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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,&REW'S EYES W]E /ILL FOLL[+ ,PFUEL \T ( ! ROOM :5 ,C\NT 
 ,B5NIGS5 5T]$ HURRI$LY1 & NODD+ TO ,BOLKONSKI1 BUT NOT PAUS+1 
 W5T 9TO ! /UDY1 GIV+ 9/RUCTIONS TO HIS ADJUTANT AS HE W5T4 ,! 
 ,EMP]OR WAS FOLL[+ HIM1 & ,B5NIGS5 HAD HA/5$ ON TO MAKE SOME 
 PREP>ATIONS & TO BE READY TO RECEIVE ! SOV]EIGN4 ,*]NY%EV & 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW W5T \T 9TO ! POR*1 :]E ! ,EMP]OR1 :O LOOK$ 
 FATIGU$1 WAS DISM\NT+4 ,M>QUIS ,PAULUCCI WAS TALK+ TO HIM ) 
 P>TICUL> W>M? & ! ,EMP]OR1 ) HIS HEAD B5T TO ! LEFT1 WAS 
 LI/5+ ) A DISSATISFI$ AIR4 ,! ,EMP]OR MOV$ =W>D EVID5TLY 
 WI%+ TO 5D ! CONV]SATION1 BUT ! FLU%$ & EXCIT$ ,ITALIAN1 
 OBLIVI\S ( DECORUM1 FOLL[$ HIM & CONT9U$ TO SPEAK4 

0,& AS = ! MAN :O ADVIS$ =M+ ?IS CAMP--! ,DRISSA CAMP10 
 SAID ,PAULUCCI1 AS ! ,EMP]OR M\NT$ ! /EPS & NOTIC+ ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 SCANN$ HIS UNFAMILI> FACE1 0AS TO ?AT P]SON1 SIRE4440 CONT9U$ 
 ,PAULUCCI1 DESP]ATELY1 APP>5TLY UNABLE TO RE/RA9 HIMSELF1 0! MAN :O 
 ADVIS$ ! ,DRISSA CAMP--,I SEE NO ALT]NATIVE BUT ! LUNATIC ASYLUM 
 OR ! GALL[S60 

,)\T HE$+ ! 5D ( ! ,ITALIAN'S REM>KS1 & AS ?\< NOT 
 HE>+ !M1 ! ,EMP]OR1 RECOGNIZ+ ,BOLKONSKI1 ADDRESS$ HIM 
 GRACI\SLY4 

0,I AM V]Y GLAD TO SEE Y\6 ,GO 9 !RE :]E !Y >E MEET+1 & WAIT 
 = ME40 

,! ,EMP]OR W5T 9TO ! /UDY4 ,HE WAS FOLL[$ BY ,PR9CE ,PET] 
 ,MIKHAYLOVI* ,VOLKONSKI & ,B>ON ,/E91 & ! DOOR CLOS$ BEH9D !M4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! ,EMP]OR'S P]MISSION1 ACCOMPANI$ 
 ,PAULUCCI1 :OM HE HAD KN[N 9 ,TURKEY1 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM :]E ! 
 C\NCIL WAS ASSEMBL$4 

,PR9CE ,PET] ,MIKHAYLOVI* ,VOLKONSKI OCCUPI$ ! POSITION1 AS IT W]E1 ( 
 *IEF ( ! ,EMP]OR'S /AFF4 ,HE CAME \T ( ! /UDY 9TO ! DRAW+ 
 ROOM ) SOME MAPS :I* HE SPREAD ON A TABLE1 & PUT QUE/IONS ON :I* 
 HE WI%$ TO HE> ! OP9ION ( ! G5TLEM5 PRES5T4 ,:AT HAD HAPP5$ 
 WAS ?AT NEWS 7:I* AFT]W>DS PROV$ TO BE FALSE7 HAD BE5 RECEIV$ 
 DUR+ ! NI<T ( A MOVEM5T BY ! ,FR5* TO \TFLANK ! ,DRISSA CAMP4 

,! FIR/ TO SPEAK WAS ,G5]AL ,>MFELDT :O1 TO MEET ! DIFFICULTY ?AT 
 PRES5T$ ITSELF1 UNEXPECT$LY PROPOS$ A P]FECTLY NEW POSITION AWAY FROM 
 ! ,PET]SBURG & ,MOSC[ ROADS4 ,! REASON = ?IS WAS 9EXPLICABLE 
 7UNLESS HE WI%$ TO %[ ?AT HE1 TOO1 C\LD HAVE AN OP9ION71 BUT HE 
 URG$ ?AT AT ?IS PO9T ! >MY %\LD UNITE & !RE AWAIT ! 5EMY4 
 ,IT WAS PLA9 ?AT ,>MFELDT HAD ?\<T \T ?AT PLAN LONG AGO & N[ 
 EXP\ND$ IT NOT SO MU* TO ANSW] ! QUE/IONS PUT--:I*1 9 FACT1 
 HIS PLAN DID NOT ANSW]--AS TO AVAIL HIMSELF ( ! OPPORTUNITY TO 
 AIR IT4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ! MILLIONS ( PROPOSALS1 ONE AS GOOD AS ANO!R1 
 ?AT C\LD BE MADE AS LONG AS IT WAS QUITE UNKN[N :AT *>ACT] ! W> 
 W\LD TAKE4 ,SOME DISPUT$ HIS >GUM5TS1 O!RS DEF5D$ !M4 ,Y\NG ,C\NT 
 ,TOLL OBJECT$ TO ! ,SW$I% G5]AL'S VIEWS MORE W>MLY ?AN ANYONE ELSE1 
 & 9 ! C\RSE ( ! DISPUTE DREW FROM HIS SIDE POCKET A WELL-FILL$ 
 NOTEBOOK1 :I* HE ASK$ P]MISSION TO READ TO !M4 ,9 !SE VOLUM9\S 
 NOTES ,TOLL SUGGE/$ ANO!R S*EME1 TOTALLY DIFF]5T FROM ,>MFELDT'S OR 
 ,PFUEL'S PLAN ( CAMPAIGN4 ,9 ANSW] TO ,TOLL1 ,PAULUCCI SUGGE/$ AN ADVANCE 
 & AN ATTACK1 :I*1 HE URG$1 C\LD ALONE EXTRICATE US FROM ! PRES5T 
 UNC]TA9TY & FROM ! TRAP 7AS HE CALL$ ! ,DRISSA CAMP7 9 :I* WE 
 W]E SITUAT$4 

,DUR+ ALL !SE DISCUSSIONS ,PFUEL & HIS 9T]PRET]1 ,WOLZOG5 7HIS 
 0BRIDGE0 9 C\RT RELATIONS71 W]E SIL5T4 ,PFUEL ONLY SNORT$ 
 CONTEMPTU\SLY & TURN$ AWAY1 TO %[ ?AT HE W\LD NEV] DEMEAN HIMSELF 
 BY REPLY+ TO SU* NONS5SE AS HE WAS N[ HE>+4 ,SO :5 ,PR9CE 
 ,VOLKONSKI1 :O WAS 9 ! *AIR1 CALL$ ON HIM TO GIVE HIS OP9ION1 HE 
 M]ELY SAID3 

0,:Y ASK ME8 ,G5]AL ,>MFELDT HAS PROPOS$ A SPL5DID POSITION ) AN 
 EXPOS$ RE>1 OR :Y NOT ?IS ,ITALIAN G5TLEMAN'S ATTACK--V]Y F9E1 
 OR A RETREAT1 ALSO GOOD6 ,:Y ASK ME80 SAID HE4 0,:Y1 Y\ Y\RSELVES KN[ 
 EV]Y?+ BETT] ?AN ,I DO40 

,BUT :5 ,VOLKONSKI SAID1 ) A FR[N1 ?AT IT WAS 9 ! ,EMP]OR'S NAME 
 ?AT HE ASK$ HIS OP9ION1 ,PFUEL ROSE &1 SUDD5LY GR[+ ANIMAT$1 
 BEGAN TO SPEAK3 

0,EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 SPOIL$1 EV]Y?+ MUDDL$1 EV]YBODY ?\<T !Y 
 KNEW BETT] ?AN ,I DID1 & N[ Y\ COME TO ME6 ,H[ M5D MATT]S8 ,!RE IS 
 NO?+ TO M5D6 ,! PR9CIPLES LAID D[N BY ME MU/ BE /RICTLY ADH]$ 
 TO10 SAID HE1 DRUMM+ ON ! TABLE ) HIS BONY F+]S4 0,:AT IS ! 
 DIFFICULTY8 ,NONS5SE1 *ILDI%NESS60 

,HE W5T UP TO ! MAP & SPEAK+ RAPIDLY BEGAN PROV+ ?AT NO 
 EV5TUALITY C\LD ALT] ! EFFICI5CY ( ! ,DRISSA CAMP1 ?AT EV]Y?+ 
 HAD BE5 =ESE51 & ?AT IF ! 5EMY W]E REALLY GO+ TO \TFLANK IT1 
 ! 5EMY W\LD 9EVITABLY BE DE/ROY$4 

,PAULUCCI1 :O DID NOT KN[ ,G]MAN1 BEGAN QUE/ION+ HIM 9 ,FR5*4 
 ,WOLZOG5 CAME TO ! ASSI/ANCE ( HIS *IEF1 :O SPOKE ,FR5* BADLY1 & 
 BEGAN TRANSLAT+ = HIM1 H>DLY ABLE TO KEEP PACE ) ,PFUEL1 :O WAS 
 RAPIDLY DEMON/RAT+ ?AT NOT ONLY ALL ?AT HAD HAPP5$1 BUT ALL ?AT 
 C\LD HAPP51 HAD BE5 =ESE5 9 HIS S*EME1 & ?AT IF !RE W]E N[ 
 ANY DIFFICULTIES ! :OLE FAULT LAY 9 ! FACT ?AT HIS PLAN HAD NOT 
 BE5 PRECISELY EXECUT$4 ,HE KEPT LAU<+ S>CA/ICALLY1 HE DEMON/RAT$1 
 & AT LA/ CONTEMPTU\SLY CEAS$ TO DEMON/RATE1 LIKE A MA!MATICIAN :O 
 CEASES TO PROVE 9 V>I\S WAYS ! ACCURACY ( A PROBLEM ?AT HAS ALREADY 
 BE5 PROV$4 ,WOLZOG5 TOOK HIS PLACE & CONT9U$ TO EXPLA9 HIS VIEWS 9 
 ,FR5*1 EV]Y N[ & !N TURN+ TO ,PFUEL & SAY+1 0,IS IT NOT SO1 
 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 ,BUT ,PFUEL1 LIKE A MAN HEAT$ 9 A FI<T :O /RIKES 
 ?OSE ON HIS [N SIDE1 %\T$ ANGRILY AT HIS [N SUPPORT]1 ,WOLZOG53 

0,WELL1 ( C\RSE1 :AT MORE IS !RE TO EXPLA980 

,PAULUCCI & ,MI*AUD BO? ATTACK$ ,WOLZOG5 SIMULTANE\SLY 9 ,FR5*4 
 ,>MFELDT ADDRESS$ ,PFUEL 9 ,G]MAN4 ,TOLL EXPLA9$ TO ,VOLKONSKI 9 
 ,RUSSIAN4 ,PR9CE ,&REW LI/5$ & OBS]V$ 9 SIL5CE4 

,( ALL !SE M5 ,PR9CE ,&REW SYMPA?IZ$ MO/ ) ,PFUEL1 ANGRY1 
 DET]M9$1 & ABSURDLY SELF-CONFID5T AS HE WAS4 ,( ALL ?OSE PRES5T1 
 EVID5TLY HE ALONE WAS NOT SEEK+ ANY?+ = HIMSELF1 NURS$ NO HATR$ 
 AGA9/ ANYONE1 & ONLY DESIR$ ?AT ! PLAN1 =M$ ON A !ORY >RIV$ 
 AT BY YE>S ( TOIL1 %\LD BE C>RI$ \T4 ,HE WAS RIDICUL\S1 & 
 UNPLEASANTLY S>CA/IC1 BUT YET HE 9SPIR$ 9VOLUNT>Y RESPECT BY HIS 
 B\NDLESS DEVOTION TO AN IDEA4 ,BESIDES ?IS1 ! REM>KS ( ALL EXCEPT 
 ,PFUEL HAD ONE COMMON TRAIT ?AT HAD NOT BE5 NOTICEABLE AT ! C\NCIL ( 
 W> 9 #a#h#e3 !RE WAS N[ A PANIC FE> ( ,NAPOLEON'S G5IUS1 :I*1 
 ?\< CONCEAL$1 WAS NOTICEABLE 9 EV]Y REJO9D]4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS 
 ASSUM$ TO BE POSSIBLE = ,NAPOLEON1 !Y EXPECT$ HIM FROM EV]Y SIDE1 
 & 9VOK$ HIS T]RIBLE NAME TO %ATT] EA* O!R'S PROPOSALS4 ,PFUEL 
 ALONE SEEM$ TO CONSID] ,NAPOLEON A B>B>IAN LIKE EV]YONE ELSE :O 
 OPPOS$ HIS !ORY4 ,BUT BESIDES ?IS FEEL+ ( RESPECT1 ,PFUEL EVOK$ PITY 
 9 ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,FROM ! TONE 9 :I* ! C\RTI]S ADDRESS$ HIM & 
 ! WAY ,PAULUCCI HAD ALL[$ HIMSELF TO SPEAK ( HIM TO ! ,EMP]OR1 BUT 
 ABOVE ALL FROM A C]TA9 DESP]ATION 9 ,PFUEL'S [N EXPRESSIONS1 IT WAS 
 CLE> ?AT ! O!RS KNEW1 & ,PFUEL HIMSELF FELT1 ?AT HIS FALL WAS AT 
 H&4 ,& DESPITE HIS SELF-CONFID5CE & GRUMPY ,G]MAN S>CASM HE WAS 
 PITIABLE1 ) HIS HAIR SMOO?LY BRU%$ ON ! TEMPLES & /ICK+ UP 9 
 TUFTS BEH9D4 ,?\< HE CONCEAL$ ! FACT UND] A %[ ( IRRITATION & 
 CONTEMPT1 HE WAS EVID5TLY 9 DESPAIR ?AT ! SOLE REMA9+ *ANCE ( 
 V]IFY+ HIS !ORY BY A HUGE EXP]IM5T & PROV+ ITS S\NDNESS TO ! 
 :OLE WORLD WAS SLIPP+ AWAY FROM HIM4 

,! DISCUSSIONS CONT9U$ A LONG TIME1 & ! LONG] !Y LA/$ ! MORE 
 HEAT$ BECAME ! DISPUTES1 CULM9AT+ 9 %\TS & P]SONALITIES1 & 
 ! LESS WAS IT POSSIBLE TO >RIVE AT ANY G5]AL CONCLUSION FROM ALL ?AT 
 HAD BE5 SAID4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 LI/5+ TO ?IS POLYGLOT TALK & TO !SE 
 SURMISES1 PLANS1 REFUTATIONS1 & %\TS1 FELT NO?+ BUT AMAZEM5T AT 
 :AT !Y W]E SAY+4 ,A ?\<T ?AT HAD LONG S9CE & (T5 OCCURR$ TO 
 HIM DUR+ HIS MILIT>Y ACTIVITIES--! IDEA ?AT !RE IS NOT & 
 CANNOT BE ANY SCI5CE ( W>1 & ?AT !RE=E !RE CAN BE NO SU* 
 ?+ AS A MILIT>Y G5IUS--N[ APPE>$ TO HIM AN OBVI\S TRU?4 
 0,:AT !ORY & SCI5CE IS POSSIBLE AB\T A MATT] ! CONDITIONS & 
 CIRCUM/ANCES ( :I* >E UNKN[N & CANNOT BE DEF9$1 ESPECIALLY :5 
 ! /R5G? ( ! ACT+ =CES CANNOT BE ASC]TA9$8 ,NO ONE WAS OR IS 
 ABLE TO =ESEE 9 :AT CONDITION \R OR ! 5EMY'S >MIES WILL BE 9 A 
 DAY'S TIME1 & NO ONE CAN GAUGE ! =CE ( ?IS OR ?AT DETA*M5T4 
 ,SOMETIMES--:5 !RE IS NOT A C[>D AT ! FRONT TO %\T1 ',WE >E 
 CUT (F6' & />T RUNN+1 BUT A BRAVE & JOLLY LAD :O %\TS1 
 ',HURRAH6'--A DETA*M5T ( FIVE ?\S& IS WOR? ?IRTY ?\S&1 AS 
 AT ,S*ON ,GRAB]N1 :ILE AT TIMES FIFTY ?\S& RUN FROM EI<T ?\S&1 
 AS AT ,AU/]LITZ4 ,:AT SCI5CE CAN !RE BE 9 A MATT] 9 :I*1 AS 9 
 ALL PRACTICAL MATT]S1 NO?+ CAN BE DEF9$ & EV]Y?+ DEP5DS ON 
 9NUM]ABLE CONDITIONS1 ! SIGNIFICANCE ( :I* IS DET]M9$ AT A 
 P>TICUL> MOM5T :I* >RIVES NO ONE KN[S :58 ,>MFELDT SAYS \R >MY 
 IS CUT 9 HALF1 & ,PAULUCCI SAYS WE HAVE GOT ! ,FR5* >MY BETWE5 TWO 
 FIRES2 ,MI*AUD SAYS ?AT ! WOR?LESSNESS ( ! ,DRISSA CAMP LIES 9 
 HAV+ ! RIV] BEH9D IT1 & ,PFUEL SAYS ?AT IS :AT CON/ITUTES ITS 
 /R5G?2 ,TOLL PROPOSES ONE PLAN1 ,>MFELDT ANO!R1 & !Y >E ALL GOOD 
 & ALL BAD1 & ! ADVANTAGES ( ANY SUGGE/IONS CAN BE SE5 ONLY AT ! 
 MOM5T ( TRIAL4 ,& :Y DO !Y ALL SPEAK ( A 'MILIT>Y G5IUS'8 ,IS A 
 MAN A G5IUS :O CAN ORD] BREAD TO BE BR\<T UP AT ! RI<T TIME & 
 SAY :O IS TO GO TO ! RI<T & :O TO ! LEFT8 ,IT IS ONLY BECAUSE 
 MILIT>Y M5 >E 9VE/$ ) POMP & P[] & CR[DS ( SY*OPHANTS 
 FLATT] P[]1 ATTRIBUT+ TO IT QUALITIES ( G5IUS IT DOES NOT POSSESS4 
 ,! BE/ G5]ALS ,I HAVE KN[N W]E1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 /UPID OR 
 ABS5T-M9D$ M54 ,BAGRATION WAS ! BE/1 ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF ADMITT$ ?AT4 
 ,& ( ,BONAP>TE HIMSELF6 ,I REMEMB] HIS LIMIT$1 SELF-SATISFI$ FACE ON 
 ! FIELD ( ,AU/]LITZ4 ,NOT ONLY DOES A GOOD >MY COMM&] NOT NE$ ANY 
 SPECIAL QUALITIES1 ON ! CONTR>Y HE NE$S ! ABS5CE ( ! HI<E/ & 
 BE/ HUMAN ATTRIBUTES--LOVE1 POETRY1 T5D]NESS1 & PHILOSOPHIC 
 9QUIR+ D\BT4 ,HE %\LD BE LIMIT$1 FIRMLY CONV9C$ ?AT :AT HE IS 
 DO+ IS V]Y IMPORTANT 7O!RWISE HE WILL NOT HAVE SUFFICI5T PATI5CE71 
 & ONLY !N WILL HE BE A BRAVE LEAD]4 ,GOD =BID ?AT HE %\LD BE 
 HUMANE1 %\LD LOVE1 OR PITY1 OR ?9K ( :AT IS JU/ & UNJU/4 ,IT IS 
 UND]/&ABLE ?AT A !ORY ( !IR 'G5IUS' WAS 9V5T$ = !M LONG 
 AGO BECAUSE !Y HAVE P[]6 ,! SUCCESS ( A MILIT>Y ACTION DEP5DS NOT 
 ON !M1 BUT ON ! MAN 9 ! RANKS :O %\TS1 ',WE >E LO/6' OR :O 
 %\TS1 ',HURRAH6' ,& ONLY 9 ! RANKS CAN ONE S]VE ) ASSURANCE ( 
 BE+ USEFUL40 

,SO ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW AS HE LI/5$ TO ! TALK+1 & HE R\S$ 
 HIMSELF ONLY :5 ,PAULUCCI CALL$ HIM & EV]YONE WAS LEAV+4 

,AT ! REVIEW NEXT DAY ! ,EMP]OR ASK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW :]E HE W\LD LIKE 
 TO S]VE1 & ,PR9CE ,&REW LO/ HIS /&+ 9 C\RT CIRCLES =EV] BY 
 NOT ASK+ TO REMA9 ATTA*$ TO ! SOV]EIGN'S P]SON1 BUT = 
 P]MISSION TO S]VE 9 ! >MY4 

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