,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #ab #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,%ORTLY AFT] N9E O'CLOCK ?AT EV5+1 ,WEYRO!R DROVE ) HIS PLANS TO ,KUTUZOV'S QU>T]S :]E ! C\NCIL ( W> WAS TO BE HELD4 ,ALL ! COMM&]S ( COLUMNS W]E SUMMON$ TO ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S & ) ! EXCEPTION ( ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION1 :O DECL9$ TO COME1 W]E ALL !RE AT ! APPO9T$ TIME4 ,WEYRO!R1 :O WAS 9 FULL CONTROL ( ! PROPOS$ BATTLE1 BY HIS EAG]NESS & BRISKNESS PRES5T$ A M>K$ CONTRA/ TO ! DISSATISFI$ & DR[SY ,KUTUZOV1 :O RELUCTANTLY PLAY$ ! P>T ( *AIRMAN & PRESID5T ( ! C\NCIL ( W>4 ,WEYRO!R EVID5TLY FELT HIMSELF TO BE AT ! HEAD ( A MOVEM5T ?AT HAD ALREADY BECOME UNRE/RA9ABLE4 ,HE WAS LIKE A HORSE RUNN+ D[NHILL H>NESS$ TO A HEAVY C>T4 ,:E!R HE WAS PULL+ IT OR BE+ PU%$ BY IT HE DID NOT KN[1 BUT RU%$ ALONG AT HEADLONG SPE$ ) NO TIME TO CONSID] :AT ?IS MOVEM5T MIT]S :]E HE HAD DICTAT$ ! DISPOSITIONS 9 ,G]MAN1 & N[1 MU* EXHAU/$1 HE >RIV$ AT ,KUTUZOV'S4 ,HE WAS EVID5TLY SO BUSY ?AT HE EV5 =GOT TO BE POLITE TO ! COMM&] 9 *IEF4 ,HE 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 TALK$ RAPIDLY & 9DI/9CTLY1 )\T LOOK+ AT ! MAN HE WAS ADDRESS+1 & DID NOT REPLY TO QUE/IONS PUT TO HIM4 ,HE WAS BESPATT]$ ) MUD & HAD A PITIFUL1 WE>Y1 & DI/RACT$ AIR1 ?\< AT ! SAME TIME HE WAS HAU ,O/RALITZ4 ,9 ! L>GE DRAW+ ROOM :I* HAD BECOME ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S (FICE W]E GA!R$ ,KUTUZOV HIMSELF1 ,WEYRO!R1 & ! MEMB]S ( ! C\NCIL ( W>4 ,!Y W]E DR9K+ TEA1 & ONLY AWAIT$ ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION TO BEG9 ! C\NCIL4 ,AT LA/ ,BAGRATION'S ORD]LY CAME ) ! NEWS ?AT ! PR9CE C\LD NOT ATT5D4 ,PR9CE ,&REW CAME 9 TO 9=M ! COMM&] 9 *IEF ( ?IS &1 AVAIL+ HIMSELF ( P]MISSION PREVI\SLY GIV5 HIM BY ,KUTUZOV TO BE PRES5T AT ! C\NCIL1 HE REMA9$ 9 ! ROOM4 0,S9CE ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION IS NOT COM+1 WE MAY BEG910 SAID ,WEYRO!R1 HURRI$LY RIS+ FROM HIS SEAT & GO+ UP TO ! TABLE ON :I* AN 5ORM\S MAP ( ! 5VIRONS ( ,BRUNN WAS SPREAD \T4 ,KUTUZOV1 ) HIS UNI=M UNBUTTON$ SO ?AT HIS FAT NECK BULG$ OV] HIS COLL> AS IF ESCAP+1 WAS SITT+ ALMO/ ASLEEP 9 A L[ *AIR1 ) HIS PODGY OLD H&S RE/+ SYMMETRICALLY ON ITS >MS4 ,AT ! S\ND ( ,WEYRO!R'S VOICE1 HE OP5$ HIS ONE EYE ) AN EF=T4 0,YES1 YES1 IF Y\ PLEASE6 ,IT IS ALREADY LATE10 SAID HE1 & NODD+ HIS HEAD HE LET IT DROOP & AGA9 CLOS$ HIS EYE4 ,IF AT FIR/ ! MEMB]S ( ! C\NCIL ?\ MORE S]I\S MATT] ?AN A DESIRE TO %[ HIS CONTEMPT = ! DISPOSITIONS OR ANY?+ ELSE--HE WAS 5GAG$ 9 SATISFY+ ! IRRESI/IBLE HUMAN NE$ = SLEEP4 ,HE REALLY WAS ASLEEP4 ,WEYRO!R1 ) ! GE/URE ( A MAN TOO BUSY TO LOSE A MOM5T1 GLANC$ AT ,KUTUZOV &1 HAV+ CONV9C$ HIMSELF ?AT HE WAS ASLEEP1 TOOK UP A PAP] & 9 A L\D1 MONOTON\S VOICE BEGAN TO READ \T ! DISPOSITIONS = ! IMP5D+ BATTLE1 UND] A HEAD+ :I* HE ALSO READ \T3 0,DISPOSITIONS = AN ATTACK ON ! 5EMY POSITION BEH9D ,KOBELNITZ & ,SOKOLNITZ1 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #a#h#e40 ,! DISPOSITIONS W]E V]Y COMPLICAT$ & DIFFICULT4 ,!Y BEGAN AS FOLL[S3 0,AS ! 5EMY'S LEFT W+ RE/S ON WOOD$ HILLS & HIS RIE !RE1 :ILE WE1 ON ! O!R H&1 ) \R LEFT W+ BY F> \TFLANK HIS RIY ?AT444 ,! FIR/ COLUMN M>*ES444 ,! SECOND COLUMN M>*ES444 ,! ?IRD COLUMN M>*ES4440 & SO ON1 READ ,WEYRO!R4 ,! G5]ALS SEEM$ TO LI/5 RELUCTANTLY TO ! DIFFICULT DISPOSITIONS4 ,! TALL1 FAIR-HAIR$ ,G5]AL ,BUXH[D5 /OOD1 LEAN+ HIS BACK AGA9/ ! WALL1 HIS EYES FIX$ ON A BURN+ C&LE1 & SEEM$ NOT TO LI/5 OR EV5 TO WI% TO BE ?\DS1 SAT ! RUDDY ,MILORADOVI* 9 A MILIT>Y POSE1 HIS ELB[S TURN$ \TW>DS1 HIS H&S ON HIS KNEES1 & HIS %\LD]S RAIS$4 ,HE REMA9$ /UBBORNLY SIL5T1 GAZ+ AT ,WEYRO!R'S FACE1 & ONLY TURN$ AWAY HIS EYES :5 ! ,AU/RIAN *IEF ( /AFF F9I%$ READ+4 ,!N ,MILORADOVI* LOOK$ R\ND SIGNIFICANTLY AT ! O!R G5]ALS4 ,BUT ONE C\LD NOT TELL FROM ?AT SIGNIFICANT LOOK :E!R HE AGRE$ OR DISAGRE$ & WAS SATISFI$ OR NOT ) ! >RANGEM5TS4 ,NEXT TO ,WEYRO!R SAT ,C\NT ,LANG]ON :O1 ) A SUBTLE SMILE ?AT NEV] LEFT HIS TYPICALLY S\!RN ,FR5* FACE DUR+ ! :OLE TIME ( ! READ+1 GAZ$ AT HIS DELICATE F+]S :I* RAPIDLY TWIRL$ BY ITS CORN]S A GOLD SNUFFBOX ON :I* WAS A PORTRAIT4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ONE ( ! LONGE/ S5T5CES1 HE /OPP$ ! ROT>Y MOTION ( ! SNUFFBOX1 RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 & ) 9IMICAL POLIT5ESS LURK+ 9 ! CORN]S ( HIS ?9 LIPS 9T]RUPT$ ,WEYRO!R1 WI%+ TO SAY SOME?+4 ,BUT ! ,AU/RIAN G5]AL1 CONT9U+ TO READ1 FR[N$ ANGRILY & J]K$ HIS ELB[S1 AS IF TO SAY3 0,Y\ CAN TELL ME Y\R VIEWS LAT]1 BUT N[ BE SO GOOD AS TO LOOK AT ! MAP & LI/540 ,LANG]ON LIFT$ HIS EYES ) AN EXPRESSION ( P]PLEXITY1 TURN$ R\ND TO ,MILORADOVI* AS IF SEEK+ AN EXPLANATION1 BUT MEET+ ! LATT]'S IMPRESSIVE BUT MEAN+LESS GAZE DROOP$ HIS EYES SADLY & AGA9 TOOK TO TWIRL+ HIS SNUFFBOX4 0,A GEOGRAPHY LESSON60 HE MUTT]$ AS IF TO HIMSELF1 BUT L\D 5\< TO BE HE>D4 ,PRZEBYSZEWSKI1 ) RESPECTFUL BUT DIGNIFI$ POLIT5ESS1 HELD HIS H& TO HIS E> T[>D ,WEYRO!R1 ) ! AIR ( A MAN ABSORB$ 9 ATT5TION4 ,DOHKTUROV1 A LITTLE MAN1 SAT OPPOSITE ,WEYRO!R1 ) AN ASSIDU\S & MODE/ MI51 & /OOP+ OV] ! \TSPREAD MAP CONSCI5TI\SLY /UDI$ ! DISPOSITIONS & ! UNFAMILI> LOCALITY4 ,HE ASK$ ,WEYRO!R SEV]AL TIMES TO REPEAT WORDS HE HAD NOT CLE>LY HE>D & ! DIFFICULT NAMES ( VILLAGES4 ,WEYRO!R COMPLI$ & ,DOHKTUROV NOT$ !M D[N4 ,:5 ! READ+ :I* LA/$ MORE ?AN AN H\R WAS OV]1 ,LANG]ON AGA9 BR\TICUL>1 BEGAN TO SAY H[ DIFFICULT IT WAS TO C>RY \T SU* A PLAN 9 :I* ! 5EMY'S POSITION WAS ASSUM$ TO BE KN[N1 :]EAS IT WAS P]HAPS NOT KN[N1 S9CE ! 5EMY WAS 9 MOVEM5T4 ,LANG]ON'S OBJECTIONS W]E VALID BUT IT WAS OBVI\S ?AT !IR *IEF AIM WAS TO %[ ,G5]AL ,WEYRO!R--:O HAD READ HIS DISPOSITIONS ) AS MU* SELF-CONFID5CE AS IF HE W]E ADDRESS+ S*OOL *ILDR5--?AT HE HAD TO DO1 NOT ) FOOLS1 BUT ) M5 :O C\LD TEA* HIM SOME?+ 9 MILIT>Y MATT]S4 ,:5 ! MONOTON\S S\ND ( ,WEYRO!R'S VOICE CEAS$1 ,KUTUZOV OP5$ HIS EYE AS A MILL] WAKES UP :5 ! SOPORIFIC DRONE ( ! MILL :EEL IS 9T]RUPT$4 ,HE LI/5$ TO :AT ,LANG]ON SAID1 AS IF REM>K+1 0,SO Y\ >E /ILL AT ?AT SILLY BUS9ESS60 QUICKLY CLOS$ HIS EYE AGA91 & LET HIS HEAD S9K /ILL L[]4 ,LANG]ON1 TRY+ AS VIRUL5TLY AS POSSIBLE TO /+ ,WEYRO!R'S VANITY AS AU?OR ( ! MILIT>Y PLAN1 >GU$ ?AT ,BONAP>TE MI$ BE=EH& TO MEET ALL OBJECTIONS BE !Y :AT !Y MI HIM4 ,BUT ,MILORADOVI* WAS AT ?AT MOM5T EVID5TLY ?9K+ ( ANY?+ RA!R ?AN ( :AT ! G5]ALS W]E DISPUT+ AB\T4 0,MA FOI60 SAID HE1 0TOMORR[ WE %ALL SEE ALL ?AT ON ! BATTLEFIELD40 ,WEYRO!R AGA9 GAVE ?AT SMILE :I* SEEM$ TO SAY ?AT TO HIM IT WAS /RANGE & RIDICUL\S TO MEET OBJECTIONS FROM ,RUSSIAN G5]ALS & TO HAVE TO PROVE TO !M :AT HE HAD NOT M]ELY CONV9C$ HIMSELF (1 BUT HAD ALSO CONV9C$ ! SOV]EIGN ,EMP]ORS (4 0,! 5EMY HAS QU5*$ HIS FIRES & A CONT9UAL NOISE IS HE>D FROM HIS CAMP10 SAID HE4 0,:AT DOES ?AT MEAN8 ,EI!R HE IS RETREAT+1 :I* IS ! ONLY ?+ WE NE$ FE>1 OR HE IS *ANG+ HIS POSITION40 7,HE SMIL$ IRONICALLY47 0,BUT EV5 IF HE ALSO TOOK UP A POSITION 9 ! ,?U]ASSA1 HE M]ELY SAVES US A GREAT DEAL ( TR\BLE & ALL \R >RANGEM5TS TO ! M9UTE/ DETAIL REMA9 ! SAME40 0,H[ IS ?AT84440 BEGAN ,PR9CE ,&REW1 :O HAD = LONG BE5 WAIT+ AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS HIS D\BTS4 ,KUTUZOV H]E WOKE UP1 C\<$ HEAVILY1 & LOOK$ R\ND AT ! G5]ALS4 0,G5TLEM51 ! DISPOSITIONS = TOMORR[--OR RA!R = TODAY1 = IT IS PA/ MIDNID !M1 & WE %ALL ALL DO \R DUTY4 ,BUT BE=E A BATTLE1 !RE IS NO?+ MORE IMPORTANT4440 HE PAUS$1 0?AN TO HAVE A GOOD SLEEP40 ,HE MOV$ AS IF TO RISE4 ,! G5]ALS B[$ & RETIR$4 ,IT WAS PA/ MIDNI1 AT :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD NOT BE5 ABLE TO EXPRESS HIS OP9ION AS HE HAD HOP$ TO1 LEFT ON HIM A VAGUE & UNEASY IMPRESSION4 ,:E!R ,DOLGORUKOV & ,WEYRO!R1 OR ,KUTUZOV1 ,LANG]ON1 & ! O!RS :O DID NOT APPROVE ( ! PLAN ( ATTACK1 W]E RIT+ FROM HIS FA!R & HIS WIFE2 HE REMEMB]$ ! DAYS :5 HE FIR/ LOV$ H]4 ,HE ?\LY EXPRESSES HIS OP9ION TO ,KUTUZOV1 TO ,WEYRO!R1 & TO ! ,EMP]ORS4 ,ALL >E /RUCK BY ! JU/NESS ( HIS VIEWS1 BUT NO ONE UND]TAKES TO C>RY !M \T1 SO HE TAKES A REGIM5T1 A DIVISION--/IPULATES ?AT NO ONE IS TO 9T]F]E ) HIS >RANGEM5TS--LEADS HIS DIVISION TO ! DECISIVE PO9T1 & GA9S ! VICTORY ALONE4 0,BUT DEA? & SUFF]+80 SUGGE/$ ANO!R VOICE4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 H[EV]1 DID NOT ANSW] ?AT VOICE & W5T ON DREAM+ ( HIS TRIUMPHS4 ,! DISPOSITIONS = ! NEXT BATTLE >E PLANN$ BY HIM ALONE4 ,NOM9ALLY HE IS ONLY AN ADJUTANT ON ,KUTUZOV'S /AFF1 BUT HE DOES EV]Y?+ ALONE4 ,! NEXT BATTLE IS WON BY HIM ALONE4 ,KUTUZOV IS REMOV$ & HE IS APPO9T$444 0,WELL & !N80 ASK$ ! O!R VOICE4 0,IF BE=E ?AT Y\ >E NOT T5 TIMES W\ND$1 KILL$1 OR BETRAY$1 WELL444 :AT !N84440 0,WELL !N10 ,PR9CE ,&REW ANSW]$ HIMSELF1 0,I DON'T KN[ :AT WILL HAPP5 & DON'T WANT TO KN[1 & CAN'T1 BUT IF ,I WANT ?IS--WANT GLORY1 WANT TO BE KN[N TO M51 WANT TO BE LOV$ BY !M1 IT IS NOT MY FAULT ?AT ,I WANT IT & WANT NO?+ BUT ?AT & LIVE ONLY = ?AT4 ,YES1 = ?AT ALONE6 ,I %ALL NEV] TELL ANYONE1 BUT1 OH ,GOD6 :AT AM ,I TO DO IF ,I LOVE NO?+ BUT FAME & M5'S E/EEM8 ,DEA?1 W\NDS1 ! LOSS ( FAMILY--,I FE> NO?+4 ,& PRECI\S & DE> AS MANY P]SONS >E TO ME--FA!R1 SI/]1 WIFE--?OSE DE>E/ TO ME--YET DREADFUL & UNNATURAL AS IT SEEMS1 ,I W\LD GIVE !M ALL AT ONCE = A MOM5T ( GLORY1 ( TRIUMPH OV] M51 ( LOVE FROM M5 ,I DON'T KN[ & NEV] %ALL KN[1 = ! LOVE ( !SE M5 H]E10 HE ?\D4 ,! VOICES W]E ?OSE ( ! ORD]LIES :O W]E PACK+ UP2 ONE VOICE1 PROBABLY A COA*MAN'S1 WAS TEAS+ ,KUTUZOV'S OLD COOK :OM ,PR9CE ,&REW KNEW1 & :O WAS CALL$ ,TIT4 ,HE WAS SAY+1 0,TIT1 ,I SAY1 ,TIT60 0,WELL80 RETURN$ ! OLD MAN4 0,GO1 ,TIT1 ?RE% A BIT60 SAID ! WAG4 0,OH1 GO TO ! DEVIL60 CALL$ \T A VOICE1 DR[N$ BY ! LAUY #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #ab -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/