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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT TWO 9 ! MORN+ ( ! F\RTE5? ( ,JUNE1 ! ,EMP]OR1 HAV+ S5T 
 = ,BALA%EV & READ HIM HIS LETT] TO ,NAPOLEON1 ORD]$ HIM TO TAKE IT 
 & H& IT P]SONALLY TO ! ,FR5* ,EMP]OR4 ,:5 DISPAT*+ ,BALA%EV1 
 ! ,EMP]OR REPEAT$ TO HIM ! WORDS ?AT HE W\LD NOT MAKE PEACE SO LONG 
 AS A S+LE >M$ 5EMY REMA9$ ON ,RUSSIAN SOIL & TOLD HIM TO TRANSMIT 
 ?OSE WORDS TO ,NAPOLEON4 ,ALEX&] DID NOT 9S]T !M 9 HIS LETT] TO 
 ,NAPOLEON1 BECAUSE ) HIS *>ACT]I/IC TACT HE FELT IT W\LD BE 
 9JUDICI\S TO USE !M AT A MOM5T :5 A LA/ ATTEMPT AT RECONCILIATION 
 WAS BE+ MADE1 BUT HE DEF9ITELY 9/RUCT$ ,BALA%EV TO REPEAT !M 
 P]SONALLY TO ,NAPOLEON4 

,HAV+ SET (F 9 ! SMALL H\RS ( ! F\RTE5?1 ACCOMPANI$ BY A 
 BUGL] & TWO ,COSSACKS1 ,BALA%EV REA*$ ! ,FR5* \TPO/S AT ! 
 VILLAGE ( ,RYKONTY1 ON ! ,RUSSIAN SIDE ( ! ,NIEM51 BY DAWN4 ,!RE HE 
 WAS /OPP$ BY ,FR5* CAVALRY S5T9ELS4 

,A ,FR5* NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC] ( HUSS>S1 9 CRIMSON UNI=M & A 
 %AGGY CAP1 %\T$ TO ! APPROA*+ ,BALA%EV TO HALT4 ,BALA%EV DID NOT 
 DO SO AT ONCE1 BUT CONT9U$ TO ADVANCE ALONG ! ROAD AT A WALK+ PACE4 

,! NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC] FR[N$ &1 MUTT]+ WORDS ( ABUSE1 
 ADVANC$ HIS HORSE'S *E/ AGA9/ ,BALA%EV1 PUT HIS H& TO HIS SAB]1 
 & %\T$ RUDELY AT ! ,RUSSIAN G5]AL1 ASK+3 WAS HE DEAF ?AT HE DID 
 NOT DO AS HE WAS TOLD8 ,BALA%EV M5TION$ :O HE WAS4 ,! NONCOMMISSION$ 
 (FIC] BEGAN TALK+ ) HIS COMRADES AB\T REGIM5TAL MATT]S )\T 
 LOOK+ AT ! ,RUSSIAN G5]AL4 

,AFT] LIV+ AT ! SEAT ( ! HI<E/ AU?ORITY & P[]1 AFT] 
 CONV]S+ ) ! ,EMP]OR LESS ?AN ?REE H\RS BE=E1 & 9 G5]AL 
 BE+ ACCU/OM$ TO ! RESPECT DUE TO HIS RANK 9 ! S]VICE1 ,BALA%EV 
 F\ND IT V]Y /RANGE H]E ON ,RUSSIAN SOIL TO 5C\NT] ?IS HO/ILE1 & 
 /ILL MORE ?IS DISRESPECTFUL1 APPLICATION ( BRUTE =CE TO HIMSELF4 

,! SUN WAS ONLY JU/ APPE>+ FROM BEH9D ! CL\DS1 ! AIR WAS FRE% 
 & DEWY4 ,A H]D ( CATTLE WAS BE+ DRIV5 ALONG ! ROAD FROM ! 
 VILLAGE1 & OV] ! FIELDS ! L>KS ROSE TRILL+1 ONE AFT] ANO!R1 
 LIKE BUBBLES RIS+ 9 WAT]4 

,BALA%EV LOOK$ >\ND HIM1 AWAIT+ ! >RIVAL ( AN (FIC] FROM ! 
 VILLAGE4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,COSSACKS & BUGL] & ! ,FR5* HUSS>S LOOK$ 
 SIL5TLY AT ONE ANO!R FROM TIME TO TIME4 

,A ,FR5* COLONEL ( HUSS>S1 :O HAD EVID5TLY JU/ LEFT HIS B$1 CAME 
 RID+ FROM ! VILLAGE ON A H&SOME SLEEK GRAY HORSE1 ACCOMPANI$ BY TWO 
 HUSS>S4 ,! (FIC]1 ! SOLDI]S1 & !IR HORSES ALL LOOK$ SM>T & 
 WELL KEPT4 

,IT WAS ?AT FIR/ P]IOD ( A CAMPAIGN :5 TROOPS >E /ILL 9 FULL TRIM1 
 ALMO/ LIKE ?AT ( PEACETIME MANEUV]S1 BUT ) A %ADE ( M>TIAL 
 SWAGG] 9 !IR CLO!S1 & A T\* ( ! GAIETY & SPIRIT ( 
 5T]PRISE :I* ALWAYS ACCOMPANY ! OP5+ ( A CAMPAIGN4 

,! ,FR5* COLONEL ) DIFFICULTY REPRESS$ A YAWN1 BUT WAS POLITE & 
 EVID5TLY UND]/OOD ,BALA%EV'S IMPORTANCE4 ,HE L$ HIM PA/ HIS SOLDI]S 
 & BEH9D ! \TPO/S & TOLD HIM ?AT HIS WI% TO BE PRES5T$ TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR W\LD MO/ LIKELY BE SATISFI$ IMM$IATELY1 AS ! ,EMP]OR'S 
 QU>T]S W]E1 HE BELIEV$1 NOT F> (F4 

,!Y RODE ?R\< ! VILLAGE ( ,RYKONTY1 PA/ TE!R$ ,FR5* HUSS> 
 HORSES1 PA/ S5T9ELS & M5 :O SALUT$ !IR COLONEL & />$ ) 
 CURIOSITY AT A ,RUSSIAN UNI=M1 & CAME \T AT ! O!R 5D ( ! 
 VILLAGE4 ,! COLONEL SAID ?AT ! COMM&] ( ! DIVISION WAS A MILE 
 & A QU>T] AWAY & W\LD RECEIVE ,BALA%EV & CONDUCT HIM TO HIS 
 DE/9ATION4 

,! SUN HAD BY N[ RIS5 & %ONE GAILY ON ! BRI<T V]DURE4 

,!Y HAD H>DLY RIDD5 UP A HILL1 PA/ A TAV]N1 BE=E !Y SAW A GR\P 
 ( HORSEM5 COM+ T[>D !M4 ,9 FRONT ( ! GR\P1 ON A BLACK HORSE 
 ) TRAPP+S ?AT GLITT]$ 9 ! SUN1 RODE A TALL MAN ) PLUMES 9 
 HIS HAT & BLACK HAIR CURL+ D[N TO HIS %\LD]S4 ,HE WORE A R$ 
 MANTLE1 & /RET*$ HIS LONG LEGS =W>D 9 ,FR5* FA%ION4 ,?IS MAN 
 RODE T[>D ,BALA%EV AT A GALLOP1 HIS PLUMES FL[+ & HIS GEMS & GOLD 
 LACE GLITT]+ 9 ! BRI<T ,JUNE SUN%9E4 

,BALA%EV WAS ONLY TWO HORSES' L5G? FROM ! EQUE/RIAN ) ! 
 BRACELETS1 PLUMES1 NECKLACES1 & GOLD EMBROID]Y1 :O WAS GALLOP+ 
 T[>D HIM ) A !ATRICALLY SOLEMN C\NT5ANCE1 :5 ,JULN]1 ! ,FR5* 
 COLONEL1 :ISP]$ RESPECTFULLY3 0,! ,K+ ( ,NAPLES60 ,IT WAS1 9 FACT1 
 ,MURAT1 N[ CALL$ 0,K+ ( ,NAPLES40 ,?\< IT WAS QUITE 9COMPREH5SIBLE 
 :Y HE %\LD BE ,K+ ( ,NAPLES1 HE WAS CALL$ SO1 & WAS HIMSELF 
 CONV9C$ ?AT HE WAS SO1 & !RE=E ASSUM$ A MORE SOLEMN & 
 IMPORTANT AIR ?AN =M]LY4 ,HE WAS SO SURE ?AT HE REALLY WAS ! ,K+ ( 
 ,NAPLES ?AT :51 ON ! EVE ( HIS DEP>TURE FROM ?AT CITY1 :ILE 
 WALK+ ?R\< ! /REETS ) HIS WIFE1 SOME ,ITALIANS CALL$ \T TO 
 HIM3 0,VIVA IL RE60 "9 HE TURN$ TO HIS WIFE ) A P5SIVE SMILE & SAID3 
 0,POOR FELL[S1 !Y DON'T KN[ ?AT ,I AM LEAV+ !M TOMORR[60 

 "9 0,LONG LIVE ! K+40 
  
  

,BUT ?\< HE FIRMLY BELIEV$ HIMSELF TO BE ,K+ ( ,NAPLES & PITI$ ! 
 GRIEF FELT BY ! SUBJECTS HE WAS AB&ON+1 LATT]LY1 AFT] HE HAD BE5 
 ORD]$ TO RETURN TO MILIT>Y S]VICE--& ESPECIALLY S9CE HIS LA/ 
 9T]VIEW ) ,NAPOLEON 9 ,DANZIG1 :5 HIS AUGU/ BRO!R-9-LAW HAD TOLD 
 HIM3 0,I MADE Y\ ,K+ ?AT Y\ %\LD REIGN 9 MY WAY1 BUT NOT 9 Y\RS60--HE 
 HAD *E]FULLY TAK5 UP HIS FAMILI> BUS9ESS1 &--LIKE A WELL-F$ 
 BUT NOT OV]FAT HORSE ?AT FEELS HIMSELF 9 H>NESS & GR[S SKITTI% 
 BETWE5 ! %AFTS--HE DRESS$ UP 9 CLO!S AS V>IEGAT$ & 
 EXP5SIVE AS POSSIBLE1 & GAILY & CONT5T$LY GALLOP$ ALONG ! ROADS 
 ( ,POL&1 )\T HIMSELF KN[+ :Y OR :I!R4 

,ON SEE+ ! ,RUSSIAN G5]AL HE ?REW BACK HIS HEAD1 ) ITS LONG HAIR 
 CURL+ TO HIS %\LD]S1 9 A MAJE/ICALLY ROYAL MANN]1 & LOOK$ 
 9QUIR+LY AT ! ,FR5* COLONEL4 ,! COLONEL RESPECTFULLY 9=M$ ,HIS 
 ,MAJE/Y ( ,BALA%EV'S MISSION1 :OSE NAME HE C\LD NOT PRON\NCE4 

0,DE ,BAL-MA*EVE60 SAID ! ,K+ 7OV]COM+ BY HIS ASSURANCE ! 
 DIFFICULTY ?AT HAD PRES5T$ ITSELF TO ! COLONEL74 0,*>M$ TO MAKE 
 Y\R ACQUA9TANCE1 ,G5]AL60 HE ADD$1 ) A GE/URE ( K+LY 
 CONDESC5SION4 

,AS SOON AS ! ,K+ BEGAN TO SPEAK L\D & FA/ HIS ROYAL DIGNITY 
 9/ANTLY =SOOK HIM1 & )\T NOTIC+ IT HE PASS$ 9TO HIS NATURAL 
 TONE ( GOOD-NATUR$ FAMILI>ITY4 ,HE LAID HIS H& ON ! WI!RS ( 
 ,BALA%EV'S HORSE & SAID3 

0,WELL1 ,G5]AL1 IT ALL LOOKS LIKE W>10 AS IF REGRETT+ A CIRCUM/ANCE ( 
 :I* HE WAS UNABLE TO JUDGE4 

0,Y\R ,MAJE/Y10 REPLI$ ,BALA%EV1 0MY MA/]1 ! ,EMP]OR1 DOES NOT DESIRE 
 W> & AS ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y SEES4440 SAID ,BALA%EV1 US+ ! WORDS ,Y\R 
 ,MAJE/Y AT EV]Y OPPORTUNITY1 ) ! AFFECTATION UNAVOIDABLE 9 
 FREQU5TLY ADDRESS+ ONE TO :OM ! TITLE WAS /ILL A NOVELTY4 

,MURAT'S FACE BEAM$ ) /UPID SATISFACTION AS HE LI/5$ TO 0,MONSIEUR 
 DE ,BAL-MA*EVE40 ,BUT ROYAUTE OBLIGE6 "9 & HE FELT IT 9CUMB5T ON HIM1 AS 
 A K+ & AN ALLY1 TO CONF] ON /ATE AFFAIRS ) ,ALEX&]'S 5VOY4 ,HE 
 DISM\NT$1 TOOK ,BALA%EV'S >M1 & MOV+ A FEW /EPS AWAY FROM HIS 
 SUITE1 :I* WAIT$ RESPECTFULLY1 BEGAN TO PACE UP & D[N ) HIM1 
 TRY+ TO SPEAK SIGNIFICANTLY4 ,HE REF]R$ TO ! FACT ?AT ! ,EMP]OR 
 ,NAPOLEON HAD RES5T$ ! DEM& ?AT HE %\LD )DRAW HIS TROOPS FROM 
 ,PRUSSIA1 ESPECIALLY :5 ?AT DEM& BECAME G5]ALLY KN[N & ! 
 DIGNITY ( ,FRANCE WAS !REBY (F5D$4 

 "9 0,ROYALTY HAS ITS OBLIGATIONS40 
  
  

,BALA%EV REPLI$ ?AT !RE WAS 0NO?+ (F5SIVE 9 ! DEM&1 
 BECAUSE4440 BUT ,MURAT 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,!N Y\ DON'T CONSID] ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] ! AGGRESSOR80 HE ASK$ 
 UNEXPECT$LY1 ) A K9DLY & FOOLI% SMILE4 

,BALA%EV TOLD HIM :Y HE CONSID]$ ,NAPOLEON TO BE ! ORIG9ATOR ( ! 
 W>4 

0,OH1 MY DE> G5]AL60 ,MURAT AGA9 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 0) ALL MY HE>T ,I 
 WI% ! ,EMP]ORS MAY >RANGE ! AFFAIR BETWE5 !M1 & ?AT ! W> 
 BEGUN BY NO WI% ( M9E MAY F9I% AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE60 SAID HE1 9 
 ! TONE ( A S]VANT :O WANTS TO REMA9 GOOD FRI5DS ) ANO!R 
 DESPITE A QU>REL BETWE5 !IR MA/]S4 

,& HE W5T ON TO 9QUIRIES AB\T ! ,GR& ,DUKE & ! /ATE ( HIS 
 HEAL?1 & TO REM9ISC5CES ( ! GAY & AMUS+ TIMES HE HAD SP5T 
 ) HIM 9 ,NAPLES4 ,!N SUDD5LY1 AS IF REMEMB]+ HIS ROYAL DIGNITY1 
 ,MURAT SOLEMNLY DREW HIMSELF UP1 ASSUM$ ! POSE 9 :I* HE HAD /OOD AT 
 HIS CORONATION1 &1 WAV+ HIS RI<T >M1 SAID3 

0,I WON'T DETA9 Y\ LONG]1 ,G5]AL4 ,I WI% SUCCESS TO Y\R MISSION10 & 
 ) HIS EMBROID]$ R$ MANTLE1 HIS FL[+ FEA!RS1 & HIS GLITT]+ 
 ORNAM5TS1 HE REJO9$ HIS SUITE :O W]E RESPECTFULLY AWAIT+ HIM4 

,BALA%EV RODE ON1 SUPPOS+ FROM ,MURAT'S WORDS ?AT HE W\LD V]Y SOON BE 
 BR\<T BE=E ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF4 ,BUT 9/EAD ( ?AT1 AT ! NEXT VILLAGE 
 ! S5T9ELS ( ,DAV\T'S 9FANTRY CORPS DETA9$ HIM AS ! PICKETS ( 
 ! VANGU>D HAD DONE1 & AN ADJUTANT ( ! CORPS COMM&]1 :O WAS 
 FET*$1 CONDUCT$ HIM 9TO ! VILLAGE TO ,M>%AL ,DAV\T4 

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