT HE UND]/OOD EV]Y?+71 AT ANY RATE HIS 
 LI<T-BLUE EYES GAZ$ = AB\T TWO SECONDS 9TO ,RO/OV'S FACE4 ,A G5TLE1 
 MILD LI<T P\R$ FROM !M4 ,!N ALL AT ONCE HE RAIS$ HIS EYEBR[S1 
 ABRUPTLY T\*$ HIS HORSE ) HIS LEFT FOOT1 & GALLOP$ ON4 

,! Y\NG] ,EMP]OR C\LD NOT RE/RA9 HIS WI% TO BE PRES5T AT ! 
 BATTLE &1 9 SPITE ( ! REMON/RANCES ( HIS C\RTI]S1 AT TWELVE 
 O'CLOCK LEFT ! ?IRD COLUMN ) :I* HE HAD BE5 & GALLOP$ T[>D 
 ! VANGU>D4 ,BE=E HE CAME UP ) ! HUSS>S1 SEV]AL ADJUTANTS MET 
 HIM ) NEWS ( ! SUCCESSFUL RESULT ( ! ACTION4 

,?IS BATTLE1 :I* CONSI/$ 9 ! CAPTURE ( A ,FR5* SQUADRON1 WAS 
 REPRES5T$ AS A BRILLIANT VICTORY OV] ! ,FR5*1 & SO ! ,EMP]OR & 
 ! :OLE >MY1 ESPECIALLY :ILE ! SMOKE HUNG OV] ! BATTLEFIELD1 
 BELIEV$ ?AT ! ,FR5* HAD BE5 DEFEAT$ & W]E RETREAT+ AGA9/ 
 !IR WILL4 ,A FEW M9UTES AFT] ! ,EMP]OR HAD PASS$1 ! ,PAVLOGRAD 
 DIVISION WAS ORD]$ TO ADVANCE4 ,9 ,WIS*AU ITSELF1 A PETTY ,G]MAN T[N1 
 ,RO/OV SAW ! ,EMP]OR AGA94 ,9 ! M>KET PLACE1 :]E !RE HAD BE5 
 SOME RA!R HEAVY FIR+ BE=E ! ,EMP]OR'S >RIVAL1 LAY SEV]AL KILL$ 
 & W\ND$ SOLDI]S :OM !RE HAD NOT BE5 TIME TO MOVE4 ,! ,EMP]OR1 
 SURR\ND$ BY HIS SUITE ( (FIC]S & C\RTI]S1 WAS RID+ A BOBTAIL$ 
 *E/NUT M>E1 A DIFF]5T ONE FROM ?AT :I* HE HAD RIDD5 AT ! 
 REVIEW1 & B5D+ TO ONE SIDE HE GRACEFULLY HELD A GOLD LORGNETTE TO HIS 
 EYES & LOOK$ AT A SOLDI] :O LAY PRONE1 ) BLOOD ON HIS UNCOV]$ 
 HEAD4 ,! W\ND$ SOLDI] WAS SO DIRTY1 CO>SE1 & REVOLT+ ?AT HIS 
 PROXIMITY TO ! ,EMP]OR %OCK$ ,RO/OV4 ,RO/OV SAW H[ ! ,EMP]OR'S 
 RA!R R\ND %\LD]S %UDD]$ AS IF A COLD %IV] HAD RUN D[N !M1 
 H[ HIS LEFT FOOT BEGAN CONVULSIVELY TAPP+ ! HORSE'S SIDE ) ! 
 SPUR1 & H[ ! WELL-TRA9$ HORSE LOOK$ R\ND UNCONC]N$ & DID NOT 
 /IR4 ,AN ADJUTANT1 DISM\NT+1 LIFT$ ! SOLDI] UND] ! >MS TO PLACE 
 HIM ON A /RET*] ?AT HAD BE5 BR\<T4 ,! SOLDI] GROAN$4 

0,G5TLY1 G5TLY6 ,CAN'T Y\ DO IT MORE G5TLY80 SAID ! ,EMP]OR APP>5TLY 
 SUFF]+ MORE ?AN ! DY+ SOLDI]1 & HE RODE AWAY4 

,RO/OV SAW TE>S FILL+ ! ,EMP]OR'S EYES & HE>D HIM1 AS HE WAS 
 RID+ AWAY1 SAY TO ,CZ>TORYSKI3 0,:AT A T]RIBLE ?+ W> IS3 :AT A 
 T]RIBLE ?+6 ,QUELLE T]RIBLE *OSE QUE LA GU]RE60 

,! TROOPS ( ! VANGU>D W]E /ATION$ BE=E ,WIS*AU1 )9 SI<T ( 
 ! 5EMY'S L9ES1 :I* ALL DAY LONG HAD YIELD$ GR\ND TO US AT ! 
 LEA/ FIR+4 ,! ,EMP]OR'S GRATITUDE WAS ANN\NC$ TO ! VANGU>D1 
 REW>DS W]E PROMIS$1 & ! M5 RECEIV$ A D\BLE RATION ( VODKA4 ,! 
 CAMPFIRES CRACKL$ & ! SOLDI]S' SONGS RES\ND$ EV5 MORE M]RILY 
 ?AN ON ! PREVI\S NI<T4 ,D5ISOV CELEBRAT$ HIS PROMOTION TO ! RANK 
 ( MAJOR1 & ,RO/OV1 :O HAD ALREADY DRUNK 5\<1 AT ! 5D ( ! 
 FEA/ PROPOS$ ! ,EMP]OR'S HEAL?4 0,NOT '\R ,SOV]EIGN1 ! ,EMP]OR1' AS 
 !Y SAY AT (FICIAL D9N]S10 SAID HE1 0BUT ! HEAL? ( \R ,SOV]EIGN1 
 ?AT GOOD1 5*ANT+1 & GREAT MAN6 ,LET US DR9K TO HIS HEAL? & TO 
 ! C]TA9 DEFEAT ( ! ,FR5*60 

0,IF WE F\<T BE=E10 HE SAID1 0NOT LETT+ ! ,FR5* PASS1 AS AT ,S*ON 
 ,GRAB]N1 :AT %ALL WE NOT DO N[ :5 HE IS AT ! FRONT8 ,WE WILL ALL DIE 
 = HIM GLADLY6 ,IS IT NOT SO1 G5TLEM58 ,P]HAPS ,I AM NOT SAY+ IT RI<T1 
 ,I HAVE DRUNK A GOOD DEAL--BUT ?AT IS H[ ,I FEEL1 & SO DO Y\ TOO6 
 ,TO ! HEAL? ( ,ALEX&] ! ,FIR/6 ,HURRAH60 

0,HURRAH60 RANG ! 5?USIA/IC VOICES ( ! (FIC]S4 

,& ! OLD CAVALRY CAPTA91 ,KIR/51 %\T$ 5?USIA/ICALLY & NO LESS 
 S9C]ELY ?AN ! TW5TY-YE>-OLD ,RO/OV4 

,:5 ! (FIC]S HAD EMPTI$ & SMA%$ !IR GLASSES1 ,KIR/5 FILL$ 
 O!RS &1 9 %IRT SLEEVES & BREE*ES1 W5T GLASS 9 H& TO ! 
 SOLDI]S' BONFIRES & ) HIS LONG GRAY MU/A*E1 HIS :ITE *E/ 
 %[+ UND] HIS OP5 %IRT1 HE /OOD 9 A MAJE/IC POSE 9 ! LI<T ( 
 ! CAMPFIRE1 WAV+ HIS UPLIFT$ >M4 

0,LADS6 H]E'S TO \R ,SOV]EIGN1 ! ,EMP]OR1 & VICTORY OV] \R 5EMIES6 
 ,HURRAH60 HE EXCLAIM$ 9 HIS DA%+1 OLD1 HUSS>'S B>ITONE4 

,! HUSS>S CR[D$ R\ND & RESPOND$ HE>TILY ) L\D %\TS4 

,LATE ?AT NI<T1 :5 ALL HAD SEP>AT$1 ,D5ISOV ) HIS %ORT H& 
 PATT$ HIS FAVORITE1 ,RO/OV1 ON ! %\LD]4 

0,AS !RE'S NO ONE TO FALL 9 LOVE ) ON CAMPAIGN1 HE'S FALL5 9 LOVE 
 ) ! ,CZ>10 HE SAID4 

0,D5ISOV1 DON'T MAKE FUN ( IT60 CRI$ ,RO/OV4 0,IT IS SU* A L(TY1 
 BEAUTIFUL FEEL+1 SU* A4440 

0,I BELIEVE IT1 ,I BELIEVE IT1 FWI5D1 & ,I %>E & APPWOVE4440 

0,NO1 Y\ DON'T UND]/&60 

,& ,RO/OV GOT UP & W5T W&]+ AMONG ! CAMPFIRES1 DREAM+ ( :AT 
 HAPP9ESS IT W\LD BE TO DIE--NOT 9 SAV+ ! ,EMP]OR'S LIFE 7HE 
 DID NOT EV5 D>E TO DREAM ( ?AT71 BUT SIMPLY TO DIE BE=E HIS EYES4 ,HE 
 REALLY WAS 9 LOVE ) ! ,CZ> & ! GLORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MS & ! 
 HOPE ( FUTURE TRIUMPH4 ,& HE WAS NOT ! ONLY MAN TO EXP]I5CE ?AT 
 FEEL+ DUR+ ?OSE MEMORABLE DAYS PREC$+ ! BATTLE ( ,AU/]LITZ3 
 N9E T5?S ( ! M5 9 ! ,RUSSIAN >MY W]E !N 9 LOVE1 ?\< LESS 
 EC/ATICALLY1 ) !IR ,CZ> & ! GLORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MS4 

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