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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! FUNDAM5TAL & ESS5TIAL SIGNIFICANCE ( ! ,EUROPEAN EV5TS ( ! 
 BEG9N+ ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY LIES 9 ! MOVEM5T ( ! MASS ( 
 ! ,EUROPEAN PEOPLES FROM WE/ TO EA/ & AFT]W>DS FROM EA/ TO WE/4 
 ,! COMM5CEM5T ( ?AT MOVEM5T WAS ! MOVEM5T FROM WE/ TO EA/4 ,= 
 ! PEOPLES ( ! WE/ TO BE ABLE TO MAKE !IR W>LIKE MOVEM5T TO 
 ,MOSC[ IT WAS NECESS>Y3 7#a7 ?AT !Y %\LD =M !MSELVES 9TO A 
 MILIT>Y GR\P ( A SIZE ABLE TO 5DURE A COLLISION ) ! W>LIKE 
 MILIT>Y GR\P ( ! EA/1 7#b7 ?AT !Y %\LD AB&ON ALL E/ABLI%$ 
 TRADITIONS & CU/OMS1 & 7#c7 ?AT DUR+ !IR MILIT>Y MOVEM5T !Y 
 %\LD HAVE AT !IR HEAD A MAN :O C\LD JU/IFY TO HIMSELF & TO !M 
 ! DECEPTIONS1 ROBB]IES1 & MURD]S :I* W\LD HAVE TO BE COMMITT$ 
 DUR+ ?AT MOVEM5T4 

,& BEG9N+ ) ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION ! OLD 9ADEQUATELY L>GE GR\P 
 WAS DE/ROY$1 AS WELL AS ! OLD HABITS & TRADITIONS1 & /EP BY /EP 
 A GR\P WAS =M$ ( L>G] DIM5SIONS ) NEW CU/OMS & TRADITIONS1 
 & A MAN WAS PRODUC$ :O W\LD /& AT ! HEAD ( ! COM+ MOVEM5T 
 & BE> ! RESPONSIBILITY = ALL ?AT HAD TO BE DONE4 

,A MAN )\T CONVICTIONS1 )\T HABITS1 )\T TRADITIONS1 )\T A 
 NAME1 & NOT EV5 A ,FR5*MAN1 EM]GES--BY :AT SEEM ! /RANGE/ 
 *ANCES--FROM AMONG ALL ! SEE?+ ,FR5* P>TIES1 & )\T 
 JO9+ ANYONE ( !M IS BORNE =W>D TO A PROM95T POSITION4 

,! IGNORANCE ( HIS COLLEAGUES1 ! WEAKNESS & 9SIGNIFICANCE ( HIS 
 OPPON5TS1 ! FRANKNESS ( HIS FALSEHOODS1 & ! DAZZL+ & 
 SELF-CONFID5T LIMITATIONS ( ?IS MAN RAISE HIM TO ! HEAD ( ! >MY4 
 ,! BRILLIANT QUALITIES ( ! SOLDI]S ( ! >MY S5T TO ,ITALY1 HIS 
 OPPON5TS' RELUCTANCE TO FI<T1 & HIS [N *ILDI% AUDACITY & 
 SELF-CONFID5CE SECURE HIM MILIT>Y FAME4 ,9NUM]ABLE SO-CALL$ *ANCES 
 ACCOMPANY HIM EV]Y:]E4 ,! DISFAVOR 9TO :I* HE FALLS ) ! RUL]S 
 ( ,FRANCE TURNS TO HIS ADVANTAGE4 ,HIS ATTEMPTS TO AVOID HIS PR$E/9$ 
 PA? >E UNSUCCESSFUL3 HE IS NOT RECEIV$ 9TO ! ,RUSSIAN S]VICE1 & 
 ! APPO9TM5T HE SEEKS 9 ,TURKEY COMES TO NO?+4 ,DUR+ ! W> 9 
 ,ITALY HE IS SEV]AL TIMES ON ! V]GE ( DE/RUCTION & EA* TIME IS 
 SAV$ 9 AN UNEXPECT$ MANN]4 ,[+ TO V>I\S DIPLOMATIC CONSID]ATIONS 
 ! ,RUSSIAN >MIES--JU/ ?OSE :I* MI<T HAVE DE/ROY$ HIS 
 PRE/IGE--DO NOT APPE> UPON ! SC5E TILL HE IS NO LONG] !RE4 

,ON HIS RETURN FROM ,ITALY HE F9DS ! GOV]NM5T 9 ,P>IS 9 A PROCESS ( 
 DISSOLUTION 9 :I* ALL ?OSE :O >E 9 IT >E 9EVITABLY WIP$ \T & 
 DE/ROY$4 ,& BY *ANCE AN ESCAPE FROM ?IS DANG]\S POSITION PRES5TS 
 ITSELF 9 ! =M ( AN AIMLESS & S5SELESS EXP$ITION TO ,AFRICA4 ,AGA9 
 SO-CALL$ *ANCE ACCOMPANIES HIM4 ,IMPREGNABLE ,MALTA SURR5D]S )\T A 
 %OT2 HIS MO/ RECKLESS S*EMES >E CR[N$ ) SUCCESS4 ,! 5EMY'S 
 FLEET1 :I* SUBSEQU5TLY DID NOT LET A S+LE BOAT PASS1 ALL[S HIS 
 5TIRE >MY TO ELUDE IT4 ,9 ,AFRICA A :OLE S]IES ( \TRAGES >E 
 COMMITT$ AGA9/ ! ALMO/ UN>M$ 9HABITANTS4 ,& ! M5 :O COMMIT 
 !SE CRIMES1 ESPECIALLY !IR LEAD]1 ASSURE !MSELVES ?AT ?IS IS 
 ADMIRABLE1 ?IS IS GLORY--IT RESEMBLES ,CES> & ,ALEX&] ! ,GREAT 
 & IS !RE=E GOOD4 

,?IS IDEAL ( GLORY & GR&EUR--:I* CONSI/S NOT M]ELY 9 
 CONSID]+ NO?+ WRONG ?AT ONE DOES BUT 9 PRID+ ONESELF ON EV]Y 
 CRIME ONE COMMITS1 ASCRIB+ TO IT AN 9COMPREH5SIBLE SUP]NATURAL 
 SIGNIFICANCE--?AT IDEAL1 DE/9$ TO GUIDE ?IS MAN & HIS 
 ASSOCIATES1 HAD SCOPE = ITS DEVELOPM5T 9 ,AFRICA4 ,:ATEV] HE DOES 
 SUCCE$S4 ,! PLAGUE DOES NOT T\* HIM4 ,! CRUELTY ( MURD]+ 
 PRISON]S IS NOT IMPUT$ TO HIM AS A FAULT4 ,HIS *ILDI%LY RA%1 
 UNCALL$-=1 & IGNOBLE DEP>TURE FROM ,AFRICA1 LEAV+ HIS COMRADES 9 
 DI/RESS1 IS SET D[N TO HIS CR$IT1 & AGA9 ! 5EMY'S FLEET TWICE 
 LETS HIM SLIP PA/4 ,:51 9TOXICAT$ BY ! CRIMES HE HAS COMMITT$ SO 
 SUCCESSFULLY1 HE REA*ES ,P>IS1 ! DISSOLUTION ( ! REPUBLICAN 
 GOV]NM5T1 :I* A YE> E>LI] MI<T HAVE RU9$ HIM1 HAS REA*$ ITS 
 EXTREME LIMIT1 & HIS PRES5CE !RE N[ AS A NEWCOM] FREE FROM P>TY 
 5TANGLEM5TS CAN ONLY S]VE TO EXALT HIM--& ?\< HE HIMSELF HAS 
 NO PLAN1 HE IS QUITE READY = HIS NEW ROLE4 

,HE HAD NO PLAN1 HE WAS AFRAID ( EV]Y?+1 BUT ! P>TIES SNAT*$ AT 
 HIM & DEM&$ HIS P>TICIPATION4 

,HE ALONE--) HIS IDEAL ( GLORY & GR&EUR DEVELOP$ 9 ,ITALY & 
 ,EGYPT1 HIS 9SANE SELF-ADULATION1 HIS BOLDNESS 9 CRIME & FRANKNESS 9 
 LY+--HE ALONE C\LD JU/IFY :AT HAD TO BE DONE4 

,HE IS NE$$ = ! PLACE ?AT AWAITS HIM1 & SO ALMO/ AP>T FROM HIS 
 WILL & DESPITE HIS 9DECISION1 HIS LACK ( A PLAN1 & ALL HIS MI/AKES1 
 HE IS DRAWN 9TO A CONSPIRACY ?AT AIMS AT SEIZ+ P[] & ! 
 CONSPIRACY IS CR[N$ ) SUCCESS4 

,HE IS PU%$ 9TO A MEET+ ( ! LEGISLATURE4 ,9 AL>M HE WI%ES TO 
 FLEE1 CONSID]+ HIMSELF LO/4 ,HE PRET5DS TO FALL 9TO A SWOON & SAYS 
 S5SELESS ?+S ?AT %\LD HAVE RU9$ HIM4 ,BUT ! ONCE PR\D & 
 %REWD RUL]S ( ,FRANCE1 FEEL+ ?AT !IR P>T IS PLAY$ \T1 >E EV5 
 MORE BEWILD]$ ?AN HE1 & DO NOT SAY ! WORDS !Y %\LD HAVE SAID TO 
 DE/ROY HIM & RETA9 !IR P[]4 

,*ANCE1 MILLIONS ( *ANCES1 GIVE HIM P[]1 & ALL M5 AS IF BY 
 AGREEM5T COOP]ATE TO CONFIRM ?AT P[]4 ,*ANCE =MS ! *>ACT]S ( 
 ! RUL]S ( ,FRANCE1 :O SUBMIT TO HIM2 *ANCE =MS ! *>ACT] ( 
 ,PAUL ,I ( ,RUSSIA :O RECOGNIZES HIS GOV]NM5T2 *ANCE CONTRIVES A PLOT 
 AGA9/ HIM :I* NOT ONLY FAILS TO H>M HIM BUT CONFIRMS HIS P[]4 
 ,*ANCE PUTS ! ,DUC D',5<I5 9 HIS H&S & UNEXPECT$LY CAUSES HIM TO 
 KILL HIM--!REBY CONV9C+ ! MOB MORE =CIBLY ?AN 9 ANY O!R 
 WAY ?AT HE HAD ! RI<T1 S9CE HE HAD ! MI<T4 ,*ANCE CONTRIVES ?AT 
 ?\< HE DIRECTS ALL HIS EF=TS TO PREP>E AN EXP$ITION AGA9/ ,5GL& 
 7:I* W\LD 9EVITABLY HAVE RU9$ HIM7 HE NEV] C>RIES \T ?AT 
 9T5TION1 BUT UNEXPECT$LY FALLS UPON ,MAC & ! ,AU/RIANS1 :O 
 SURR5D] )\T A BATTLE4 ,*ANCE & G5IUS GIVE HIM ! VICTORY AT 
 ,AU/]LITZ2 & BY *ANCE ALL M51 NOT ONLY ! ,FR5* BUT ALL ,EUROPE--EXCEPT 
 ,5GL& :I* DOES NOT TAKE P>T 9 ! EV5TS AB\T TO HAPP5--DESPITE 
 !IR =M] HORROR & DETE/ATION ( HIS CRIMES1 N[ RECOGNIZE HIS 
 AU?ORITY1 ! TITLE HE HAS GIV5 HIMSELF1 & HIS IDEAL ( GR&EUR & 
 GLORY1 :I* SEEMS EXCELL5T & REASONABLE TO !M ALL4 

,AS IF MEASUR+ !MSELVES & PREP>+ = ! COM+ MOVEM5T1 ! 
 WE/]N =CES PU% T[>D ! EA/ SEV]AL TIMES 9 #a#h#e1 #a#h#f1 #a#h#g1 & 
 #a#h#i1 GA9+ /R5G? & GR[+4 ,9 #ahaa ! GR\P ( PEOPLE ?AT HAD 
 =M$ 9 ,FRANCE UNITES 9TO ONE GR\P ) ! PEOPLES ( ,C5TRAL ,EUROPE4 
 ,! /R5G? ( ! JU/IFICATION ( ! MAN :O /&S AT ! HEAD ( ! 
 MOVEM5T GR[S ) ! 9CREAS$ SIZE ( ! GR\P4 ,DUR+ ! T5-YE> 
 PREP>ATORY P]IOD ?IS MAN HAD =M$ RELATIONS ) ALL ! CR[N$ 
 HEADS ( ,EUROPE4 ,! DISCR$IT$ RUL]S ( ! WORLD CAN OPPOSE NO 
 REASONABLE IDEAL TO ! 9S5SATE ,NAPOLEONIC IDEAL ( GLORY & GR&EUR4 
 ,ONE AFT] ANO!R !Y HA/5 TO DISPLAY !IR 9SIGNIFICANCE BE=E HIM4 
 ,! ,K+ ( ,PRUSSIA S5DS HIS WIFE TO SEEK ! GREAT MAN'S M]CY2 ! 
 ,EMP]OR ( ,AU/RIA CONSID]S IT A FAVOR ?AT ?IS MAN RECEIVES A DAU<T] 
 ( ! ,CAES>S 9TO HIS B$2 ! ,POPE1 ! GU>DIAN ( ALL ?AT ! 
 NATIONS HOLD SACR$1 UTILIZES RELIGION = ! AGGR&IZEM5T ( ! GREAT 
 MAN4 ,IT IS NOT ,NAPOLEON :O PREP>ES HIMSELF = ! ACCOMPLI%M5T ( HIS 
 ROLE1 SO MU* AS ALL ?OSE R\ND HIM :O PREP>E HIM TO TAKE ON HIMSELF 
 ! :OLE RESPONSIBILITY = :AT IS HAPP5+ & HAS TO HAPP54 ,!RE IS 
 NO /EP1 NO CRIME OR PETTY FRAUD HE COMMITS1 :I* 9 ! M\?S ( ?OSE 
 >\ND HIM IS NOT AT ONCE REPRES5T$ AS A GREAT DE$4 ,! MO/ SUITABLE 
 FETE ! ,G]MANS CAN DEVISE = HIM IS A CELEBRATION ( ,J5A & 
 ,AU]/ADT4 ,NOT ONLY IS HE GREAT1 BUT SO >E HIS ANCE/ORS1 HIS BRO!RS1 
 HIS /EPSONS1 & HIS BRO!RS-9-LAW4 ,EV]Y?+ IS DONE TO DEPRIVE HIM 
 ( ! REMA9S ( HIS REASON & TO PREP>E HIM = HIS T]RIBLE P>T4 ,& 
 :5 HE IS READY SO TOO >E ! =CES4 

,! 9VASION PU%ES EA/W>D & REA*ES ITS F9AL GOAL--,MOSC[4 ,?AT 
 CITY IS TAK52 ! ,RUSSIAN >MY SUFF]S HEAVI] LOSSES ?AN ! OPPOS+ 
 >MIES HAD SUFF]$ 9 ! =M] W> FROM ,AU/]LITZ TO ,WAGRAM4 ,BUT 
 SUDD5LY 9/EAD ( ?OSE *ANCES & ?AT G5IUS :I* HI!RTO HAD SO 
 CONSI/5TLY L$ HIM BY AN UN9T]RUPT$ S]IES ( SUCCESSES TO ! 
 PR$E/9$ GOAL1 AN 9NUM]ABLE SEQU5CE ( 9V]SE *ANCES OCCUR--FROM 
 ! COLD 9 HIS HEAD AT ,BOROD9O TO ! SP>KS :I* SET ,MOSC[ ON FIRE1 
 & ! FRO/S--& 9/EAD ( G5IUS1 /UPIDITY & IMMEASURABLE 
 BAS5ESS BECOME EVID5T4 

,! 9VAD]S FLEE1 TURN BACK1 FLEE AGA91 & ALL ! *ANCES >E N[ NOT 
 = ,NAPOLEON BUT ALWAYS AGA9/ HIM4 

,A C\NT]MOVEM5T IS !N ACCOMPLI%$ FROM EA/ TO WE/ ) A REM>KABLE 
 RESEMBLANCE TO ! PREC$+ MOVEM5T FROM WE/ TO EA/4 ,ATTEMPT$ DRIVES 
 FROM EA/ TO WE/--SIMIL> TO ! CONTR>Y MOVEM5TS ( #a#h#e1 #a#h#g1 
 & #a#h#i--PREC$E ! GREAT WE/W>D MOVEM5T2 !RE IS ! SAME 
 COALESC5CE 9TO A GR\P ( 5ORM\S DIM5SIONS2 ! SAME ADHESION ( ! 
 PEOPLE ( ,C5TRAL ,EUROPE TO ! MOVEM5T2 ! SAME HESITATION MIDWAY1 & 
 ! SAME 9CREAS+ RAPIDITY AS ! GOAL IS APPROA*$4 

,P>IS1 ! ULTIMATE GOAL1 IS REA*$4 ,! ,NAPOLEONIC GOV]NM5T & >MY 
 >E DE/ROY$4 ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF IS NO LONG] ( ANY ACC\NT2 ALL HIS 
 ACTIONS >E EVID5TLY PITIFUL & MEAN1 BUT AGA9 AN 9EXPLICABLE *ANCE 
 OCCURS4 ,! ALLIES DETE/ ,NAPOLEON :OM !Y REG>D AS ! CAUSE ( !IR 
 SUFF]+S4 ,DEPRIV$ ( P[] & AU?ORITY1 HIS CRIMES & HIS CRAFT 
 EXPOS$1 HE %\LD HAVE APPE>$ TO !M :AT HE APPE>$ T5 YE>S 
 PREVI\SLY & ONE YE> LAT]--AN \TLAW$ BRIG&4 ,BUT BY SOME 
 /RANGE *ANCE NO ONE P]CEIVES ?IS4 ,HIS P>T IS NOT YET 5D$4 ,! MAN 
 :O T5 YE>S BE=E & A YE> LAT] WAS CONSID]$ AN \TLAW$ BRIG& 
 IS S5T TO AN ISL& TWO DAYS' SAIL FROM ,FRANCE1 :I* = SOME REASON IS 
 PRES5T$ TO HIM AS HIS DOM9ION1 & GU>DS >E GIV5 TO HIM & MILLIONS 
 ( MONEY >E PAID HIM4 

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