,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #ae 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT EI<T O'CLOCK ,KUTUZOV RODE TO ,PRATZ5 AT ! HEAD ( ! F\R? COLUMN1 
 ,MILORADOVI*'S1 ! ONE ?AT WAS TO TAKE ! PLACE ( ,PRZEBYSZEWSKI'S & 
 ,LANG]ON'S COLUMNS :I* HAD ALREADY GONE D[N 9TO ! VALLEY4 ,HE GREET$ 
 ! M5 ( ! =EMO/ REGIM5T & GAVE !M ! ORD] TO M>*1 !REBY 
 9DICAT+ ?AT HE 9T5D$ TO LEAD ?AT COLUMN HIMSELF4 ,:5 HE HAD 
 REA*$ ! VILLAGE ( ,PRATZ5 HE HALT$4 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS BEH9D1 AMONG 
 ! IMM5SE NUMB] =M+ ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S SUITE4 ,HE WAS 9 A 
 /ATE ( SUPPRESS$ EXCITEM5T & IRRITATION1 ?\< CONTROLL$LY CALM AS 
 A MAN IS AT ! APPROA* ( A LONG-AWAIT$ MOM5T4 ,HE WAS FIRMLY CONV9C$ 
 ?AT ?IS WAS ! DAY ( HIS ,T\LON1 OR HIS BRIDGE ( ,>COLA4 ,H[ IT W\LD 
 COME AB\T HE DID NOT KN[1 BUT HE FELT SURE IT W\LD DO SO4 ,! LOCALITY 
 & ! POSITION ( \R TROOPS W]E KN[N TO HIM AS F> AS !Y C\LD BE 
 KN[N TO ANYONE 9 \R >MY4 ,HIS [N /RATEGIC PLAN1 :I* OBVI\SLY C\LD 
 NOT N[ BE C>RI$ \T1 WAS =GOTT54 ,N[1 5T]+ 9TO ,WEYRO!R'S 
 PLAN1 ,PR9CE ,&REW CONSID]$ POSSIBLE CONT+5CIES & =M$ NEW 
 PROJECTS SU* AS MI<T CALL = HIS RAPIDITY ( P]CEPTION & DECISION4 

,TO ! LEFT D[N BEL[ 9 ! MI/1 ! MUSKETRY FIRE ( UNSE5 =CES 
 C\LD BE HE>D4 ,IT WAS !RE ,PR9CE ,&REW ?\<T ! FI<T W\LD 
 CONC5TRATE4 0,!RE WE %ALL 5C\NT] DIFFICULTIES1 & !RE10 ?\<T 
 HE1 0,I %ALL BE S5T ) A BRIGADE OR DIVISION1 & !RE1 /&>D 9 
 H&1 ,I %ALL GO =W>D & BREAK :ATEV] IS 9 FRONT ( ME40 

,HE C\LD NOT LOOK CALMLY AT ! /&>DS ( ! PASS+ BATTALIONS4 
 ,SEE+ !M HE KEPT ?9K+1 0,?AT MAY BE ! V]Y /&>D ) :I* ,I 
 %ALL LEAD ! >MY40 

,9 ! MORN+ ALL ?AT WAS LEFT ( ! NI<T MI/ ON ! HEI<TS WAS A 
 HO> FRO/ N[ TURN+ TO DEW1 BUT 9 ! VALLEYS IT /ILL LAY LIKE A 
 MILK-:ITE SEA4 ,NO?+ WAS VISIBLE 9 ! VALLEY TO ! LEFT 9TO :I* 
 \R TROOPS HAD DESC5D$ & FROM :5CE CAME ! S\NDS ( FIR+4 ,ABOVE 
 ! HEI<TS WAS ! D>K CLE> SKY1 & TO ! RI<T ! VA/ ORB ( ! 
 SUN4 ,9 FRONT1 F> (F ON ! F>!R %ORE ( ?AT SEA ( MI/1 SOME 
 WOOD$ HILLS W]E DISC]NIBLE1 & IT WAS !RE ! 5EMY PROBABLY WAS1 
 = SOME?+ C\LD BE DESCRI$4 ,ON ! RI<T ! ,GU>DS W]E 5T]+ ! 
 MI/Y REGION ) A S\ND ( HO(S & :EELS & N[ & !N A GLEAM ( 
 BAYONETS2 TO ! LEFT BEYOND ! VILLAGE SIMIL> MASSES ( CAVALRY CAME UP 
 & DISAPPE>$ 9 ! SEA ( MI/4 ,9 FRONT & BEH9D MOV$ 9FANTRY4 
 ,! COMM&] 9 *IEF WAS /&+ AT ! 5D ( ! VILLAGE LETT+ ! 
 TROOPS PASS BY HIM4 ,?AT MORN+ ,KUTUZOV SEEM$ WORN & IRRITABLE4 ,! 
 9FANTRY PASS+ BE=E HIM CAME TO A HALT )\T ANY COMM& BE+ 
 GIV51 APP>5TLY OB/RUCT$ BY SOME?+ 9 FRONT4 

0,DO ORD] !M TO =M 9TO BATTALION COLUMNS & GO R\ND ! VILLAGE60 
 HE SAID ANGRILY TO A G5]AL :O HAD RIDD5 UP4 0,DON'T Y\ UND]/&1 
 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 MY DE> SIR1 ?AT Y\ MU/ NOT DEFILE ?R\< N>R[ 
 VILLAGE /REETS :5 WE >E M>*+ AGA9/ ! 5EMY80 

0,I 9T5D$ TO RE-=M !M BEYOND ! VILLAGE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 ANSW]$ 
 ! G5]AL4 

,KUTUZOV LAU<$ BITT]LY4 

0,Y\'LL MAKE A F9E ?+ ( IT1 DEPLOY+ 9 SI<T ( ! 5EMY6 ,V]Y 
 F9E60 

0,! 5EMY IS /ILL F> AWAY1 Y\R EXCELL5CY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! 
 DISPOSITIONS4440 

0,! DISPOSITIONS60 EXCLAIM$ ,KUTUZOV BITT]LY4 0,:O TOLD Y\ ?AT8444 
 ,K9DLY DO AS Y\ >E ORD]$40 

0,YES1 SIR40 

0,MY DE> FELL[10 ,NESVITSKI :ISP]$ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0! OLD MAN IS AS 
 SURLY AS A DOG40 

,AN ,AU/RIAN (FIC] 9 A :ITE UNI=M ) GRE5 PLUMES 9 HIS HAT 
 GALLOP$ UP TO ,KUTUZOV & ASK$ 9 ! ,EMP]OR'S NAME HAD ! F\R? 
 COLUMN ADVANC$ 9TO ACTION4 

,KUTUZOV TURN$ R\ND )\T ANSW]+ & HIS EYE HAPP5$ TO FALL UPON 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 :O WAS BESIDE HIM4 ,SEE+ HIM1 ,KUTUZOV'S MALEVOL5T & 
 CAU/IC EXPRESSION S(T5$1 AS IF ADMITT+ ?AT :AT WAS BE+ DONE WAS 
 NOT HIS ADJUTANT'S FAULT1 & /ILL NOT ANSW]+ ! ,AU/RIAN ADJUTANT1 
 HE ADDRESS$ ,BOLKONSKI4 

0,GO1 MY DE> FELL[1 & SEE :E!R ! ?IRD DIVISION HAS PASS$ ! 
 VILLAGE4 ,TELL IT TO /OP & AWAIT MY ORD]S40 

,H>DLY HAD ,PR9CE ,&REW />T$ ?AN HE /OPP$ HIM4 

0,& ASK :E!R %>P%OOT]S HAVE BE5 PO/$10 HE ADD$4 0,:AT >E !Y 
 DO+8 ,:AT >E !Y DO+80 HE MURMUR$ TO HIMSELF1 /ILL NOT REPLY+ TO 
 ! ,AU/RIAN4 

,PR9CE ,&REW GALLOP$ (F TO EXECUTE ! ORD]4 

,OV]TAK+ ! BATTALIONS ?AT CONT9U$ TO ADVANCE1 HE /OPP$ ! ?IRD 
 DIVISION & CONV9C$ HIMSELF ?AT !RE REALLY W]E NO %>P%OOT]S 9 
 FRONT ( \R COLUMNS4 ,! COLONEL AT ! HEAD ( ! REGIM5T WAS MU* 
 SURPRIS$ AT ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S ORD] TO ?R[ \T SKIRMI%]S4 ,HE 
 HAD FELT P]FECTLY SURE ?AT !RE W]E O!R TROOPS 9 FRONT ( HIM & 
 ?AT ! 5EMY MU/ BE AT LEA/ SIX MILES AWAY4 ,!RE WAS REALLY NO?+ 
 TO BE SE5 9 FRONT EXCEPT A B>R5 DESC5T HIDD5 BY D5SE MI/4 ,HAV+ 
 GIV5 ORD]S 9 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S NAME TO RECTIFY ?IS OMISSION1 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW GALLOP$ BACK4 ,KUTUZOV /ILL 9 ! SAME PLACE1 HIS /\T 
 BODY RE/+ HEAVILY 9 ! SADDLE ) ! LASSITUDE ( AGE1 SAT YAWN+ 
 WE>ILY ) CLOS$ EYES4 ,! TROOPS W]E NO LONG] MOV+1 BUT /OOD ) 
 ! BUTTS ( !IR MUSKETS ON ! GR\ND4 

0,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T60 HE SAID TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 & TURN$ TO A G5]AL 
 :O1 WAT* 9 H&1 WAS SAY+ IT WAS TIME !Y />T$ AS ALL ! 
 LEFT-FLANK COLUMNS HAD ALREADY DESC5D$4 

0,PL5TY ( TIME1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 MUTT]$ ,KUTUZOV 9 ! MID/ ( A 
 YAWN4 0,PL5TY ( TIME10 HE REPEAT$4 

,JU/ !N AT A DI/ANCE BEH9D ,KUTUZOV WAS HE>D ! S\ND ( REGIM5TS 
 SALUT+1 & ?IS S\ND RAPIDLY CAME NE>] ALONG ! :OLE EXT5D$ L9E 
 ( ! ADVANC+ ,RUSSIAN COLUMNS4 ,EVID5TLY ! P]SON !Y W]E GREET+ 
 WAS RID+ QUICKLY4 ,:5 ! SOLDI]S ( ! REGIM5T 9 FRONT ( :I* 
 ,KUTUZOV WAS /&+ BEGAN TO %\T1 HE RODE A LITTLE TO ONE SIDE & 
 LOOK$ R\ND ) A FR[N4 ,ALONG ! ROAD FROM ,PRATZ5 GALLOP$ :AT 
 LOOK$ LIKE A SQUADRON ( HORSEM5 9 V>I\S UNI=MS4 ,TWO ( !M RODE 
 SIDE BY SIDE 9 FRONT1 AT FULL GALLOP4 ,ONE 9 A BLACK UNI=M ) :ITE 
 PLUMES 9 HIS HAT RODE A BOBTAIL$ *E/NUT HORSE1 ! O!R :O WAS 9 A 
 :ITE UNI=M RODE A BLACK ONE4 ,!SE W]E ! TWO ,EMP]ORS FOLL[$ BY 
 !IR SUITES4 ,KUTUZOV1 AFFECT+ ! MANN]S ( AN OLD SOLDI] AT ! 
 FRONT1 GAVE ! COMM& 0,ATT5TION60 & RODE UP TO ! ,EMP]ORS ) A 
 SALUTE4 ,HIS :OLE APPE>ANCE & MANN] W]E SUDD5LY TRANS=M$4 ,HE PUT 
 ON ! AIR ( A SUBORD9ATE :O OBEYS )\T REASON+4 ,) AN 
 AFFECTATION ( RESPECT :I* EVID5TLY /RUCK ,ALEX&] UNPLEASANTLY1 HE 
 RODE UP & SALUT$4 

,?IS UNPLEASANT IMPRESSION M]ELY FLITT$ OV] ! Y\NG & HAPPY FACE ( 
 ! ,EMP]OR LIKE A CL\D ( HAZE ACROSS A CLE> SKY & VANI%$4 ,AFT] 
 HIS ILLNESS HE LOOK$ RA!R ?9N] ?AT DAY ?AN ON ! FIELD ( ,OLMUTZ 
 :]E ,BOLKONSKI HAD SE5 HIM = ! FIR/ TIME ABROAD1 BUT !RE WAS 
 /ILL ! SAME BEWIT*+ COMB9ATION ( MAJE/Y & MILDNESS 9 HIS F9E 
 GRAY EYES1 & ON HIS DELICATE LIPS ! SAME CAPACITY = V>Y+ 
 EXPRESSION & ! SAME PREVAL5T APPE>ANCE ( GOODHE>T$ 9NOC5T 
 Y\?4 

,AT ! ,OLMUTZ REVIEW HE HAD SEEM$ MORE MAJE/IC2 H]E HE SEEM$ BRI<T] 
 & MORE 5]GETIC4 ,HE WAS SLI<TLY FLU%$ AFT] GALLOP+ TWO MILES1 & 
 RE9+ 9 HIS HORSE HE SI<$ RE/FULLY & LOOK$ R\ND AT ! FACES ( 
 HIS SUITE1 Y\NG & ANIMAT$ AS HIS [N4 ,CZ>TORYSKI1 ,NOVOSILTSEV1 ,PR9CE 
 ,VOLKONSKY1 ,/ROGONOV1 & ! O!RS1 ALL RI*LY DRESS$ GAY Y\NG M5 ON 
 SPL5DID1 WELL-GROOM$1 FRE%1 ONLY SLI<TLY HEAT$ HORSES1 EX*ANG+ 
 REM>KS & SMIL+1 HAD /OPP$ BEH9D ! ,EMP]OR4 ,! ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS1 
 A ROSY1 LONG FAC$ Y\NG MAN1 SAT V]Y ]ECT ON HIS H&SOME BLACK HORSE1 
 LOOK+ AB\T HIM 9 A LEISURELY & PREOCCUPI$ MANN]4 ,HE BECKON$ TO 
 ONE ( HIS :ITE ADJUTANTS & ASK$ SOME QUE/ION--0,MO/ LIKELY HE 
 IS ASK+ AT :AT O'CLOCK !Y />T$10 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 WAT*+ 
 HIS OLD ACQUA9TANCE ) A SMILE HE C\LD NOT REPRESS AS HE RECALL$ HIS 
 RECEPTION AT ,BRUNN4 ,9 ! ,EMP]ORS' SUITE W]E ! PICK$ Y\NG ORD]LY 
 (FIC]S ( ! ,GU>D & L9E REGIM5TS1 ,RUSSIAN & ,AU/RIAN4 ,AMONG !M 
 W]E GROOMS LEAD+ ! ,CZ>'S BEAUTIFUL RELAY HORSES COV]$ ) 
 EMBROID]$ CLO?S4 

,AS :5 A W9D[ IS OP5$ A :IFF ( FRE% AIR FROM ! FIELDS 5T]S A 
 /UFFY ROOM1 SO A :IFF ( Y\?FULNESS1 5]GY1 & CONFID5CE ( SUCCESS 
 REA*$ ,KUTUZOV'S *E]LESS /AFF ) ! GALLOP+ ADV5T ( ALL !SE 
 BRILLIANT Y\NG M54 

0,:Y >5'T Y\ BEG9N+1 ,MI*AEL ,IL>IONOVI*80 SAID ! ,EMP]OR 
 ,ALEX&] HURRI$LY TO ,KUTUZOV1 GLANC+ C\RTE\SLY AT ! SAME TIME AT 
 ! ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS4 

0,I AM WAIT+1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y10 ANSW]$ ,KUTUZOV1 B5D+ =W>D 
 RESPECTFULLY4 

,! ,EMP]OR1 FR[N+ SLI<TLY1 B5T HIS E> =W>D AS IF HE HAD NOT 
 QUITE HE>D4 

0,WAIT+1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y10 REPEAT$ ,KUTUZOV4 7,PR9CE ,&REW NOT$ ?AT 
 ,KUTUZOV'S UPP] LIP TWIT*$ UNNATURALLY AS HE SAID ! WORD 0WAIT+407 
 0,NOT ALL ! COLUMNS HAVE =M$ UP YET1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y40 

,! ,CZ> HE>D BUT OBVI\SLY DID NOT LIKE ! REPLY2 HE %RUGG$ HIS 
 RA!R R\ND %\LD]S & GLANC$ AT ,NOVOSILTSEV :O WAS NE> HIM1 AS IF 
 COMPLA9+ ( ,KUTUZOV4 

0,Y\ KN[1 ,MI*AEL ,IL>IONOVI*1 WE >E NOT ON ! ,EMPRESS' ,FIELD :]E 
 A P>ADE DOES NOT BEG9 TILL ALL ! TROOPS >E ASSEMBL$10 SAID ! ,CZ> 
 ) ANO!R GLANCE AT ! ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS1 AS IF 9VIT+ HIM IF NOT TO 
 JO9 9 AT LEA/ TO LI/5 TO :AT HE WAS SAY+4 ,BUT ! ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS 
 CONT9U$ TO LOOK AB\T HIM & DID NOT LI/54 

0,?AT IS JU/ :Y ,I DO NOT BEG91 SIRE10 SAID ,KUTUZOV 9 A RES\ND+ 
 VOICE1 APP>5TLY TO PRECLUDE ! POSSIBILITY ( NOT BE+ HE>D1 & 
 AGA9 SOME?+ 9 HIS FACE TWIT*$--0,?AT IS JU/ :Y ,I DO NOT 
 BEG91 SIRE1 BECAUSE WE >E NOT ON P>ADE & NOT ON ! ,EMPRESS' 
 ,FIELD10 SAID HE CLE>LY & DI/9CTLY4 

,9 ! ,EMP]OR'S SUITE ALL EX*ANG$ RAPID LOOKS ?AT EXPRESS$ 
 DISSATISFACTION & REPROA*4 0,OLD ?\< HE MAY BE1 HE %\LD NOT1 HE 
 C]TA9LY %\LD NOT1 SPEAK LIKE ?AT10 !IR GLANCES SEEM$ TO SAY4 

,! ,CZ> LOOK$ 9T5TLY & OBS]VANTLY 9TO ,KUTUZOV'S EYE WAIT+ TO 
 HE> :E!R HE W\LD SAY ANY?+ MORE4 ,BUT ,KUTUZOV1 ) RESPECTFULLY 
 B[$ HEAD1 SEEM$ ALSO TO BE WAIT+4 ,! SIL5CE LA/$ = AB\T A 
 M9UTE4 

0,H[EV]1 IF Y\ COMM& IT1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y10 SAID ,KUTUZOV1 LIFT+ HIS 
 HEAD & AGA9 ASSUM+ HIS =M] TONE ( A DULL1 UNREASON+1 BUT SUBMISSIVE 
 G5]AL4 

,HE T\*$ HIS HORSE & HAV+ CALL$ ,MILORADOVI*1 ! COMM&] ( ! 
 COLUMN1 GAVE HIM ! ORD] TO ADVANCE4 

,! TROOPS AGA9 BEGAN TO MOVE1 & TWO BATTALIONS ( ! ,NOVGOROD & ONE 
 ( ! ,AP%]ON REGIM5T W5T =W>D PA/ ! ,EMP]OR4 

,AS ?IS ,AP%]ON BATTALION M>*$ BY1 ! R$-FAC$ ,MILORADOVI*1 )\T 
 HIS GREATCOAT1 ) HIS ,ORD]S ON HIS BREA/ & AN 5ORM\S TUFT ( 
 PLUMES 9 HIS COCK$ HAT WORN ON ONE SIDE ) ITS CORN]S FRONT & BACK1 
 GALLOP$ /R5U\SLY =W>D1 & ) A DA%+ SALUTE RE9$ 9 HIS 
 HORSE BE=E ! ,EMP]OR4 

0,GOD BE ) Y\1 G5]AL60 SAID ! ,EMP]OR4 

0,MA FOI1 SIRE1 N\S F]ONS CE QUI S]A DANS NOT] POSSIBILITE1 SIRE10 "9 HE 
 ANSW]$ GAILY1 RAIS+ NEV]!LESS IRONIC SMILES AMONG ! G5TLEM5 ( 
 ! ,CZ>'S SUITE BY HIS POOR ,FR5*4 

 "9 0,9DE$1 ,SIRE1 WE %ALL DO EV]Y?+ IT IS POSSIBLE TO 
 DO1 ,SIRE40 
  
  

,MILORADOVI* :EEL$ HIS HORSE %>PLY & /ATION$ HIMSELF A LITTLE 
 BEH9D ! ,EMP]OR4 ,! ,AP%]ON M51 EXCIT$ BY ! ,CZ>'S PRES5CE1 
 PASS$ 9 /EP BE=E ! ,EMP]ORS & !IR SUITES AT A BOLD1 BRISK PACE4 

0,LADS60 %\T$ ,MILORADOVI* 9 A L\D1 SELF-CONFID5T1 & *E]Y VOICE1 
 OBVI\SLY SO ELAT$ BY ! S\ND ( FIR+1 BY ! PROSPECT ( BATTLE1 & 
 BY ! SI<T ( ! GALLANT ,AP%]ONS1 HIS COMRADES 9 ,SUVOROV'S TIME1 N[ 
 PASS+ SO GALLANTLY BE=E ! ,EMP]ORS1 ?AT HE =GOT ! SOV]EIGNS' 
 PRES5CE4 0,LADS1 IT'S NOT ! FIR/ VILLAGE Y\'VE HAD TO TAKE10 CRI$ HE4 

0,GLAD TO DO \R BE/60 %\T$ ! SOLDI]S4 

,! ,EMP]OR'S HORSE />T$ AT ! SUDD5 CRY4 ,?IS HORSE ?AT HAD C>RI$ 
 ! SOV]EIGN AT REVIEWS 9 ,RUSSIA BORE HIM ALSO H]E ON ! FIELD ( 
 ,AU/]LITZ1 5DUR+ ! HE$LESS BL[S ( HIS LEFT FOOT & PRICK+ ITS 
 E>S AT ! S\ND ( %OTS JU/ AS IT HAD DONE ON ! ,EMPRESS' ,FIELD1 NOT 
 UND]/&+ ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! FIR+1 NOR ( ! NE>NESS ( ! 
 ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS' BLACK COB1 NOR ( ALL ?AT WAS BE+ SAID1 ?\<T1 & 
 FELT ?AT DAY BY ITS RID]4 

,! ,EMP]OR TURN$ ) A SMILE TO ONE ( HIS FOLL[]S & MADE A REM>K 
 TO HIM1 PO9T+ TO ! GALLANT ,AP%]ONS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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