,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #g #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,TWO MON?S HAD ELAPS$ S9CE ! NEWS ( ! BATTLE ( ,AU/]LITZ & ! LOSS ( ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD REA*$ ,BALD ,HILLS1 & 9 SPITE ( ! LETT]S S5T ?R\< ! EMBASSY & ALL ! SE>*ES MADE1 HIS BODY HAD NOT BE5 F\ND NOR WAS HE ON ! LI/ ( PRISON]S4 ,:AT WAS WOR/ ( ALL = HIS RELATIONS WAS ! FACT ?AT !RE WAS /ILL A POSSIBILITY ( HIS HAV+ BE5 PICK$ UP ON ! BATTLEFIELD BY ! PEOPLE ( ! PLACE & ?AT HE MID ( ! DEFEAT AT ,AU/]LITZ /AT$1 AS USUAL V]Y BRIEFLY & VAGUELY1 ?AT AFT] BRILLIANT 5GAGEM5TS ! ,RUSSIANS HAD HAD TO RETREAT & HAD MADE !IR )DRAWAL 9 P]FECT ORD]4 ,! OLD PR9CE UND]/OOD FROM ?IS (FICIAL REPORT ?AT \R >MY HAD BE5 DEFEAT$4 ,A WEEK AFT] ! GAZETTE REPORT ( ! BATTLE ( ,AU/]LITZ CAME A LETT] FROM ,KUTUZOV 9=M+ ! PR9CE ( ! FATE ?AT HAD BEFALL5 HIS SON4 0,Y\R SON10 WROTE ,KUTUZOV1 0FELL BE=E MY EYES1 A /&>D 9 HIS H& & AT ! HEAD ( A REGIM5T--HE FELL AS A H]O1 WOR?Y ( HIS FA!R & HIS FA!RL&4 ,TO ! GREAT REGRET ( MYSELF & ( ! :OLE >MY IT IS /ILL UNC]TA9 :E!R HE IS ALIVE OR NOT4 ,I COM=T MYSELF & Y\ ) ! HOPE ?AT Y\R SON IS ALIVE1 = O!RWISE HE W\LD HAVE BE5 M5TION$ AMONG ! (FIC]S F\ND ON ! FIELD ( BATTLE1 A LI/ ( :OM HAS BE5 S5T ME UND] FLAG ( TRUCE40 ,AFT] RECEIV+ ?IS NEWS LATE 9 ! EV5+1 :5 HE WAS ALONE 9 HIS /UDY1 ! OLD PR9CE W5T = HIS WALK AS USUAL NEXT MORN+1 BUT HE WAS SIL5T ) HIS /EW>D1 ! G>D5]1 & ! >*ITECT1 & ?\< HE LOOK$ V]Y GRIM HE SAID NO?+ TO ANYONE4 ,:5 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y W5T TO HIM AT ! USUAL H\R HE WAS WORK+ AT HIS LA! &1 AS USUAL1 DID NOT LOOK R\ND AT H]4 0,AH1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y60 HE SAID SUDD5LY 9 AN UNNATURAL VOICE1 ?R[+ D[N HIS *ISEL4 7,! :EEL CONT9U$ TO REVOLVE BY ITS [N IMPETUS1 & ,PR9CESS ,M>Y LONG REMEMB]$ ! DY+ CREAK ( ?AT :EEL1 :I* M]G$ 9 H] MEMORY ) :AT FOLL[$47 ,%E APPROA*$ HIM1 SAW HIS FACE1 & SOME?+ GAVE WAY )9 H]4 ,H] EYES GREW DIM4 ,BY ! EXPRESSION ( H] FA!R'S FACE1 NOT SAD1 NOT CRU%$1 BUT ANGRY & WORK+ UNNATURALLY1 %E SAW ?AT HANG+ OV] H] & AB\T TO CRU% H] WAS SOME T]RIBLE MIS=TUNE1 ! WOR/ 9 LIFE1 ONE %E HAD NOT YET EXP]I5C$1 IRREP>ABLE & 9COMPREH5SIBLE--! DEA? ( ONE %E LOV$4 0,FA!R6 ,&REW60--SAID ! UNGRACEFUL1 AWKW>D PR9CESS ) SU* AN 9DESCRIBABLE *>M ( SORR[ & SELF-=GETFULNESS ?AT H] FA!R C\LD NOT BE> H] LOOK BUT TURN$ AWAY ) A SOB4 0,BAD NEWS6 ,HE'S NOT AMONG ! PRISON]S NOR AMONG ! KILL$6 ,KUTUZOV WRITES4440 & HE SCREAM$ AS PI]C+LY AS IF HE WI%$ TO DRIVE ! PR9CESS AWAY BY ?AT SCREAM444 0,KILL$60 ,! PR9CESS DID NOT FALL D[N OR FA9T4 ,%E WAS ALREADY PALE1 BUT ON HE>+ !SE WORDS H] FACE *ANG$ & SOME?+ BRIT FROM ! JOYS & SORR[S ( ?IS WORLD--OV]FL[$ ! GREAT GRIEF )9 H]4 ,%E =GOT ALL FE> ( H] FA!R1 W5T UP TO HIM1 TOOK HIS H&1 & DRAW+ HIM D[N PUT H] >M R\ND HIS ?91 SCRAGGY NECK4 0,FA!R10 %E SAID1 0DO NOT TURN AWAY FROM ME1 LET US WEEP TOGE!R40 0,SC\NDRELS6 ,BLACKGU>DS60 %RIEK$ ! OLD MAN1 TURN+ HIS FACE AWAY FROM H]4 0,DE/ROY+ ! >MY1 DE/ROY+ ! M56 ,& :Y8 ,GO1 GO & TELL ,LISE40 ,! PR9CESS SANK HELPLESSLY 9TO AN >M*AIR BESIDE H] FA!R & WEPT4 ,%E SAW H] BRO!R N[ AS HE HAD BE5 AT ! MOM5T :5 HE TOOK LEAVE ( H] & ( ,LISE1 HIS LOOK T5D] YET PR\D4 ,%E SAW HIM T5D] & AMUS$ AS HE WAS :5 HE PUT ON ! LITTLE ICON4 0,DID HE BELIEVE8 ,HAD HE REP5T$ ( HIS UNBELIEF8 ,WAS HE N[ !RE8 ,!RE 9 ! REALMS ( ET]NAL PEACE & BLESS$NESS80 %E ?\S4 0,GO6 ,GO6 ,KILL$ 9 BATTLE1 :]E ! BE/ ( ,RUSSIAN M5 & ,RUSSIA'S GLORY W]E L$ TO DE/RUCTION4 ,GO1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 ,GO & TELL ,LISE4 ,I WILL FOLL[40 ,:5 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y RETURN$ FROM H] FA!R1 ! LITTLE PR9CESS SAT WORK+ & LOOK$ UP ) ?AT CURI\S EXPRESSION ( 9N]1 HAPPY CALM PECULI> TO PREGNANT WOM54 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT H] EYES DID NOT SEE ,PR9CESS ,M>Y BUT W]E LOOK+ )9444 9TO H]SELF444 AT SOME?+ JOYFUL & MY/]I\S TAK+ PLACE )9 H]4 0,M>Y10 %E SAID1 MOV+ AWAY FROM ! EMBROID]Y FRAME & LY+ BACK1 0GIVE ME Y\R H&40 ,%E TOOK H] SI/]-9-LAW'S H& & HELD IT BEL[ H] WAI/4 ,H] EYES W]E SMIL+ EXPECTANTLY1 H] D[NY LIP ROSE & REMA9$ LIFT$ 9 *ILDLIKE HAPP9ESS4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y KNELT D[N BE=E H] & HID H] FACE 9 ! FOLDS ( H] SI/]-9-LAW'S DRESS4 0,!RE1 !RE6 ,DO Y\ FEEL IT8 ,I FEEL SO /RANGE4 ,& DO Y\ KN[1 ,M>Y1 ,I AM GO+ TO LOVE HIM V]Y MU*10 SAID ,LISE1 LOOK+ ) BRIY C\LD NOT LIFT H] HEAD1 %E WAS WEEP+4 0,:AT IS ! MATT]1 ,M>Y80 0,NO?+444 ONLY ,I FEEL SAD444 SAD AB\T ,&REW10 %E SAID1 WIP+ AWAY H] TE>S ON H] SI/]-9-LAW'S KNEE4 ,SEV]AL TIMES 9 ! C\RSE ( ! MORN+ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y BEGAN TRY+ TO PREP>E H] SI/]-9-LAW1 & EV]Y TIME BEGAN TO CRY4 ,UNOBS]VANT AS WAS ! LITTLE PR9CESS1 !SE TE>S1 ! CAUSE ( :I* %E DID NOT UND]/&1 AGITAT$ H]4 ,%E SAID NO?+ BUT LOOK$ AB\T UNEASILY AS IF 9 SE>* ( SOME?+4 ,BE=E D9N] ! OLD PR9CE1 ( :OM %E WAS ALWAYS AFRAID1 CAME 9TO H] ROOM ) A PECULI>LY RE/LESS & MALIGN EXPRESSION & W5T \T AGA9 )\T SAY+ A WORD4 ,%E LOOK$ AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 !N SAT ?9K+ = A :ILE ) ?AT EXPRESSION ( ATT5TION TO SOME?+ )9 H] ?AT IS ONLY SE5 9 PREGNANT WOM51 & SUDD5LY BEGAN TO CRY4 0,HAS ANY?+ COME FROM ,&REW80 %E ASK$4 0,NO1 Y\ KN[ IT'S TOO SOON = NEWS4 ,BUT MY FA!R IS ANXI\S & ,I FEEL AFRAID40 0,SO !RE'S NO?+80 0,NO?+10 ANSW]$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 LOOK+ FIRMLY ) H] RADIANT EYES AT H] SI/]-9-LAW4 ,%E HAD DET]M9$ NOT TO TELL H] & P]SUAD$ H] FA!R TO HIDE ! T]RIBLE NEWS FROM H] TILL AFT] H] CONF9EM5T1 :I* WAS EXPECT$ )9 A FEW DAYS4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & ! OLD PR9CE EA* BORE & HID !IR GRIEF 9 !IR [N WAY4 ,! OLD PR9CE W\LD NOT *]I% ANY HOPE3 HE MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD BE5 KILL$1 & ?\< HE S5T AN (FICIAL TO ,AU/RIA TO SEEK = TRACES ( HIS SON1 HE ORD]$ A MONUM5T FROM ,MOSC[ :I* HE 9T5D$ TO ]ECT 9 HIS [N G>D5 TO HIS MEMORY1 & HE TOLD EV]YBODY ?AT HIS SON HAD BE5 KILL$4 ,HE TRI$ NOT TO *ANGE HIS =M] WAY ( LIFE1 BUT HIS /R5G? FAIL$ HIM4 ,HE WALK$ LESS1 ATE LESS1 SLEPT LESS1 & BECAME WEAK] EV]Y DAY4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HOP$4 ,%E PRAY$ = H] BRO!R AS LIV+ & WAS ALWAYS AWAIT+ NEWS ( HIS RETURN4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #g -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #g -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/