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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?AT SAME NI<T1 ,RO/OV WAS ) A PLATOON ON SKIRMI%+ DUTY 9 FRONT ( 
 ,BAGRATION'S DETA*M5T4 ,HIS HUSS>S W]E PLAC$ ALONG ! L9E 9 C\PLES 
 & HE HIMSELF RODE ALONG ! L9E TRY+ TO MA/] ! SLEEP9ESS ?AT 
 KEPT COM+ OV] HIM4 ,AN 5ORM\S SPACE1 ) \R >MY'S CAMPFIRES DIMLY 
 GL[+ 9 ! FOG1 C\LD BE SE5 BEH9D HIM2 9 FRONT ( HIM WAS MI/Y 
 D>KNESS4 ,RO/OV C\LD SEE NO?+1 PE] AS HE W\LD 9TO ?AT FOGGY 
 DI/ANCE3 N[ SOME?+ GLEAM$ GRAY1 N[ !RE WAS SOME?+ BLACK1 N[ 
 LITTLE LI<TS SEEM$ TO GLIMM] :]E ! 5EMY \<T TO BE1 N[ HE 
 FANCI$ IT WAS ONLY SOME?+ 9 HIS [N EYES4 ,HIS EYES KEPT CLOS+1 & 
 9 HIS FANCY APPE>$--N[ ! ,EMP]OR1 N[ ,D5ISOV1 & N[ ,MOSC[ 
 MEMORIES--& HE AGA9 HURRI$LY OP5$ HIS EYES & SAW CLOSE BE=E 
 HIM ! HEAD & E>S ( ! HORSE HE WAS RID+1 & SOMETIMES1 :5 HE 
 CAME )9 SIX PACES ( !M1 ! BLACK FIGURES ( HUSS>S1 BUT 9 ! 
 DI/ANCE WAS /ILL ! SAME MI/Y D>KNESS4 0,:Y NOT8444 ,IT MI<T EASILY 
 HAPP510 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 0?AT ! ,EMP]OR WILL MEET ME & GIVE ME AN 
 ORD] AS HE W\LD TO ANY O!R (FIC]2 HE'LL SAY3 ',GO & F9D \T :AT'S 
 !RE4' ,!RE >E MANY /ORIES ( HIS GETT+ TO KN[ AN (FIC] 9 JU/ 
 SU* A *ANCE WAY & ATTA*+ HIM TO HIMSELF6 ,:AT IF HE GAVE ME A PLACE 
 NE> HIM8 ,OH1 H[ ,I W\LD GU>D HIM1 H[ ,I W\LD TELL HIM ! TRU?1 H[ ,I 
 W\LD UNMASK HIS DECEIV]S60 ,& 9 ORD] TO REALIZE VIVIDLY HIS LOVE 
 DEVOTION TO ! SOV]EIGN1 ,RO/OV PICTUR$ TO HIMSELF AN 5EMY OR A 
 DECEITFUL ,G]MAN1 :OM HE W\LD NOT ONLY KILL ) PLEASURE BUT :OM HE 
 W\LD SLAP 9 ! FACE BE=E ! ,EMP]OR4 ,SUDD5LY A DI/ANT %\T 
 >\S$ HIM4 ,HE />T$ & OP5$ HIS EYES4 

0,:]E AM ,I8 ,OH YES1 9 ! SKIRMI%+ L9E444 PASS & WAT*WORD--%AFT1 
 ,OLMUTZ4 ,:AT A NUISANCE ?AT \R SQUADRON WILL BE 9 RES]VE TOMORR[10 HE 
 ?\<T4 0,I'LL ASK LEAVE TO GO TO ! FRONT1 ?IS MAY BE MY ONLY *ANCE ( 
 SEE+ ! ,EMP]OR4 ,IT WON'T BE LONG N[ BE=E ,I AM (F DUTY4 ,I'LL TAKE 
 ANO!R TURN & :5 ,I GET BACK ,I'LL GO TO ! G5]AL & ASK HIM40 ,HE 
 READJU/$ HIMSELF 9 ! SADDLE & T\*$ UP HIS HORSE TO RIDE ONCE 
 MORE R\ND HIS HUSS>S4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT IT WAS GETT+ LI<T]4 ,TO 
 ! LEFT HE SAW A SLOP+ DESC5T LIT UP1 & FAC+ IT A BLACK KNOLL ?AT 
 SEEM$ AS /EEP AS A WALL4 ,ON ?IS KNOLL !RE WAS A :ITE PAT* ?AT 
 ,RO/OV C\LD NOT AT ALL MAKE \T3 WAS IT A GLADE 9 ! WOOD LIT UP BY ! 
 MOON1 OR SOME UNMELT$ SN[1 OR SOME :ITE H\SES8 ,HE EV5 ?\<T 
 SOME?+ MOV$ ON ?AT :ITE SPOT4 0,I EXPECT IT'S SN[444 ?AT SPOT444 A 
 SPOT--UNE TA*E10 HE ?\<T4 0,!RE N[444 IT'S NOT A TA*E444 
 ,NATA%A444 SI/]1 BLACK EYES444 ,NA444 TA%A444 7,WON'T %E BE SURPRIS$ 
 :5 ,I TELL H] H[ ,I'VE SE5 ! ,EMP]OR87 ,NATA%A444 TAKE MY 
 SABRETA*E4440--0,KEEP TO ! RI<T1 Y\R HONOR1 !RE >E BU%ES 
 H]E10 CAME ! VOICE ( AN HUSS>1 PA/ :OM ,RO/OV WAS RID+ 9 ! ACT 
 ( FALL+ ASLEEP4 ,RO/OV LIFT$ HIS HEAD ?AT HAD SUNK ALMO/ TO HIS 
 HORSE'S MANE & PULL$ UP BESIDE ! HUSS>4 ,HE WAS SUCCUMB+ TO 
 IRRESI/IBLE1 Y\?FUL1 *ILDI% DR[S9ESS4 0,BUT :AT WAS ,I ?9K+8 ,I 
 MU/N'T =GET4 ,H[ %ALL ,I SPEAK TO ! ,EMP]OR8 ,NO1 ?AT'S NOT IT--?AT'S 
 TOMORR[4 ,OH YES6 ,NATA%A444 SABRETA*E444 SAB] !M444 ,:OM8 ,! 
 HUSS>S444 ,AH1 ! HUSS>S ) MU/A*ES4 ,ALONG ! ,TV]SKAYA ,/REET RODE 
 ! HUSS> ) MU/A*ES444 ,I ?\<T AB\T HIM TOO1 JU/ OPPOSITE 
 ,GURYEV'S H\SE444 ,OLD ,GURYEV4444 ,OH1 BUT ,D5ISOV'S A F9E FELL[4 ,BUT 
 ?AT'S ALL NONS5SE4 ,! *IEF ?+ IS ?AT ! ,EMP]OR IS H]E4 ,H[ HE 
 LOOK$ AT ME & WI%$ TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT D>$ NOT4444 ,NO1 IT WAS ,I 
 :O D>$ NOT4 ,BUT ?AT'S NONS5SE1 ! *IEF ?+ IS NOT TO =GET ! 
 IMPORTANT ?+ ,I WAS ?9K+ (4 ,YES1 ,NA-TA%A1 SABRETA*E1 OH1 YES1 
 YES6 ,?AT'S RI<T60 ,& HIS HEAD ONCE MORE SANK TO HIS HORSE'S NECK4 ,ALL 
 AT ONCE IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT HE WAS BE+ FIR$ AT4 0,:AT8 ,:AT8 ,:AT8444 
 ,CUT !M D[N6 ,:AT84440 SAID ,RO/OV1 WAK+ UP4 ,AT ! MOM5T HE OP5$ 
 HIS EYES HE HE>D 9 FRONT ( HIM1 :]E ! 5EMY WAS1 ! LONG-DRAWN 
 %\TS ( ?\S&S ( VOICES4 ,HIS HORSE & ! HORSE ( ! HUSS> NE> 
 HIM PRICK$ !IR E>S AT !SE %\TS4 ,OV] !RE1 :]E ! %\T+ 
 CAME FROM1 A FIRE FL>$ UP & W5T \T AGA91 !N ANO!R1 & ALL 
 ALONG ! ,FR5* L9E ON ! HILL FIRES FL>$ UP & ! %\T+ GREW 
 L\D] & L\D]4 ,RO/OV C\LD HE> ! S\ND ( ,FR5* WORDS BUT C\LD 
 NOT DI/+UI% !M4 ,! D9 ( MANY VOICES WAS TOO GREAT2 ALL HE C\LD 
 HE> WAS3 0AHAHAH60 & 0RRRR60 

0,:AT'S ?AT8 ,:AT DO Y\ MAKE ( IT80 SAID ,RO/OV TO ! HUSS> BESIDE 
 HIM4 0,?AT MU/ BE ! 5EMY'S CAMP60 

,! HUSS> DID NOT REPLY4 

0,:Y1 DON'T Y\ HE> IT80 ,RO/OV ASK$ AGA91 AFT] WAIT+ = A REPLY4 

0,:O CAN TELL1 Y\R HONOR80 REPLI$ ! HUSS> RELUCTANTLY4 

0,FROM ! DIRECTION1 IT MU/ BE ! 5EMY10 REPEAT$ ,RO/OV4 

0,IT MAY BE HE OR IT MAY BE NO?+10 MUTT]$ ! HUSS>4 0,IT'S D>K444 
 ,/EADY60 HE CRI$ TO HIS FIDGET+ HORSE4 

,RO/OV'S HORSE WAS ALSO GETT+ RE/IVE3 IT PAW$ ! FROZ5 GR\ND1 
 PRICK+ ITS E>S AT ! NOISE & LOOK+ AT ! LI<TS4 ,! %\T+ 
 GREW /ILL L\D] & M]G$ 9TO A G5]AL RO> ?AT ONLY AN >MY ( 
 SEV]AL ?\S& M5 C\LD PRODUCE4 ,! LI<TS SPREAD F>!R & F>!R1 
 PROBABLY ALONG ! L9E ( ! ,FR5* CAMP4 ,RO/OV NO LONG] WANT$ TO 
 SLEEP4 ,! GAY TRIUMPHANT %\T+ ( ! 5EMY >MY HAD A /IMULAT+ 
 EFFECT ON HIM4 0,VIVE L',EMP]EUR6 L',EMP]EUR60 HE N[ HE>D DI/9CTLY4 

0,!Y CAN'T BE F> (F1 PROBABLY JU/ BEYOND ! /REAM10 HE SAID TO ! 
 HUSS> BESIDE HIM4 

,! HUSS> ONLY SI<$ )\T REPLY+ & C\<$ ANGRILY4 ,! S\ND ( 
 HORSE'S HO(S APPROA*+ AT A TROT ALONG ! L9E ( HUSS>S WAS HE>D1 
 & \T ( ! FOGGY D>KNESS ! FIGURE ( A S]GEANT ( HUSS>S SUDD5LY 
 APPE>$1 LOOM+ HUGE AS AN ELEPHANT4 

0,Y\R HONOR1 ! G5]ALS60 SAID ! S]GEANT1 RID+ UP TO ,RO/OV4 

,RO/OV1 /ILL LOOK+ R\ND T[>D ! FIRES & ! %\TS1 RODE ) ! 
 S]GEANT TO MEET SOME M\NT$ M5 :O W]E RID+ ALONG ! L9E4 ,ONE WAS 
 ON A :ITE HORSE4 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION & ,PR9CE ,DOLGORUKOV ) !IR 
 ADJUTANTS HAD COME TO WITNESS ! CURI\S PH5OM5ON ( ! LI<TS & 
 %\TS 9 ! 5EMY'S CAMP4 ,RO/OV RODE UP TO ,BAGRATION1 REPORT$ TO HIM1 
 & !N JO9$ ! ADJUTANTS LI/5+ TO :AT ! G5]ALS W]E SAY+4 

0,BELIEVE ME10 SAID ,PR9CE ,DOLGORUKOV1 ADDRESS+ ,BAGRATION1 0IT IS NO?+ 
 BUT A TRICK6 ,HE HAS RETREAT$ & ORD]$ ! RE>GU>D TO K9DLE FIRES 
 & MAKE A NOISE TO DECEIVE US40 

0,H>DLY10 SAID ,BAGRATION4 0,I SAW !M ?IS EV5+ ON ?AT KNOLL2 IF !Y 
 HAD RETREAT$ !Y W\LD HAVE )DRAWN FROM ?AT TOO4444 ,(FIC]60 SAID 
 ,BAGRATION TO ,RO/OV1 0>E ! 5EMY'S SKIRMI%]S /ILL !RE80 

0,!Y W]E !RE ?IS EV5+1 BUT N[ ,I DON'T KN[1 Y\R EXCELL5CY4 
 ,%ALL ,I GO ) SOME ( MY HUSS>S TO SEE80 REPLI$ ,RO/OV4 

,BAGRATION /OPP$ &1 BE=E REPLY+1 TRI$ TO SEE ,RO/OV'S FACE 9 ! 
 MI/4 

0,WELL1 GO & SEE10 HE SAID1 AFT] A PAUSE4 

0,YES1 SIR40 

,RO/OV SPURR$ HIS HORSE1 CALL$ TO ,S]GEANT ,F$*5KO & TWO O!R 
 HUSS>S1 TOLD !M TO FOLL[ HIM1 & TROTT$ D[NHILL 9 ! DIRECTION 
 FROM :I* ! %\T+ CAME4 ,HE FELT BO? FRI<T5$ & PLEAS$ TO BE 
 RID+ ALONE ) ?REE HUSS>S 9TO ?AT MY/]I\S & DANG]\S MI/Y 
 DI/ANCE :]E NO ONE HAD BE5 BE=E HIM4 ,BAGRATION CALL$ TO HIM FROM 
 ! HILL NOT TO GO BEYOND ! /REAM1 BUT ,RO/OV PRET5D$ NOT TO HE> HIM 
 & DID NOT /OP BUT RODE ON & ON1 CONT9UALLY MI/AK+ BU%ES = 
 TREES & GULLIES = M5 & CONT9UALLY DISCOV]+ HIS MI/AKES4 ,HAV+ 
 DESC5D$ ! HILL AT A TROT1 HE NO LONG] SAW EI!R \R [N OR ! 
 5EMY'S FIRES1 BUT HE>D ! %\T+ ( ! ,FR5* MORE L\DLY & 
 DI/9CTLY4 ,9 ! VALLEY HE SAW BE=E HIM SOME?+ LIKE A RIV]1 BUT 
 :5 HE REA*$ IT HE F\ND IT WAS A ROAD4 ,HAV+ COME \T ONTO ! ROAD 
 HE RE9$ 9 HIS HORSE1 HESITAT+ :E!R TO RIDE ALONG IT OR CROSS IT 
 & RIDE OV] ! BLACK FIELD UP ! HILLSIDE4 ,TO KEEP TO ! ROAD :I* 
 GLEAM$ :ITE 9 ! MI/ W\LD HAVE BE5 SAF] BECAUSE IT W\LD BE EASI] 
 TO SEE PEOPLE COM+ ALONG IT4 0,FOLL[ ME60 SAID HE1 CROSS$ ! ROAD1 & 
 BEGAN RID+ UP ! HILL AT A GALLOP T[>D ! PO9T :]E ! ,FR5* 
 PICKETS HAD BE5 /&+ ?AT EV5+4 

0,Y\R HONOR1 !RE HE IS60 CRI$ ONE ( ! HUSS>S BEH9D HIM4 ,& BE=E 
 ,RO/OV HAD TIME TO MAKE \T :AT ! BLACK ?+ WAS ?AT HAD SUDD5LY 
 APPE>$ 9 ! FOG1 !RE WAS A FLA%1 FOLL[$ BY A REPORT1 & A BULLET 
 :IZZ+ HI< UP 9 ! MI/ ) A PLA9TIVE S\ND PASS$ \T ( HE>+4 
 ,ANO!R MUSKET MISS$ FIRE BUT FLA%$ 9 ! PAN4 ,RO/OV TURN$ HIS HORSE 
 & GALLOP$ BACK4 ,F\R MORE REPORTS FOLL[$ AT 9T]VALS1 & ! 
 BULLETS PASS$ SOME:]E 9 ! FOG S++ 9 DIFF]5T TONES4 ,RO/OV 
 RE9$ 9 HIS HORSE1 :OSE SPIRITS HAD RIS51 LIKE HIS [N1 AT ! FIR+1 
 & W5T BACK AT A FOOTPACE4 0,WELL1 SOME MORE6 ,SOME MORE60 A M]RY VOICE 
 WAS SAY+ 9 HIS S\L4 ,BUT NO MORE %OTS CAME4 

,ONLY :5 APPROA*+ ,BAGRATION DID ,RO/OV LET HIS HORSE GALLOP AGA91 & 
 ) HIS H& AT ! SALUTE RODE UP TO ! G5]AL4 

,DOLGORUKOV WAS /ILL 9SI/+ ?AT ! ,FR5* HAD RETREAT$ & HAD ONLY 
 LIT FIRES TO DECEIVE US4 

0,:AT DOES ?AT PROVE80 HE WAS SAY+ AS ,RO/OV RODE UP4 0,!Y MI<T 
 RETREAT & LEAVE ! PICKETS40 

0,IT'S PLA9 ?AT !Y HAVE NOT ALL GONE YET1 ,PR9CE10 SAID ,BAGRATION4 
 0,WAIT TILL TOMORR[ MORN+1 WE'LL F9D \T EV]Y?+ TOMORR[40 

0,! PICKET IS /ILL ON ! HILL1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 JU/ :]E IT WAS 9 
 ! EV5+10 REPORT$ ,RO/OV1 /OOP+ =W>D ) HIS H& AT ! 
 SALUTE & UNABLE TO REPRESS ! SMILE ( DELI<T 9DUC$ BY HIS RIDE & 
 ESPECIALLY BY ! S\ND ( ! BULLETS4 

0,V]Y GOOD1 V]Y GOOD10 SAID ,BAGRATION4 0,?ANK Y\1 (FIC]40 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY10 SAID ,RO/OV1 0MAY ,I ASK A FAVOR80 

0,:AT IS IT80 

0,TOMORR[ \R SQUADRON IS TO BE 9 RES]VE4 ,MAY ,I ASK TO BE ATTA*$ TO 
 ! FIR/ SQUADRON80 

0,:AT'S Y\R NAME80 

0,C\NT ,RO/OV40 

0,OH1 V]Y WELL1 Y\ MAY /AY 9 ATT5DANCE ON ME40 

0,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV'S SON80 ASK$ ,DOLGORUKOV4 

,BUT ,RO/OV DID NOT REPLY4 

0,!N ,I MAY RECKON ON IT1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 

0,I WILL GIVE ! ORD]40 

0,TOMORR[ V]Y LIKELY ,I MAY BE S5T ) SOME MESSAGE TO ! ,EMP]OR10 
 ?\<T ,RO/OV4 

0,?ANK ,GOD60 

,! FIRES & %\T+ 9 ! 5EMY'S >MY W]E OCCASION$ BY ! FACT 
 ?AT :ILE ,NAPOLEON'S PROCLAMATION WAS BE+ READ TO ! TROOPS ! 
 ,EMP]OR HIMSELF RODE R\ND HIS BIV\ACS4 ,! SOLDI]S1 ON SEE+ HIM1 LIT 
 WISPS ( /RAW & RAN AFT] HIM1 %\T+1 0,VIVE L',EMP]EUR60 ,NAPOLEON'S 
 PROCLAMATION WAS AS FOLL[S3 

,SOLDI]S6 ,! ,RUSSIAN >MY IS ADVANC+ AGA9/ Y\ TO AV5GE ! ,AU/RIAN 
 >MY ( ,ULM4 ,!Y >E ! SAME BATTALIONS Y\ BROKE AT ,HOLLABRUNN & HAVE 
 PURSU$ EV] S9CE TO ?IS PLACE4 ,! POSITION WE OCCUPY IS A /RONG ONE1 
 & :ILE !Y >E M>*+ TO GO R\ND ME ON ! RI<T !Y WILL EXPOSE A 
 FLANK TO ME4 ,SOLDI]S6 ,I WILL MYSELF DIRECT Y\R BATTALIONS4 ,I WILL KEEP 
 \T ( FIRE IF Y\ ) Y\R HABITUAL VALOR C>RY DISORD] & CONFUSION 
 9TO ! 5EMY'S RANKS1 BUT %\LD VICTORY BE 9 D\BT1 EV5 = A MOM5T1 
 Y\ WILL SEE Y\R ,EMP]OR EXPOS+ HIMSELF TO ! FIR/ BL[S ( ! 
 5EMY1 = !RE MU/ BE NO D\BT ( VICTORY1 ESPECIALLY ON ?IS DAY :5 
 :AT IS AT /AKE IS ! HONOR ( ! ,FR5* 9FANTRY1 SO NECESS>Y TO ! 
 HONOR ( \R NATION4 

,DO NOT BREAK Y\R RANKS ON ! PLEA ( REMOV+ ! W\ND$6 ,LET EV]Y MAN 
 BE FULLY IMBU$ ) ! ?\<T ?AT WE MU/ DEFEAT !SE HIREL+S ( 
 ,5GL&1 9SPIR$ BY SU* HATR$ ( \R NATION6 ,?IS VICTORY WILL CONCLUDE 
 \R CAMPAIGN & WE CAN RETURN TO W9T] QU>T]S1 :]E FRE% ,FR5* 
 TROOPS :O >E BE+ RAIS$ 9 ,FRANCE WILL JO9 US1 & ! PEACE ,I %ALL 
 CONCLUDE WILL BE WOR?Y ( MY PEOPLE1 ( Y\1 & ( MYSELF4 

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