,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #i #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,! DAY AFT] ! REVIEW1 ,BORIS1 9 HIS BE/ UNI=M & ) HIS COMRADE ,B]G'S BE/ WI%ES = SUCCESS1 RODE TO ,OLMUTZ TO SEE ,BOLKONSKI1 WI%+ TO PR(IT BY HIS FRI5DL9ESS & OBTA9 = HIMSELF ! BE/ PO/ HE C\LD--PREF]ABLY ?AT ( ADJUTANT TO SOME IMPORTANT P]SONAGE1 A POSITION 9 ! >MY :I* SEEM$ TO HIM MO/ ATTRACTIVE4 0,IT IS ALL V]Y WELL = ,RO/OV1 :OSE FA!R S5DS HIM T5 ?\S& RUBLES AT A TIME1 TO TALK AB\T NOT WI%+ TO CR+E TO ANYBODY & NOT BE ANYONE'S LACKEY1 BUT ,I :O HAVE NO?+ BUT MY BRA9S HAVE TO MAKE A C>E] & MU/ NOT MISS OPPORTUNITIES1 BUT MU/ AVAIL MYSELF ( !M60 HE REFLECT$4 ,HE DID NOT F9D ,PR9CE ,&REW 9 ,OLMUTZ ?AT DAY1 BUT ! APPE>ANCE ( ! T[N :]E ! HEADQU>T]S & ! DIPLOMATIC CORPS W]E /ATION$ & ! TWO ,EMP]ORS W]E LIV+ ) !IR SUITES1 H\SEHOLDS1 & C\RTS ONLY /R5G!N$ HIS DESIRE TO BELONG TO ?AT HI<] WORLD4 ,HE KNEW NO ONE1 & DESPITE HIS SM>T ,GU>DSMAN'S UNI=M1 ALL !SE EXALT$ P]SONAGES PASS+ 9 ! /REETS 9 !IR ELEGANT C>RIAGES ) !IR PLUMES1 RIBBONS1 & M$ALS1 BO? C\RTI]S & MILIT>Y M51 SEEM$ SO IMMEASURABLY ABOVE HIM1 AN 9SIGNIFICANT (FIC] ( ! ,GU>DS1 ?AT !Y NOT ONLY DID NOT WI% TO1 BUT SIMPLY C\LD NOT1 BE AW>E ( HIS EXI/5CE4 ,AT ! QU>T]S ( ! COMM&] 9 *IEF1 ,KUTUZOV1 :]E HE 9QUIR$ = ,BOLKONSKI1 ALL ! ADJUTANTS & EV5 ! ORD]LIES LOOK$ AT HIM AS IF !Y WI%$ TO IMPRESS ON HIM ?AT A GREAT MANY (FIC]S LIKE HIM W]E ALWAYS COM+ !RE & ?AT EV]YBODY WAS HE>TILY SICK ( !M4 ,9 SPITE ( ?IS1 OR RA!R BECAUSE ( IT1 NEXT DAY1 ,NOVEMB] #a#e1 AFT] D9N] HE AGA9 W5T TO ,OLMUTZ &1 5T]+ ! H\SE OCCUPI$ BY ,KUTUZOV1 ASK$ = ,BOLKONSKI4 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS 9 & ,BORIS WAS %[N 9TO A L>GE HALL PROBABLY =M]LY US$ = DANC+1 BUT 9 :I* FIVE B$S N[ /OOD1 & FURNITURE ( V>I\S K9DS3 A TABLE1 *AIRS1 & A CLAVI*ORD4 ,ONE ADJUTANT1 NE>E/ ! DOOR1 WAS SITT+ AT ! TABLE 9 A ,P]SIAN DRESS+ G[N1 WRIT+4 ,ANO!R1 ! R$1 /\T ,NESVITSKI1 LAY ON A B$ ) HIS >MS UND] HIS HEAD1 LAU<+ ) AN (FIC] :O HAD SAT D[N BESIDE HIM4 ,A ?IRD WAS PLAY+ A ,VI5NESE WALTZ ON ! CLAVI*ORD1 :ILE A F\R?1 LY+ ON ! CLAVI*ORD1 SANG ! TUNE4 ,BOLKONSKI WAS NOT !RE4 ,NONE ( !SE G5TLEM5 *ANG$ HIS POSITION ON SEE+ ,BORIS4 ,! ONE :O WAS WRIT+ & :OM ,BORIS ADDRESS$ TURN$ R\ND CROSSLY & TOLD HIM ,BOLKONSKI WAS ON DUTY & ?AT HE %\LD GO ?R\< ! DOOR ON ! LEFT 9TO ! RECEPTION ROOM IF HE WI%$ TO SEE HIM4 ,BORIS ?ANK$ HIM & W5T TO ! RECEPTION ROOM1 :]E HE F\ND SOME T5 (FIC]S & G5]ALS4 ,:5 HE 5T]$1 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 HIS EYES DROOP+ CONTEMPTU\SLY 7) ?AT PECULI> EXPRESSION ( POLITE WE>9ESS :I* PLA9LY SAYS1 0,IF IT W]E NOT MY DUTY ,I W\LD NOT TALK TO Y\ = A MOM5T071 WAS LI/5+ TO AN OLD ,RUSSIAN G5]AL ) DECORATIONS1 :O /OOD V]Y ]ECT1 ALMO/ ON TIPTOE1 ) A SOLDI]'S OBSEQUI\S EXPRESSION ON HIS PURPLE FACE1 REPORT+ SOME?+4 0,V]Y WELL1 !N1 BE SO GOOD AS TO WAIT10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW TO ! G5]AL1 9 ,RUSSIAN1 SPEAK+ ) ! ,FR5* 9TONATION HE AFFECT$ :5 HE WI%$ TO SPEAK CONTEMPTU\SLY1 & NOTIC+ ,BORIS1 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 PAY+ NO MORE HE$ TO ! G5]AL :O RAN AFT] HIM IMPLOR+ HIM TO HE> SOME?+ MORE1 NODD$ & TURN$ TO HIM ) A *E]FUL SMILE4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T ,BORIS CLE>LY REALIZ$ :AT HE HAD BE=E SURMIS$1 ?AT 9 ! >MY1 BESIDES ! SUBORD9ATION & DISCIPL9E PRESCRIB$ 9 ! MILIT>Y CODE1 :I* HE & ! O!RS KNEW 9 ! REGIM5T1 !RE WAS ANO!R1 MORE IMPORTANT1 SUBORD9ATION1 :I* MADE ?IS TIDS4 ,PR9CE ,&REW CAME UP TO HIM & TOOK HIS H&4 0,I AM V]Y SORRY Y\ DID NOT F9D ME 9 YE/]DAY4 ,I WAS FUSS+ AB\T ) ,G]MANS ALL DAY4 ,WE W5T ) ,WEYRO!R TO SURVEY ! DISPOSITIONS4 ,:5 ,G]MANS />T BE+ ACCURATE1 !RE'S NO 5D TO IT60 ,BORIS SMIL$1 AS IF HE UND]/OOD :AT ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS ALLUD+ TO AS SOME?+ G5]ALLY KN[N4 ,BUT IT WAS ! FIR/ TIME HE HAD HE>D ,WEYRO!R'S NAME1 OR EV5 ! T]M 0DISPOSITIONS40 0,WELL1 MY DE> FELL[1 SO Y\ /ILL WANT TO BE AN ADJUTANT8 ,I HAVE BE5 ?9K+ AB\T Y\40 0,YES1 ,I WAS ?9K+0--= SOME REASON ,BORIS C\LD NOT HELP BLU%+--0( ASK+ ! COMM&] 9 *IEF4 ,HE HAS HAD A LETT] FROM ,PR9CE ,KURAG9 AB\T ME4 ,I ONLY WANT$ TO ASK BECAUSE ,I FE> ! ,GU>DS WON'T BE 9 ACTION10 HE ADD$ AS IF 9 APOLOGY4 0,ALL RI+ ,BORIS' CONCEPTION ( ! ADVANTAGES ( ! UNWRITT5 CODE ( SUBORD9ATION--LOOK$ SO FIX$LY AT ! PRESUMPTU\S LIEUT5ANT :O HAD PREV5T$ HIS F9I%+ :AT HE HAD TO SAY TO ! ADJUTANT ?AT ,BORIS FELT UNCOM=TABLE4 ,HE TURN$ AWAY & WAIT$ IMPATI5TLY = ,PR9CE ,&REW'S RETURN FROM ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S ROOM4 0,Y\ SEE1 MY DE> FELL[1 ,I HAVE BE5 ?9K+ AB\T Y\10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW :5 !Y HAD GONE 9TO ! L>GE ROOM :]E ! CLAVI*ORD WAS4 0,IT'S NO USE Y\R GO+ TO ! COMM&] 9 *IEF4 ,HE W\LD SAY A LOT ( PLEASANT ?+S1 ASK Y\ TO D9N]0 70,?AT W\LD NOT BE BAD AS REG>DS ! UNWRITT5 CODE10 ?\] ! SUN40 ,PR9CE ,&REW ALWAYS BECAME SPECIALLY KE5 :5 HE HAD TO GUIDE A Y\NG MAN & HELP HIM TO WORLDLY SUCCESS4 ,UND] COV] ( OBTA9+ HELP ( ?IS K9D = ANO!R1 :I* FROM PRIDE HE W\LD NEV] ACCEPT = HIMSELF1 HE KEPT 9 T\* ) ! CIRCLE :I* CONF]S SUCCESS & :I* ATTRACT$ HIM4 ,HE V]Y READILY TOOK UP ,BORIS' CAUSE & W5T ) HIM TO ,DOLGORUKOV4 ,IT WAS LATE 9 ! EV5+ :5 !Y 5T]$ ! PALACE AT ,OLMUTZ OCCUPI$ BY ! ,EMP]ORS & !IR RET9UES4 ,?AT SAME DAY A C\NCIL ( W> HAD BE5 HELD 9 :I* ALL ! MEMB]S ( ! ,H(KRIEGSRA? & BO? ,EMP]ORS TOOK P>T4 ,AT ?AT C\NCIL1 CONTR>Y TO ! VIEWS ( ! OLD G5]ALS ,KUTUZOV & ,PR9CE ,S*W>TZ5B]G1 IT HAD BE5 DECID$ TO ADVANCE IMM$IATELY & GIVE BATTLE TO ,BONAP>TE4 ,! C\NCIL ( W> WAS JU/ OV] :5 ,PR9CE ,&REW ACCOMPANI$ BY ,BORIS >RIV$ AT ! PALACE TO F9D ,DOLGORUKOV4 ,EV]YONE AT HEADQU>T]S WAS /ILL UND] ! SPELL ( ! DAY'S C\NCIL1 AT :I* ! P>TY ( ! Y\NG HAD TRIUMPH$4 ,! VOICES ( ?OSE :O C\NSEL$ DELAY & ADVIS$ WAIT+ = SOME?+ ELSE BE=E ADVANC+ HAD BE5 SO COMPLETELY SIL5C$ & !IR >GUM5TS CONFUT$ BY SU* CONCLUSIVE EVID5CE ( ! ADVANTAGES ( ATTACK+ ?AT :AT HAD BE5 DISCUSS$ AT ! C\NCIL--! COM+ BATTLE & ! VICTORY ?AT W\LD C]TA9LY RESULT FROM IT--NO LONG] SEEM$ TO BE 9 ! FUTURE BUT 9 ! PA/4 ,ALL ! ADVANTAGES W]E ON \R SIDE4 ,\R 5ORM\S =CES1 UND\BT$LY SUP]IOR TO ,NAPOLEON'S1 W]E CONC5TRAT$ 9 ONE PLACE1 ! TROOPS 9SPIR$ BY ! ,EMP]ORS' PRES5CE W]E EAG] = ACTION4 ,! /RATEGIC POSITION :]E ! OP]ATIONS W\LD TAKE PLACE WAS FAMILI> 9 ALL ITS DETAILS TO ! ,AU/RIAN ,G5]AL ,WEYRO!R3 A LUCKY ACCID5T HAD ORDA9$ ?AT ! ,AU/RIAN >MY %\LD MANEUV] ! PREVI\S YE> ON ! V]Y FIELDS :]E ! ,FR5* HAD N[ TO BE F\TE1 EVID5TLY WEAK5$1 WAS UND]TAK+ NO?+4 ,DOLGORUKOV1 ONE ( ! W>ME/ ADVOCATES ( AN ATTACK1 HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM ! C\NCIL1 TIR$ & EXHAU/$ BUT EAG] & PR\D ( ! VICTORY ?AT HAD BE5 GA9$4 ,PR9CE ,&REW 9TRODUC$ HIS PROTEGE1 BUT ,PR9CE ,DOLGORUKOV POLITELY & FIRMLY PRESS+ HIS H& SAID NO?+ TO ,BORIS &1 EVID5TLY UNABLE TO SUPPRESS ! ?\ FELL[1 :AT A BATTLE WE HAVE GA9$6 ,GOD GRANT ?AT ! ONE ?AT WILL RESULT FROM IT WILL BE AS VICTORI\S6 ,H[EV]1 DE> FELL[10 HE SAID ABRUPTLY & EAG]LY1 0,I MU/ CONFESS TO HAV+ BE5 UNJU/ TO ! ,AU/RIANS & ESPECIALLY TO ,WEYRO!R4 ,:AT EXACTITUDE1 :AT M9UT5ESS1 :AT KN[L$GE ( ! LOCALITY1 :AT =ESI FELL[1 NO CONDITIONS BETT] ?AN \R PRES5T ONES C\LD HAVE BE5 DEVIS$4 ,?IS COMB9ATION ( ,AU/RIAN PRECISION ) ,RUSSIAN VALOR--:AT MORE C\LD BE WI%$ =80 0,SO ! ATTACK IS DEF9ITELY RESOLV$ ON80 ASK$ ,BOLKONSKI4 0,& DO Y\ KN[1 MY DE> FELL[1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ,BONAP>TE HAS DECID$LY LO/ BE>+S1 Y\ KN[ ?AT A LETT] WAS RECEIV$ FROM HIM TODAY = ! ,EMP]OR40 ,DOLGORUKOV SMIL$ SIGNIFICANTLY4 0,IS ?AT SO8 ,& :AT DID HE SAY80 9QUIR$ ,BOLKONSKI4 0,:AT CAN HE SAY8 ,TRA-DI-RI-DI-RA & SO ON444 M]ELY TO GA9 TIME4 ,I TELL Y\ HE IS 9 \R H&S1 ?AT'S C]TA96 ,BUT :AT WAS MO/ AMUS+10 HE CONT9U$1 ) A SUDD51 GOOD-NATUR$ LAU<1 0WAS ?AT WE C\LD NOT ?9K H[ TO ADDRESS ! REPLY6 ,IF NOT AS ',CONSUL' & ( C\RSE NOT AS ',EMP]OR1' IT SEEM$ TO ME IT %\LD BE TO ',G5]AL ,BONAP>TE4'0 0,BUT BETWE5 NOT RECOGNIZ+ HIM AS ,EMP]OR & CALL+ HIM ,G5]AL ,BONAP>TE1 !RE IS A DIFF]5CE10 REM>K$ ,BOLKONSKI4 0,?AT'S JU/ IT10 9T]RUPT$ ,DOLGORUKOV QUICKLY1 LAU<+4 0,Y\ KN[ ,BILIB9--HE'S A V]Y CLEV] FELL[4 ,HE SUGGE/$ ADDRESS+ HIM AS ',USURP] & ,5EMY ( ,MANK9D4'0 ,DOLGORUKOV LAU<$ M]RILY4 0,ONLY ?AT80 SAID ,BOLKONSKI4 0,ALL ! SAME1 IT WAS ,BILIB9 :O F\ND A SUITABLE =M = ! ADDRESS4 ,HE IS A WISE & CLEV] FELL[40 0,:AT WAS IT80 0,TO ! ,HEAD ( ! ,FR5* ,GOV]NM5T444 ,AU *EF DU G\V]NEM5T FRANCAIS10 SAID ,DOLGORUKOV1 ) GRAVE SATISFACTION4 0,GOOD1 WASN'T IT80 0,YES1 BUT HE WILL DISLIKE IT EXTREMELY10 SAID ,BOLKONSKI4 0,OH YES1 V]Y MU*6 ,MY BRO!R KN[S HIM1 HE'S D9$ ) HIM--! PRES5T ,EMP]OR--MORE ?AN ONCE 9 ,P>IS1 & TELLS ME HE NEV] MET A MORE CUNN+ OR SUBTLE DIPLOMATI/--Y\ KN[1 A COMB9ATION ( ,FR5* ADROITNESS & ,ITALIAN PLAY-ACT+6 ,DO Y\ KN[ ! TALE AB\T HIM & ,C\NT ,M>KOV8 ,C\NT ,M>KOV WAS ! ONLY MAN :O KNEW H[ TO H&LE HIM4 ,Y\ KN[ ! /ORY ( ! H&K]*IEF8 ,IT IS DELITE WI%+ TO TE/ ,M>KOV1 \R AMBASSADOR1 PURPOSELY DROPP$ A H&K]*IEF 9 FRONT ( HIM & /OOD LOOK+ AT ,M>KOV1 PROBABLY EXPECT+ ,M>KOV TO PICK IT UP = HIM1 & H[ ,M>KOV IMM$IATELY DROPP$ HIS [N BESIDE IT & PICK$ IT UP )\T T\*+ ,BONAP>TE'S4 0,DELI Y\NG MAN40 ,AGA9 HE PRESS$ ! H& ( ! LATT] ) AN EXPRESSION ( GOOD-NATUR$1 S9C]E1 & ANIMAT$ LEVITY4 0,BUT Y\ SEE444 ANO!R TIME60 ,BORIS WAS EXCIT$ BY ! ?\PLY PROJECT+ JAW :I*1 )\T SPOIL+ HIS FACE1 GAVE HIM A PECULI> VIVACITY & %IFT9ESS ( EXPRESSION4 ,?IS %ORT MAN NODD$ TO ,DOLGORUKOV AS TO AN 9TIMATE FRI5D & />$ AT ,PR9CE ,&REW ) COOL 9T5SITY1 WALK+ /RAID HIM & EVID5TLY EXPECT+ HIM TO B[ OR TO /EP \T ( HIS WAY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW DID NEI!R3 A LOOK ( ANIMOSITY APPE>$ ON HIS FACE & ! O!R TURN$ AWAY & W5T D[N ! SIDE ( ! CORRIDOR4 0,:O WAS ?AT80 ASK$ ,BORIS4 0,HE IS ONE ( ! MO/ REM>KABLE1 BUT TO ME MO/ UNPLEASANT ( M5--! ,M9I/] ( ,=EIGN ,AFFAIRS1 ,PR9CE ,ADAM ,CZ>TORYSKI4444 ,IT IS SU* M5 AS HE :O DECIDE ! FATE ( NATIONS10 ADD$ ,BOLKONSKI ) A SI< HE C\LD NOT SUPPRESS1 AS !Y PASS$ \T ( ! PALACE4 ,NEXT DAY1 ! >MY BEGAN ITS CAMPAIGN1 & UP TO ! V]Y BATTLE ( ,AU/]LITZ1 ,BORIS WAS UNABLE TO SEE EI!R ,PR9CE ,&REW OR ,DOLGORUKOV AGA9 & REMA9$ = A :ILE ) ! ,ISMAYLOV REGIM5T4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #i -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #i -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/