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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,EMP]OR RODE TO ! SQU>E :]E1 FAC+ ONE ANO!R1 A BATTALION ( 
 ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK REGIM5T /OOD ON ! RI<T & A BATTALION ( ! 
 ,FR5* ,GU>DS 9 !IR BE>SK9 CAPS ON ! LEFT4 

,AS ! ,CZ> RODE UP TO ONE FLANK ( ! BATTALIONS1 :I* PRES5T$ >MS1 
 ANO!R GR\P ( HORSEM5 GALLOP$ UP TO ! OPPOSITE FLANK1 & AT ! 
 HEAD ( !M ,RO/OV RECOGNIZ$ ,NAPOLEON4 ,IT C\LD BE NO ONE ELSE4 ,HE CAME 
 AT A GALLOP1 WE>+ A SMALL HAT1 A BLUE UNI=M OP5 OV] A :ITE VE/1 
 & ! ,/4 ,&REW RIBBON OV] HIS %\LD]4 ,HE WAS RID+ A V]Y F9E 
 ?OR\<BR$ GRAY ,>AB HORSE ) A CRIMSON GOLD-EMBROID]$ SADDLECLO?4 
 ,ON APPROA*+ ,ALEX&] HE RAIS$ HIS HAT1 & AS HE DID SO1 ,RO/OV1 ) 
 HIS CAVALRYMAN'S EYE1 C\LD NOT HELP NOTIC+ ?AT ,NAPOLEON DID NOT SIT 
 WELL OR FIRMLY 9 ! SADDLE4 ,! BATTALIONS %\T$ 0,HURRAH60 & 0,VIVE 
 L',EMP]EUR60 ,NAPOLEON SAID SOME?+ TO ,ALEX&]1 & BO? ,EMP]ORS 
 DISM\NT$ & TOOK EA* O!R'S H&S4 ,NAPOLEON'S FACE WORE AN UNPLEASANT 
 & >TIFICIAL SMILE4 ,ALEX&] WAS SAY+ SOME?+ AFFABLE TO HIM4 

,9 SPITE ( ! TRAMPL+ ( ! ,FR5* G5D>MES' HORSES1 :I* W]E 
 PU%+ BACK ! CR[D1 ,RO/OV KEPT HIS EYES ON EV]Y MOVEM5T ( 
 ,ALEX&] & ,BONAP>TE4 ,IT /RUCK HIM AS A SURPRISE ?AT ,ALEX&] 
 TREAT$ ,BONAP>TE AS AN EQUAL & ?AT ! LATT] WAS QUITE AT EASE ) 
 ! ,CZ>1 AS IF SU* RELATIONS ) AN ,EMP]OR W]E AN EV]YDAY MATT] TO 
 HIM4 

,ALEX&] & ,NAPOLEON1 ) ! LONG TRA9 ( !IR SUITES1 APPROA*$ 
 ! RI<T FLANK ( ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK BATTALION & CAME /RAI<T UP TO ! 
 CR[D /&+ !RE4 ,! CR[D UNEXPECT$LY F\ND ITSELF SO CLOSE TO ! 
 ,EMP]ORS ?AT ,RO/OV1 /&+ 9 ! FRONT R[1 WAS AFRAID HE MI<T BE 
 RECOGNIZ$4 

0,SIRE1 ,I ASK Y\R P]MISSION TO PRES5T ! ,LEGION ( ,HONOR TO ! BRAVE/ 
 ( Y\R SOLDI]S10 SAID A %>P1 PRECISE VOICE1 >TICULAT+ EV]Y LETT]4 

,?IS WAS SAID BY ! UND]SIZ$ ,NAPOLEON1 LOOK+ UP /RAI<T 9TO 
 ,ALEX&]'S EYES4 ,ALEX&] LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO :AT WAS SAID TO HIM 
 &1 B5D+ HIS HEAD1 SMIL$ PLEASANTLY4 

0,TO HIM :O HAS BORNE HIMSELF MO/ BRAVELY 9 ?IS LA/ W>10 ADD$ 
 ,NAPOLEON1 ACC5TUAT+ EA* SYLLABLE1 AS ) A COMPOSURE & ASSURANCE 
 EXASP]AT+ TO ,RO/OV1 HE RAN HIS EYES OV] ! ,RUSSIAN RANKS DRAWN UP 
 BE=E HIM1 :O ALL PRES5T$ >MS ) !IR EYES FIX$ ON !IR ,EMP]OR4 

0,WILL ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y ALL[ ME TO CONSULT ! COLONEL80 SAID ,ALEX&] & 
 TOOK A FEW HA/Y /EPS T[>D ,PR9CE ,KOZLOVSKI1 ! COMM&] ( ! 
 BATTALION4 

,BONAP>TE MEAN:ILE BEGAN TAK+ ! GLOVE (F HIS SMALL :ITE H&1 TORE 
 IT 9 DO+ SO1 & ?REW IT AWAY4 ,AN AIDE-DE-CAMP BEH9D HIM RU%$ 
 =W>D & PICK$ IT UP4 

0,TO :OM %ALL IT BE GIV580 ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] ASK$ ,KOZLOVSKI1 9 
 ,RUSSIAN 9 A L[ VOICE4 

0,TO :OMEV] ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y COMM&S40 

,! ,EMP]OR KNIT HIS BR[S ) DISSATISFACTION &1 GLANC+ BACK1 
 REM>K$3 

0,BUT WE MU/ GIVE HIM AN ANSW]40 

,KOZLOVSKI SCANN$ ! RANKS RESOLUTELY & 9CLUD$ ,RO/OV 9 HIS 
 SCRUT9Y4 

0,CAN IT BE ME80 ?\<T ,RO/OV4 

0,LAZ>EV60 ! COLONEL CALL$1 ) A FR[N1 & ,LAZ>EV1 ! FIR/ 
 SOLDI] 9 ! RANK1 /EPP$ BRISKLY =W>D4 

0,:]E >E Y\ (F TO8 ,/OP H]E60 VOICES :ISP]$ TO ,LAZ>EV :O DID NOT 
 KN[ :]E TO GO4 ,LAZ>EV /OPP$1 CA/+ A SIDELONG LOOK AT HIS COLONEL 
 9 AL>M4 ,HIS FACE TWIT*$1 AS (T5 HAPP5S TO SOLDI]S CALL$ BE=E 
 ! RANKS4 

,NAPOLEON SLI<TLY TURN$ HIS HEAD1 & PUT HIS PLUMP LITTLE H& \T 
 BEH9D HIM AS IF TO TAKE SOME?+4 ,! MEMB]S ( HIS SUITE1 GUESS+ AT 
 ONCE :AT HE WANT$1 MOV$ AB\T & :ISP]$ AS !Y PASS$ SOME?+ 
 FROM ONE TO ANO!R1 & A PAGE--! SAME ONE ,RO/OV HAD SE5 ! 
 PREVI\S EV5+ AT ,BORIS'--RAN =W>D &1 B[+ RESPECTFULLY OV] 
 ! \T/RET*$ H& & NOT KEEP+ IT WAIT+ A MOM5T1 LAID 9 IT AN 
 ,ORD] ON A R$ RIBBON4 ,NAPOLEON1 )\T LOOK+1 PRESS$ TWO F+]S 
 TOGE!R & ! BADGE WAS BETWE5 !M4 ,!N HE APPROA*$ ,LAZ>EV 7:O 
 ROLL$ HIS EYES & P]SI/5TLY GAZ$ AT HIS [N MON>*71 LOOK$ R\ND 
 AT ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] TO IMPLY ?AT :AT HE WAS N[ DO+ WAS DONE = 
 ! SAKE ( HIS ALLY1 & ! SMALL :ITE H& HOLD+ ! ,ORD] T\*$ 
 ONE ( ,LAZ>EV'S BUTTONS4 ,IT WAS AS IF ,NAPOLEON KNEW ?AT IT WAS ONLY 
 NECESS>Y = HIS H& TO DEIGN TO T\* ?AT SOLDI]'S BREA/ = ! 
 SOLDI] TO BE =EV] HAPPY1 REW>D$1 & DI/+UI%$ FROM EV]YONE 
 ELSE 9 ! WORLD4 ,NAPOLEON M]ELY LAID ! CROSS ON ,LAZ>EV'S BREA/ &1 
 DROPP+ HIS H&1 TURN$ T[>D ,ALEX&] AS ?\< SURE ?AT ! CROSS 
 W\LD ADH]E !RE4 ,& IT REALLY DID4 

,(FICI\S H&S1 ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5*1 IMM$IATELY SEIZ$ ! CROSS & 
 FA/5$ IT TO ! UNI=M4 ,LAZ>EV GLANC$ MOROSELY AT ! LITTLE MAN 
 ) :ITE H&S :O WAS DO+ SOME?+ TO HIM &1 /ILL /&+ 
 MOTIONLESS PRES5T+ >MS1 LOOK$ AGA9 /RAI<T 9TO ,ALEX&]'S EYES1 
 AS IF ASK+ :E!R HE %\LD /& !RE1 OR GO AWAY1 OR DO SOME?+ 
 ELSE4 ,BUT RECEIV+ NO ORD]S1 HE REMA9$ = SOME TIME 9 ?AT RIGID 
 POSITION4 

,! ,EMP]ORS REM\NT$ & RODE AWAY4 ,! ,PREOBRAZH5SK BATTALION1 
 BREAK+ RANK1 M+L$ ) ! ,FR5* ,GU>DS & SAT D[N AT ! TABLES 
 PREP>$ = !M4 

,LAZ>EV SAT 9 ! PLACE ( HONOR4 ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5* (FIC]S EMBRAC$ 
 HIM1 CONGRATULAT$ HIM1 & PRESS$ HIS H&S4 ,CR[DS ( (FIC]S & 
 CIVILIANS DREW NE> M]ELY TO SEE HIM4 ,A RUMBLE ( ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5* 
 VOICES & LAU<T] FILL$ ! AIR R\ND ! TABLES 9 ! SQU>E4 ,TWO 
 (FIC]S ) FLU%$ FACES1 LOOK+ *E]FUL & HAPPY1 PASS$ BY ,RO/OV4 

0,:AT D'Y\ ?9K ( ! TREAT8 ,ALL ON SILV] PLATE10 ONE ( !M WAS 
 SAY+4 0,HAVE Y\ SE5 ,LAZ>EV80 

0,I HAVE40 

0,TOMORR[1 ,I HE>1 ! ,PREOBRAZH5SKIS WILL GIVE !M A D9N]40 

0,YES1 BUT :AT LUCK = ,LAZ>EV6 ,TWELVE HUNDR$ FRANCS' P5SION = LIFE40 

0,H]E'S A CAP1 LADS60 %\T$ A ,PREOBRAZH5SK SOLDI]1 DONN+ A %AGGY 
 ,FR5* CAP4 

0,IT'S A F9E ?+6 ,FIR/-RATE60 

0,HAVE Y\ HE>D ! PASSWORD80 ASK$ ONE ,GU>DS' (FIC] ( ANO!R4 0,! 
 DAY BE=E YE/]DAY IT WAS ',NAPOLEON1 ,FRANCE1 BRAV\RE'2 YE/]DAY1 
 ',ALEX&RE1 ,RUSSIE1 GR&EUR4' ,ONE DAY \R ,EMP]OR GIVES IT & NEXT DAY 
 ,NAPOLEON4 ,TOMORR[ \R ,EMP]OR WILL S5D A ,/4 ,GEORGE'S ,CROSS TO ! 
 BRAVE/ ( ! ,FR5* ,GU>DS4 ,IT HAS TO BE DONE4 ,HE MU/ RESPOND 9 K9D40 

,BORIS1 TOO1 ) HIS FRI5D ,ZHIL9SKI1 CAME TO SEE ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK 
 BANQUET4 ,ON HIS WAY BACK1 HE NOTIC$ ,RO/OV /&+ BY ! CORN] ( A 
 H\SE4 

0,RO/OV6 ,H[ D'Y\ DO8 ,WE MISS$ ONE ANO!R10 HE SAID1 & C\LD NOT 
 REFRA9 FROM ASK+ :AT WAS ! MATT]1 SO /RANGELY DISMAL & TR\BL$ 
 WAS ,RO/OV'S FACE4 

0,NO?+1 NO?+10 REPLI$ ,RO/OV4 

0,Y\'LL CALL R\ND80 

0,YES1 ,I WILL40 

,RO/OV /OOD AT ?AT CORN] = A LONG TIME1 WAT*+ ! FEA/ FROM A 
 DI/ANCE4 ,9 HIS M9D1 A PA9FUL PROCESS WAS GO+ ON :I* HE C\LD NOT 
 BR+ TO A CONCLUSION4 ,T]RIBLE D\BTS ROSE 9 HIS S\L4 ,N[ HE REMEMB]$ 
 ,D5ISOV ) HIS *ANG$ EXPRESSION1 HIS SUBMISSION1 & ! :OLE 
 HOSPITAL1 ) >MS & LEGS TORN (F & ITS DIRT & DISEASE4 ,SO VIVIDLY 
 DID HE RECALL ?AT HOSPITAL /5* ( DEAD FLE% ?AT HE LOOK$ R\ND TO 
 SEE :]E ! SMELL CAME FROM4 ,NEXT HE ?\<T ( ?AT SELF-SATISFI$ 
 ,BONAP>TE1 ) HIS SMALL :ITE H&1 :O WAS N[ AN ,EMP]OR1 LIK$ & 
 RESPECT$ BY ,ALEX&]4 ,!N :Y ?OSE SEV]$ >MS & LEGS & ?OSE 
 DEAD M58444 ,!N AGA9 HE ?\<T ( ,LAZ>EV REW>D$ & ,D5ISOV 
 PUNI%$ & UNP>DON$4 ,HE CAU<T HIMSELF H>BOR+ SU* /RANGE ?\<TS 
 ?AT HE WAS FRI<T5$4 

,! SMELL ( ! FOOD ! ,PREOBRAZH5SKIS W]E EAT+ & A S5SE ( 
 HUNG] RECALL$ HIM FROM !SE REFLECTIONS2 HE HAD TO GET SOME?+ TO EAT 
 BE=E GO+ AWAY4 ,HE W5T TO A HOTEL HE HAD NOTIC$ ?AT MORN+4 ,!RE 
 HE F\ND SO MANY PEOPLE1 AMONG !M (FIC]S :O1 LIKE HIMSELF1 HAD COME 
 9 CIVILIAN CLO!S1 ?AT HE HAD DIFFICULTY 9 GETT+ A D9N]4 ,TWO 
 (FIC]S ( HIS [N DIVISION JO9$ HIM4 ,! CONV]SATION NATURALLY TURN$ 
 ON ! PEACE4 ,! (FIC]S1 HIS COMRADES1 LIKE MO/ ( ! >MY1 W]E 
 DISSATISFI$ ) ! PEACE CONCLUD$ AFT] ! BATTLE ( ,FRI$L&4 ,!Y 
 SAID ?AT HAD WE HELD \T A LITTLE LONG] ,NAPOLEON W\LD HAVE BE5 DONE 
 =1 AS HIS TROOPS HAD NEI!R PROVISIONS NOR AMMUNITION4 ,NI*OLAS ATE & 
 DRANK 7*IEFLY ! LATT]7 9 SIL5CE4 ,HE F9I%$ A C\PLE ( BOTTLES ( 
 W9E BY HIMSELF4 ,! PROCESS 9 HIS M9D W5T ON TORM5T+ HIM )\T 
 REA*+ A CONCLUSION4 ,HE FE>$ TO GIVE WAY TO HIS ?\<TS1 YET C\LD 
 NOT GET RID ( !M4 ,SUDD5LY1 ON ONE ( ! (FIC]S' SAY+ ?AT IT WAS 
 HUMILIAT+ TO LOOK AT ! ,FR5*1 ,RO/OV BEGAN %\T+ ) UNCALL$-= 
 WRA?1 & !RE=E MU* TO ! SURPRISE ( ! (FIC]S3 

0,H[ CAN Y\ JUDGE :AT'S BE/80 HE CRI$1 ! BLOOD SUDD5LY RU%+ TO 
 HIS FACE4 0,H[ CAN Y\ JUDGE ! ,EMP]OR'S ACTIONS8 ,:AT RI<T HAVE WE TO 
 >GUE8 ,WE CANNOT COMPREH5D EI!R ! ,EMP]OR'S AIMS OR HIS ACTIONS60 

0,BUT ,I NEV] SAID A WORD AB\T ! ,EMP]OR60 SAID ! (FIC]1 JU/IFY+ 
 HIMSELF1 & UNABLE TO UND]/& ,RO/OV'S \TBUR/1 EXCEPT ON ! 
 SUPPOSITION ?AT HE WAS DRUNK4 

,BUT ,RO/OV DID NOT LI/5 TO HIM4 

0,WE >E NOT DIPLOMATIC (FICIALS1 WE >E SOLDI]S & NO?+ MORE10 HE 
 W5T ON4 0,IF WE >E ORD]$ TO DIE1 WE MU/ DIE4 ,IF WE'RE PUNI%$1 IT 
 MEANS ?AT WE HAVE DES]V$ IT1 IT'S NOT = US TO JUDGE4 ,IF ! ,EMP]OR 
 PLEASES TO RECOGNIZE ,BONAP>TE AS ,EMP]OR & TO CONCLUDE AN ALLIANCE ) 
 HIM1 IT MEANS ?AT ?AT IS ! RI<T ?+ TO DO4 ,IF ONCE WE BEG9 JUDG+ 
 & >GU+ AB\T EV]Y?+1 NO?+ SACR$ WILL BE LEFT6 ,?AT WAY WE 
 %ALL BE SAY+ !RE IS NO ,GOD--NO?+60 %\T$ ,NI*OLAS1 BANG+ 
 ! TABLE--V]Y LITTLE TO ! PO9T AS IT SEEM$ TO HIS LI/5]S1 
 BUT QUITE RELEVANTLY TO ! C\RSE ( HIS [N ?\<TS4 

0,\R BUS9ESS IS TO DO \R DUTY1 TO FI<T & NOT TO ?9K6 ,?AT'S 
 ALL44440 SAID HE4 

0,& TO DR9K10 SAID ONE ( ! (FIC]S1 NOT WI%+ TO QU>REL4 

0,YES1 & TO DR9K10 ASS5T$ ,NI*OLAS4 0,HULLO !RE6 ,ANO!R BOTTLE60 HE 
 %\T$4 

,9 #ahh ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] W5T TO ,]FURT = A FRE% 9T]VIEW ) 
 ! ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON1 & 9 ! UPP] CIRCLES ( ,PET]SBURG !RE WAS 
 MU* TALK ( ! GR&EUR ( ?IS IMPORTANT MEET+4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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