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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,BILIB9 WAS N[ AT >MY HEADQU>T]S 9 A DIPLOMATIC CAPACITY1 & ?\< 
 HE WROTE 9 ,FR5* & US$ ,FR5* JE/S & ,FR5* IDIOMS1 HE DESCRIB$ 
 ! :OLE CAMPAIGN ) A FE>LESS SELF-C5SURE & SELF-D]ISION 
 G5U9ELY ,RUSSIAN4 ,BILIB9 WROTE ?AT ! OBLIGATION ( DIPLOMATIC 
 DISCRETION TORM5T$ HIM1 & HE WAS HAPPY TO HAVE 9 ,PR9CE ,&REW A 
 RELIABLE CORRESPOND5T TO :OM HE C\LD P\R \T ! BILE HE HAD 
 ACCUMULAT$ AT ! SI<T ( ALL ?AT WAS BE+ DONE 9 ! >MY4 ,! 
 LETT] WAS OLD1 HAV+ BE5 WRITT5 BE=E ! BATTLE AT ,PREUSSIS*-,EYLAU4 

0,S9CE ! DAY ( \R BRILLIANT SUCCESS AT ,AU/]LITZ10 WROTE ,BILIB91 0AS 
 Y\ KN[1 MY DE> PR9CE1 ,I NEV] LEAVE HEADQU>T]S4 ,I HAVE C]TA9LY 
 ACQUIR$ A TA/E = W>1 & IT IS JU/ AS WELL = ME2 :AT ,I HAVE SE5 
 DUR+ !SE LA/ ?REE MON?S IS 9CR$IBLE4 

0,I BEG9 AB OVO4 ',! 5EMY ( ! HUMAN RACE1' AS Y\ KN[1 ATTACKS ! 
 ,PRUSSIANS4 ,! ,PRUSSIANS >E \R FAI?FUL ALLIES :O HAVE ONLY BETRAY$ US 
 ?REE TIMES 9 ?REE YE>S4 ,WE TAKE UP !IR CAUSE1 BUT IT TURNS \T ?AT 
 '! 5EMY ( ! HUMAN RACE' PAYS NO HE$ TO \R F9E SPEE*ES & 9 HIS 
 RUDE & SAVAGE WAY ?R[S HIMSELF ON ! ,PRUSSIANS )\T GIV+ !M 
 TIME TO F9I% ! P>ADE !Y HAD BEGUN1 & 9 TWO TWI/S ( ! H& HE 
 BREAKS !M TO SMI!RE5S & 9/ALLS HIMSELF 9 ! PALACE AT ,POTSDAM4 

0',I MO/ >D5TLY DESIRE1' WRITES ! ,K+ ( ,PRUSSIA TO ,BONAP>TE1 '?AT 
 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y %\LD BE RECEIV$ & TREAT$ 9 MY PALACE 9 A MANN] 
 AGREEABLE TO Y\RSELF1 & 9 SO F> AS CIRCUM/ANCES ALL[$1 ,I HAVE 
 HA/5$ TO TAKE ALL /EPS TO ?AT 5D4 ,MAY ,I HAVE SUCCE$$6' ,! 
 ,PRUSSIAN G5]ALS PRIDE !MSELVES ON BE+ POLITE TO ! ,FR5* & LAY 
 D[N !IR >MS AT ! FIR/ DEM&4 

0,! HEAD ( ! G>RISON AT ,GLOGAU1 ) T5 ?\S& M51 ASKS ! ,K+ 
 ( ,PRUSSIA :AT HE IS TO DO IF HE IS SUMMON$ TO SURR5D]4444 ,ALL ?IS IS 
 ABSOLUTELY TRUE4 

0,9 %ORT1 HOP+ TO SETTLE MATT]S BY TAK+ UP A W>LIKE ATTITUDE1 IT 
 TURNS \T ?AT WE HAVE L&$ \RSELVES 9 W>1 & :AT IS MORE1 9 W> 
 ON \R [N FRONTI]S1 ) & = ! ,K+ ( ,PRUSSIA4 ,WE HAVE EV]Y?+ 
 9 P]FECT ORD]1 ONLY ONE LITTLE ?+ IS LACK+1 NAMELY1 A COMM&] 9 
 *IEF4 ,AS IT WAS CONSID]$ ?AT ! ,AU/]LITZ SUCCESS MI<T HAVE BE5 
 MORE DECISIVE HAD ! COMM&] 9 *IEF NOT BE5 SO Y\NG1 ALL \R 
 OCTOG5>IANS W]E REVIEW$1 & ( ,PROZOROVSKI & ,KAM5SKI ! LATT] 
 WAS PREF]R$4 ,! G5]AL COMES TO US1 ,SUVOROV-LIKE1 9 A KIBITKA1 & IS 
 RECEIV$ ) ACCLAMATIONS ( JOY & TRIUMPH4 

0,ON ! #d?1 ! FIR/ C\RI] >RIVES FROM ,PET]SBURG4 ,! MAILS >E 
 TAK5 TO ! FIELD M>%AL'S ROOM1 = HE LIKES TO DO EV]Y?+ HIMSELF4 
 ,I AM CALL$ 9 TO HELP SORT ! LETT]S & TAKE ?OSE MEANT = US4 ,! 
 FIELD M>%AL LOOKS ON & WAITS = LETT]S ADDRESS$ TO HIM4 ,WE SE>*1 
 BUT NONE >E TO BE F\ND4 ,! FIELD M>%AL GR[S IMPATI5T & SETS TO 
 WORK HIMSELF & F9DS LETT]S FROM ! ,EMP]OR TO ,C\NT ,T41 ,PR9CE ,V41 
 & O!RS4 ,!N HE BUR/S 9TO ONE ( HIS WILD FURIES & RAGES AT 
 EV]YONE & EV]Y?+1 SEIZES ! LETT]S1 OP5S !M1 & READS ?OSE 
 FROM ! ,EMP]OR ADDRESS$ TO O!RS4 ',AH6 ,SO ?AT'S ! WAY !Y TREAT 
 ME6 ,NO CONFID5CE 9 ME6 ,AH1 ORD]$ TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME6 ,V]Y WELL !N6 
 ,GET ALONG ) Y\6' ,SO HE WRITES ! FAM\S ORD] ( ! DAY TO ,G5]AL 
 ,B5NIGS53 

0',I AM W\ND$ & CANNOT RIDE & CONSEQU5TLY CANNOT COMM& ! 
 >MY4 ,Y\ HAVE BR\<T Y\R >MY CORPS TO ,PULTUSK1 R\T$3 H]E IT IS EXPOS$1 
 & )\T FUEL OR =AGE1 SO SOME?+ MU/ BE DONE1 &1 AS Y\ 
 Y\RSELF REPORT$ TO ,C\NT ,BUXH[D5 YE/]DAY1 Y\ MU/ ?9K ( 
 RETREAT+ TO \R FRONTI]--:I* DO TODAY4' 

0',FROM ALL MY RID+1' HE WRITES TO ! ,EMP]OR1 ',I HAVE GOT A SADDLE SORE 
 :I*1 COM+ AFT] ALL MY PREVI\S J\RNEYS1 QUITE PREV5TS MY RID+ & 
 COMM&+ SO VA/ AN >MY1 SO ,I HAVE PASS$ ON ! COMM& TO ! G5]AL 
 NEXT 9 S5IORITY1 ,C\NT ,BUXH[D51 HAV+ S5T HIM MY :OLE /AFF & ALL 
 ?AT BELONGS TO IT1 ADVIS+ HIM IF !RE IS A LACK ( BREAD1 TO MOVE 
 F>!R 9TO ! 9T]IOR ( ,PRUSSIA1 = ONLY ONE DAY'S RATION ( BREAD 
 REMA9S1 & 9 SOME REGIM5TS NONE AT ALL1 AS REPORT$ BY ! DIVISION 
 COMM&]S1 ,O/]MANN & ,S$MORETZKI1 & ALL ?AT ! PEASANTS HAD HAS 
 BE5 EAT5 UP4 ,I MYSELF WILL REMA9 9 HOSPITAL AT ,O/ROL5KA TILL ,I 
 RECOV]4 ,9 REG>D TO :I* ,I HUMBLY SUBMIT MY REPORT1 ) ! 
 9=MATION ?AT IF ! >MY REMA9S 9 ITS PRES5T BIV\AC ANO!R 
 =TNI<T !RE WILL NOT BE A HEAL?Y MAN LEFT 9 IT BY SPR+4 

0',GRANT LEAVE TO RETIRE TO HIS C\NTRY SEAT TO AN OLD MAN :O IS ALREADY 
 9 ANY CASE DI%ONOR$ BY BE+ UNABLE TO FULFILL ! GREAT & GLORI\S 
 TASK = :I* HE WAS *OS54 ,I %ALL AWAIT Y\R MO/ GRACI\S P]MISSION 
 H]E 9 HOSPITAL1 ?AT ,I MAY NOT HAVE TO PLAY ! P>T ( A SECRET>Y 
 RA!R ?AN COMM&] 9 ! >MY4 ,MY REMOVAL FROM ! >MY DOES NOT 
 PRODUCE ! SLI<TE/ /IR--A BL9D MAN HAS LEFT IT4 ,!RE >E 
 ?\S&S SU* AS ,I 9 ,RUSSIA4' 

0,! FIELD M>%AL IS ANGRY ) ! ,EMP]OR & HE PUNI%ES US ALL1 ISN'T 
 IT LOGICAL8 

0,?IS IS ! FIR/ ACT4 ,?OSE ?AT FOLL[ >E NATURALLY 9CREAS+LY 
 9T]E/+ & 5T]TA9+4 ,AFT] ! FIELD M>%AL'S DEP>TURE IT 
 APPE>S ?AT WE >E )9 SI<T ( ! 5EMY & MU/ GIVE BATTLE4 
 ,BUXH[D5 IS COMM&] 9 *IEF BY S5IORITY1 BUT ,G5]AL ,B5NIGS5 DOES 
 NOT QUITE SEE IT2 MORE P>TICUL>LY AS IT IS HE & HIS CORPS :O >E 
 )9 SI<T ( ! 5EMY & HE WI%ES TO PR(IT BY ! OPPORTUNITY TO 
 FI<T A BATTLE 'ON HIS [N H&' AS ! ,G]MANS SAY4 ,HE DOES SO4 ,?IS IS 
 ! BATTLE ( ,PULTUSK1 :I* IS CONSID]$ A GREAT VICTORY BUT 9 MY 
 OP9ION WAS NO?+ ( ! K9D4 ,WE CIVILIANS1 AS Y\ KN[1 HAVE A V]Y 
 BAD WAY ( DECID+ :E!R A BATTLE WAS WON OR LO/4 ,?OSE :O RETREAT 
 AFT] A BATTLE HAVE LO/ IT IS :AT WE SAY2 & ACCORD+ TO ?AT IT IS WE 
 :O LO/ ! BATTLE ( ,PULTUSK4 ,9 %ORT1 WE RETREAT AFT] ! BATTLE BUT 
 S5D A C\RI] TO ,PET]SBURG ) NEWS ( A VICTORY1 & ,G5]AL 
 ,B5NIGS51 HOP+ TO RECEIVE FROM ,PET]SBURG ! PO/ ( COMM&] 9 
 *IEF AS A REW>D = HIS VICTORY1 DOES NOT GIVE UP ! COMM& ( ! 
 >MY TO ,G5]AL ,BUXH[D54 ,DUR+ ?IS 9T]REGNUM WE BEG9 A V]Y 
 ORIG9AL & 9T]E/+ S]IES ( MANEUV]S4 ,\R AIM IS NO LONG]1 AS IT 
 %\LD BE1 TO AVOID OR ATTACK ! 5EMY1 BUT SOLELY TO AVOID ,G5]AL 
 ,BUXH[D5 :O BY RI<T ( S5IORITY %\LD BE \R *IEF4 ,SO 5]GETICALLY 
 DO WE PURSUE ?IS AIM ?AT AFT] CROSS+ AN UN=DABLE RIV] WE BURN ! 
 BRIDGES TO SEP>ATE \RSELVES FROM \R 5EMY1 :O AT ! MOM5T IS NOT 
 ,BONAP>TE BUT ,BUXH[D54 ,G5]AL ,BUXH[D5 WAS ALL BUT ATTACK$ & 
 CAPTUR$ BY A SUP]IOR 5EMY =CE AS A RESULT ( ONE ( !SE MANEUV]S 
 ?AT 5ABL$ US TO ESCAPE HIM4 ,BUXH[D5 PURSUES US--WE SCUTTLE4 ,HE 
 H>DLY CROSSES ! RIV] TO \R SIDE BE=E WE RECROSS TO ! O!R4 ,AT 
 LA/ \R 5EMY1 ,BUXH[D51 CAT*ES US & ATTACKS4 ,BO? G5]ALS >E 
 ANGRY1 & ! RESULT IS A *ALL5GE ON ,BUXH[D5'S P>T & AN EPILEPTIC 
 FIT ON ,B5NIGS5'S4 ,BUT AT ! CRITICAL MOM5T ! C\RI] :O C>RI$ ! 
 NEWS ( \R VICTORY AT ,PULTUSK TO ,PET]SBURG RETURNS BR++ \R 
 APPO9TM5T AS COMM&] 9 *IEF1 & \R FIR/ FOE1 ,BUXH[D51 IS 
 VANQUI%$2 WE CAN N[ TURN \R ?\<TS TO ! SECOND1 ,BONAP>TE4 ,BUT AS 
 IT TURNS \T1 JU/ AT ?AT MOM5T A ?IRD 5EMY RISES BE=E US--NAMELY 
 ! ,OR?ODOX ,RUSSIAN SOLDI]S1 L\DLY DEM&+ BREAD1 MEAT1 BISCUITS1 
 FODD]1 & :ATNOT6 ,! /ORES >E EMPTY1 ! ROADS IMPASSABLE4 ,! 
 ,OR?ODOX BEG9 LOOT+1 & 9 A WAY ( :I* \R LA/ CAMPAIGN CAN GIVE 
 Y\ NO IDEA4 ,HALF ! REGIM5TS =M B&S & SC\R ! C\NTRYSIDE & 
 PUT EV]Y?+ TO FIRE & SWORD4 ,! 9HABITANTS >E TOTALLY RU9$1 ! 
 HOSPITALS OV]FL[ ) SICK1 & FAM9E IS EV]Y:]E4 ,TWICE ! 
 M>AUD]S EV5 ATTACK \R HEADQU>T]S1 & ! COMM&] 9 *IEF HAS TO 
 ASK = A BATTALION TO DISP]SE !M4 ,DUR+ ONE ( !SE ATTACKS !Y 
 C>RI$ (F MY EMPTY PORTMANTEAU & MY DRESS+ G[N4 ,! ,EMP]OR 
 PROPOSES TO GIVE ALL COMM&]S ( DIVISIONS ! RI<T TO %OOT M>AUD]S1 
 BUT ,I MU* FE> ?IS WILL OBLIGE ONE HALF ! >MY TO %OOT ! O!R40 

,AT FIR/ ,PR9CE ,&REW READ ) HIS EYES ONLY1 BUT AFT] A :ILE1 9 
 SPITE ( HIMSELF 7AL?\< HE KNEW H[ F> IT WAS SAFE TO TRU/ ,BILIB971 
 :AT HE HAD READ BEGAN TO 9T]E/ HIM MORE & MORE4 ,:5 HE HAD READ 
 ?US F>1 HE CRUMPL$ ! LETT] UP & ?REW IT AWAY4 ,IT WAS NOT :AT HE 
 HAD READ ?AT VEX$ HIM1 BUT ! FACT ?AT ! LIFE \T !RE 9 :I* HE 
 HAD N[ NO P>T C\LD P]TURB HIM4 ,HE %UT HIS EYES1 RUBB$ HIS =EHEAD 
 AS IF TO RID HIMSELF ( ALL 9T]E/ 9 :AT HE HAD READ1 & LI/5$ TO 
 :AT WAS PASS+ 9 ! NURS]Y4 ,SUDD5LY HE ?\<T HE HE>D A /RANGE 
 NOISE ?R\< ! DOOR4 ,HE WAS SEIZ$ ) AL>M LE/ SOME?+ %\LD 
 HAVE HAPP5$ TO ! *ILD :ILE HE WAS READ+ ! LETT]4 ,HE W5T ON 
 TIPTOE TO ! NURS]Y DOOR & OP5$ IT4 

,JU/ AS HE W5T 9 HE SAW ?AT ! NURSE WAS HID+ SOME?+ FROM HIM 
 ) A SC>$ LOOK & ?AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS NO LONG] BY ! COT4 

0,MY DE>10 HE HE>D :AT SEEM$ TO HIM H] DESPAIR+ :ISP] BEH9D HIM4 

,AS (T5 HAPP5S AFT] LONG SLEEPLESSNESS & LONG ANXIETY1 HE WAS SEIZ$ 
 BY AN UNREASON+ PANIC--IT OCCURR$ TO HIM ?AT ! *ILD WAS DEAD4 
 ,ALL ?AT HE SAW & HE>D SEEM$ TO CONFIRM ?IS T]ROR4 

0,ALL IS OV]10 HE ?\<T1 & A COLD SWEAT BROKE \T ON HIS =EHEAD4 ,HE 
 W5T TO ! COT 9 CONFUSION1 SURE ?AT HE W\LD F9D IT EMPTY & ?AT 
 ! NURSE HAD BE5 HID+ ! DEAD BABY4 ,HE DREW ! CURTA9 ASIDE & = 
 SOME TIME HIS FRI<T5$1 RE/LESS EYES C\LD NOT F9D ! BABY4 ,AT LA/ 
 HE SAW HIM3 ! ROSY BOY HAD TOSS$ AB\T TILL HE LAY ACROSS ! B$ ) 
 HIS HEAD L[] ?AN ! PILL[1 & WAS SMACK+ HIS LIPS 9 HIS SLEEP & 
 BREA?+ EV5LY4 

,PR9CE ,&REW WAS AS GLAD TO F9D ! BOY LIKE ?AT1 AS IF HE HAD ALREADY 
 LO/ HIM4 ,HE B5T OV] HIM &1 AS HIS SI/] HAD TAU<T HIM1 TRI$ ) 
 HIS LIPS :E!R ! *ILD WAS /ILL FEV]I%4 ,! S(T =EHEAD WAS 
 MOI/4 ,PR9CE ,&REW T\*$ ! HEAD ) HIS H&2 EV5 ! HAIR WAS 
 WET1 SO PR(USELY HAD ! *ILD P]SPIR$4 ,HE WAS NOT DEAD1 BUT EVID5TLY 
 ! CRISIS WAS OV] & HE WAS CONVALESC5T4 ,PR9CE ,&REW LONG$ TO 
 SNAT* UP1 TO SQUEEZE1 TO HOLD TO HIS HE>T1 ?IS HELPLESS LITTLE 
 CREATURE1 BUT D>$ NOT DO SO4 ,HE /OOD OV] HIM1 GAZ+ AT HIS HEAD & 
 AT ! LITTLE >MS & LEGS :I* %[$ UND] ! BLANKET4 ,HE HE>D A 
 RU/LE BEH9D HIM & A %AD[ APPE>$ UND] ! CURTA9 ( ! COT4 ,HE 
 DID NOT LOOK R\ND1 BUT /ILL GAZ+ AT ! 9FANT'S FACE LI/5$ TO HIS 
 REGUL> BREA?+4 ,! D>K %AD[ WAS ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 :O HAD COME UP TO 
 ! COT ) NOISELESS /EPS1 LIFT$ ! CURTA91 & DROPP$ IT AGA9 
 BEH9D H]4 ,PR9CE ,&REW RECOGNIZ$ H] )\T LOOK+ & HELD \T HIS 
 H& TO H]4 ,%E PRESS$ IT4 

0,HE HAS P]SPIR$10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,I WAS COM+ TO TELL Y\ SO40 

,! *ILD MOV$ SLI<TLY 9 HIS SLEEP1 SMIL$1 & RUBB$ HIS =EHEAD 
 AGA9/ ! PILL[4 

,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK$ AT HIS SI/]4 ,9 ! DIM %AD[ ( ! CURTA9 H] 
 LUM9\S EYES %ONE MORE BRI<TLY ?AN USUAL FROM ! TE>S ( JOY ?AT 
 W]E 9 !M4 ,%E LEAN$ OV] TO H] BRO!R & KISS$ HIM1 SLI<TLY 
 CAT*+ ! CURTA9 ( ! COT4 ,EA* MADE ! O!R A W>N+ GE/URE & 
 /OOD /ILL 9 ! DIM LI<T B5EA? ! CURTA9 AS IF NOT WI%+ TO 
 LEAVE ?AT SECLUSION :]E !Y ?REE W]E %UT (F FROM ALL ! WORLD4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS ! FIR/ TO MOVE AWAY1 RUFFL+ HIS HAIR AGA9/ ! 
 MUSL9 ( ! CURTA94 

0,YES1 ?IS IS ! ONE ?+ LEFT ME N[10 HE SAID ) A SI<4 

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