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,AN ,EXP]IM5T ,9 ,RUSSIAN ,HI/ORY 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,I MADE /ILL O!R EXP]IM5TS 9 TEA*+ ! HI/ORY  
( \R [N TIME1 & !SE EXP]IM5TS W]E ?OR\<LY  
SUCCESSFUL4 ,I TOLD ! /ORY ( ! ,CRIMEAN CAMPAIGN2  
,I DESCRIB$ ! REIGN ( ! ,EMP]OR ,NI*OLAS1 & ,I  
RELAT$ ! /ORY ( ! YE> #a#h#a#b4 ,ALL ?IS WAS 9  
AN ALMO/ N>RATIVE TONE1 = ! L>G] P>T1 ) NO  
ATTEMPT AT HI/ORICAL ACCURACY1 BUT GR\P+ ! EV5TS  
>\ND SOME S+LE 9DIVIDUAL4 ,I OBTA9$ ! GREATE/  
SUCCESS1 AS ,I MI<T HAVE EXPECT$1 FROM MY /ORY (  
! W> ) ,NAPOLEON4 

,?IS LESSON MADE A MEMORABLE H\R 9 \R LIVES4 ,I  
%ALL NEV] =GET IT4 ,= SOME TIME ! *ILDR5 HAD  
BE5 PROMIS$ ?AT ,I %\LD TELL !M FROM ! 5D+1  
& ! O!R TEA*] FROM ! BEG9N+1 & ?AT ?US  
WE %\LD MEET4 ,MY EV5+ S*OL>S W]E BEG9N+  
TO DISP]SE2 ,I W5T TO ! CLASS ( ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY2 !  
ACC\NT ( ,SEVA/OPOL WAS 9 PROGRESS3 !Y W]E BOR$4  
,ON ! HI< B5* ?REE PEASANT GIRLS WRAPP$ UP 9  
%AWLS W]E SITT+ TOGE!R1 AS ALWAYS4 ,ONE WAS  
ASLEEP4 ,MI%KA NUDG$ ME4 

0,LOOK-A-!RE6 ,SEE ?OSE CUCKOOS SITT+ !RE1 &  
ONE ( !M HAS GONE TO SLEEP40 

,& %E WAS JU/ LIKE A CUCKOO4 

0,TELL FROM ! 5D+ 9/EAD10 SAID SOME ONE1 &  
ALL />T$ UP4 

,I SAT D[N & BEGAN MY /ORY4 ,AS WAS ALWAYS  
! CASE1 ! CONFUSION1 GROANS1 & HUBBUB LA/$  
SEV]AL M9UTES4 ,ONE CLIMB$ ON ! TABLE2 ANO!R1  
ON A *AIR2 ANO!R1 ON A B5*2 ANO!R LEAN$ ON  
HIS MATE'S %\LD]2 ANO!R SAT 9 H] FRI5D'S LAP2  
& AT LA/ ALL BECAME QUIET4 

,I BEGAN ) ,ALEX&] ,I4 ,I TOLD !M AB\T !  
,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 AB\T ,NAPOLEON'S TRIUMPHS1 AB\T  
HIS USURPATION ( P[]1 & AB\T ! W> :I*  
5D$ ) ! PEACE ( ,TILSIT4 

,AS SOON AS ,RUSSIA BEGAN TO COME 9TO ! /ORY1  
!N FROM ALL SIDES W]E HE>D S\NDS & WORDS  
EXPRESSIVE ( LIVELY SYMPA?Y4 

0,:Y DID HE WANT TO CONQU] US ALSO80 

0,NEV] M9D2 ,ALEX&] WILL GIVE IT TO HIM60 SAID  
SOME ONE :O KNEW AB\T ,ALEX&] ,I42 BUT ,I WAS  
OBLIG$ TO DA% !IR HOPES3 ! TIME ( TRIUMPH HAD  
NOT YET COME1 & !Y W]E V]Y MU* AGGRIEV$ BECAUSE ( ! S*EME ?AT ,NAPOLEON %\LD M>RY !  
,CZ>'S SI/]1 & BECAUSE ,ALEX&] SPOKE ) HIM  
AS AN EQUAL AT ! 9T]VIEW ON ! RAFT4 

0,Y\ JU/ WAIT60 SAID ,PETKA1 ) A ?REAT5+  
GE/URE4 

0,WELL1 WELL2 TELL ON60 

,:5 ,ALEX&] DID NOT GIVE 9 TO ,NAPOLEON1 ?AT IS1 :5 HE DECL>$ W>1 ALL EXPRESS$ !IR ASS5T4  
,:5 ,NAPOLEON1 ) HIS 0TWELVE LANGUAGES10 M>*$  
AGA9/ US1 & >\S$ ! ,G]MANS & ,POL& AGA9/  
US1 ALL W]E OV]:ELM$ ) GRIEF4 

,A ,G]MAN FRI5D ( M9E WAS PRES5T 9 ! ROOM4  
0,AH6 & Y\1 TOO1 W]E AGA9/ US60 CRI$ ,PETKA1  
\R BE/ /ORY-TELL]1 TO HIM4 

0,HU%1 N[60 CRI$ ! O!RS4 

,! RETREAT ( \R >MIES WAS A CRUEL DISAPPO9TM5T  
TO MY LI/5]S1 & ON ALL SIDES W]E HE>D EXCLAMATIONS & OBJURGATIONS ON ,KUTUZ( & ,B>KLAY3 

0,:Y6 & :AT A C[>D ,KUTUZ( WAS60 

0,Y\ WAIT60 SAID ANO!R4 

0,WELL1 DID HE SURR5D]80 ASK$ A ?IRD4 

,:5 WE CAME TO ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 & :5  
AT ! 5D ,I WAS OBLIG$ TO TELL !M ?AT AFT] ALL WE  
DID NOT CONQU]1 ,I C\LD NOT HELP PITY+ !M3 IT WAS  
EVID5T ?AT ,I WAS GIV+ !M ALL SU* A T]RIBLE %OCK4 

0,/ILL1 IT WAS NEI!R \RS NOR !IRS ?AT BEAT40 

,:5 ,NAPOLEON CAME TO ,MOSC[ & DEM&$ !  
KEYS & ! SALUTATIONS1 !RE WAS A P]FECT /ORM  
EXPRESS+ !IR DISGU/4 

,! BURN+ ( ,MOSC[1 ( C\RSE1 WAS HAIL$ )  
SATISFACTION4 ,F9ALLY1 !RE CAME ! TRIUMPH !  
RETREAT4 

0,AS SOON AS HE LEFT ,MOSC[1 !N ,KUTUZ( BEGAN  
TO FOLL[ HIM1 & BEGAN TO ATTACK HIM10 SAID ,I4 

0,HE GOT A-/RADDLE ( HIM10 9T]RUPT$ ,F$KA1 :O1  
ALL ( A GL[1 WAS SITT+ 9 FRONT ( ME1 & 9 HIS  
EXCITEM5T WAS TWI/+ HIS LITTLE DIRTY F+]S4 ,?AT  
WAS A HABIT ( HIS4 

,AS SOON AS HE SAID ?AT1 ! :OLE ROOM SEEM$  
TO GROAN ) PR\D 5?USIASM4 ,!Y CR[D$ ONE  
LITTLE FELL[ 9 ! RE>1 & NO ONE NOTIC$ IT4 

0,AH6 ?AT'S ! WAY TO DO IT6 ,?AT'S H[ HE GOT  
! KEYS60 & SO ON4 

,!N ,I W5T ON TO TELL H[ WE DROVE \T ! ,FR5*M54 ,IT WAS PA9FUL = ! S*OL>S TO HE> AB\T  
! DELAY AT ! ,B]EZ9A ,RIV]1 & ?AT WE LET HIM  
ESCAPE4 

,PETKA EV5 %\T$1 0,I W\LD HAVE %OT HIM DEAD =  
/OPP+ !RE60 

,!N WE BEGAN TO FEEL A LITTLE COMPUNCTION = !  
FROZ5 ,FR5*M54 ,!N1 :5 WE HAD CROSS$ !  
BORD]1 & ! ,G]MANS :O HAD BE5 OPPOS$ TO US  
BE=E DECL>$ = US1 SOME ONE REMEMB]$ ! ,G]MAN  
PRES5T 9 ! ROOM4 

0,AH6 & ?AT IS ! WAY Y\ DID8 ,FIR/ Y\ W]E  
AGA9/ US1 & !N :5 WE GOT /RONG Y\ TOOK \R  
SIDE60 & SUDD5LY ALL GOT UP & BEGAN TO OH6 OH6  
& AH6 AH6 AT ! ,G]MAN1 SO ?AT ! NOISE C\LD HAVE  
BE5 HE>D 9 ! /REET4 

,:5 !Y CAME TO ORD]1 ,I W5T ON TO TELL !M H[  
WE ESCORT$ ,NAPOLEON TO ,P>IS2 H[ WE SET ! RI<TFUL  
K+ ON ! ?RONE2 H[ WE 5JOY$ \R TRIUMPHS &  
FEA/$2 BUT !N ! MEMORY ( ! ,CRIMEAN ,W>  
SPOIL$ = US ALL ?IS GLORY4 

0,JU/ WAIT6 0CRI$ ,PETKA AGA91 %AK+ HIS CURLS4  
0,WAIT TILL ,I GR[ UP1 & ,I WILL PAY 'EM BACK60 

,IF N[ ! ALLI$ >MIES HAD ATTACK$ ! ,%EV>D9SKY R$\BT OR ! ,MALAKH( ,T[]1 WE %\LD HAVE  
DRIV5 !M BACK6 

,IT WAS ALREADY LATE :5 ,I BR\<T MY /ORY TO AN 5D4  
,AS A G5]AL ?+ ! *ILDR5 >E ASLEEP BY ?IS TIME4  
,BUT NO ONE WAS SLEEPY2 EV5 ! EYES ( ! CUCKOOS  
W]E AGL[4 ,! MOM5T ,I /OOD UP1 ,T>ASKA1 TO MY  
GREAT AMAZEM5T1 CREPT \T FROM UND] MY >M-*AIR1  
& LOOK$ AT ME ) EAG]1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME  
S]I\S1 FACE4 

0,H[ CAME Y\ UND] !RE80 

0,HE HAS BE5 !RE FROM ! V]Y FIR/10 SAID SOME  
ONE4 

,!RE WAS NO NE$ ( ASK+ IF HE HAD UND]/OOD3 IT  
WAS EVID5T BY HIS FACE4 

0,:AT CAN Y\ TELL US AB\T IT80 ,I ASK$4 

0,I80 HE REPEAT$2 0,I CAN TELL IT ALL4 ,I AM GO+ TO  
TELL AB\T IT :5 ,I GET HOME40 

0,& ,I40 

0,& ,I TOO40 

0,WON'T IT BE TOO LONG80 

0,NO1 9DE$60 

,& ALL SLIPP$ D[N-/AIRS1 ONE PROMIS+ TO GIVE IT  
TO ! ,FR5*MAN1 ANO!R UPBRAID+ ! ,G]MAN1 &  
ANO!R REPEAT+ H[ ,KUTUZ( HAD 0/RADDL$0 HIM4 

0,Y\ HAVE GIV5 IT TO !M :OLLY FROM ! ,RUSSIAN  
/&PO9T10 .<#e#a.> SAID MY ,G]MAN FRI5D1 :O HAD BE5 ALMO/ MOBB$ BY ! BOYS ?AT EV5+4 0,Y\ \<T  
TO HE> H[ ?AT /ORY IS TOLD AMONG US ,G]MANS4 ,Y\  
HAVE TOLD !M NO?+ AB\T ! ,G]MAN BATTLE =  
LIB]TY40 .<#e#b.> 

,I 5TIRELY AGRE$ ) HIM ?AT MY N>RATIVE WAS NOT  
HI/ORY1 BUT A TALE K9DL+ ! NATIONAL S5TIM5T4 

,( C\RSE1 AS 9/RUCTION 9 HI/ORY ?IS EXP]IM5T  
ALSO WAS EV5 MORE UNSUCCESSFUL ?AN ! FIR/4 

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