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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,PI]RE RETURN$ HOME HE WAS H&$ TWO ( ,RO/OP*9'S BROAD%EETS 
 ?AT HAD BE5 BR\<T ?AT DAY4 

,! FIR/ DECL>$ ?AT ! REPORT ?AT ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 HAD =BIDD5 
 PEOPLE TO LEAVE ,MOSC[ WAS FALSE2 ON ! CONTR>Y HE WAS GLAD ?AT LADIES 
 & TRADESM5'S WIVES W]E LEAV+ ! CITY4 0,!RE WILL BE LESS PANIC & 
 LESS GOSSIP10 RAN ! BROAD%EET 0BUT ,I WILL /AKE MY LIFE ON IT ?AT 
 ?AT SC\NDREL WILL NOT 5T] ,MOSC[40 ,!SE WORDS %[$ ,PI]RE CLE>LY = 
 ! FIR/ TIME ?AT ! ,FR5* W\LD 5T] ,MOSC[4 ,! SECOND BROAD%EET 
 /AT$ ?AT \R HEADQU>T]S W]E AT ,VYAZMA1 ?AT ,C\NT ,WITTG5/E9 HAD 
 DEFEAT$ ! ,FR5*1 BUT ?AT AS MANY ( ! 9HABITANTS ( ,MOSC[ WI%$ 
 TO BE >M$1 WEAPONS W]E READY = !M AT ! >S5AL3 SAB]S1 PI/OLS1 
 & MUSKETS :I* C\LD BE HAD AT A L[ PRICE4 ,! TONE ( ! 
 PROCLAMATION WAS NOT AS JOCOSE AS 9 ! =M] ,*IGIR9 TALKS4 ,PI]RE 
 POND]$ OV] !SE BROAD%EETS4 ,EVID5TLY ! T]RIBLE /ORMCL\D HE HAD 
 DESIR$ ) ! :OLE /R5G? ( HIS S\L BUT :I* YET >\S$ 
 9VOLUNT>Y HORROR 9 HIM WAS DRAW+ NE>4 

0,%ALL ,I JO9 ! >MY & 5T] ! S]VICE1 OR WAIT80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF 
 = ! HUNDR$? TIME4 ,HE TOOK A PACK ( C>DS ?AT LAY ON ! TABLE & 
 BEGAN TO LAY !M \T = A GAME ( PATI5CE4 

0,IF ?IS PATI5CE COMES \T10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF AFT] %UFFL+ ! 
 C>DS1 HOLD+ !M 9 HIS H&1 & LIFT+ HIS HEAD1 0IF IT COMES \T1 
 IT MEANS444 :AT DOES IT MEAN80 

,HE HAD NOT DECID$ :AT IT %\LD MEAN :5 HE HE>D ! VOICE ( ! 
 ELDE/ PR9CESS AT ! DOOR ASK+ :E!R %E MI<T COME 94 

0,!N IT WILL MEAN ?AT ,I MU/ GO TO ! >MY10 SAID ,PI]RE TO HIMSELF4 
 0,COME 91 COME 960 HE ADD$ TO ! PR9CESS4 

,ONLY ! ELDE/ PR9CESS1 ! ONE ) ! /ONY FACE & LONG WAI/1 WAS 
 /ILL LIV+ 9 ,PI]RE'S H\SE4 ,! TWO Y\NG] ONES HAD BO? M>RI$4 

0,EXCUSE MY COM+ TO Y\1 C\S910 %E SAID 9 A REPROA*FUL & AGITAT$ 
 VOICE4 0,Y\ KN[ SOME DECISION MU/ BE COME TO4 ,:AT IS GO+ TO HAPP58 
 ,EV]YONE HAS LEFT ,MOSC[ & ! PEOPLE >E RIOT+4 ,H[ IS IT ?AT WE >E 
 /AY+ ON80 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?+S SEEM SATISFACTORY1 MA C\S9E10 SAID 
 ,PI]RE 9 ! BANT]+ TONE HE HABITUALLY ADOPT$ T[>D H]1 ALWAYS FEEL+ 
 UNCOM=TABLE 9 ! ROLE ( H] B5EFACTOR4 

0,SATISFACTORY1 9DE$6 ,V]Y SATISFACTORY6 ,B>B>A ,IVANOVNA TOLD ME TODAY 
 H[ \R TROOPS >E DI/+UI%+ !MSELVES4 ,IT C]TA9LY DOES !M 
 CR$IT6 ,& ! PEOPLE TOO >E QUITE MUT9\S--!Y NO LONG] OBEY1 
 EV5 MY MAID HAS TAK5 TO BE+ RUDE4 ,AT ?IS RATE !Y WILL SOON BEG9 
 BEAT+ US4 ,ONE CAN'T WALK 9 ! /REETS4 ,BUT1 ABOVE ALL1 ! ,FR5* WILL 
 BE H]E ANY DAY N[1 SO :AT >E WE WAIT+ =8 ,I ASK JU/ ONE ?+ ( 
 Y\1 C\S910 %E W5T ON1 0>RANGE = ME TO BE TAK5 TO ,PET]SBURG4 
 ,:ATEV] ,I MAY BE1 ,I CAN'T LIVE UND] ,BONAP>TE'S RULE40 

0,OH1 COME1 MA C\S9E6 ,:]E DO Y\ GET Y\R 9=MATION FROM8 ,ON ! 
 CONTR>Y4440 

0,I WON'T SUBMIT TO Y\R ,NAPOLEON6 ,O!RS MAY IF !Y PLEASE4444 ,IF Y\ 
 DON'T WANT TO DO ?IS4440 

0,BUT ,I WILL1 ,I'LL GIVE ! ORD] AT ONCE40 

,! PR9CESS WAS APP>5TLY VEX$ AT NOT HAV+ ANYONE TO BE ANGRY )4 
 ,MUTT]+ TO H]SELF1 %E SAT D[N ON A *AIR4 

0,BUT Y\ HAVE BE5 MIS9=M$10 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,EV]Y?+ IS QUIET 9 ! 
 CITY & !RE IS NOT ! SLI<TE/ DANG]4 ,SEE6 ,I'VE JU/ BE5 
 READ+4440 ,HE %[$ H] ! BROAD%EET4 0,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 WRITES ?AT HE 
 WILL /AKE HIS LIFE ON IT ?AT ! 5EMY WILL NOT 5T] ,MOSC[40 

0,OH1 ?AT C\NT ( Y\RS60 SAID ! PR9CESS MALEVOL5TLY4 0,HE IS A 
 HYPOCRITE1 A RASCAL :O HAS HIMSELF R\S$ ! PEOPLE TO RIOT4 ,DIDN'T HE 
 WRITE 9 ?OSE IDIOTIC BROAD%EETS ?AT ANYONE1 ':OEV] IT MI<T BE1 
 %\LD BE DRAGG$ TO ! LOCKUP BY HIS HAIR'8 7,H[ SILLY67 ',& HONOR & 
 GLORY TO :OEV] CAPTURES HIM1' HE SAYS4 ,?IS IS :AT HIS CAJOL]Y HAS 
 BR\<T US TO6 ,B>B>A ,IVANOVNA TOLD ME ! MOB NE> KILL$ H] BECAUSE 
 %E SAID SOME?+ 9 ,FR5*40 

0,OH1 BUT IT'S SO444 ,Y\ TAKE EV]Y?+ SO TO HE>T10 SAID ,PI]RE1 & 
 BEGAN LAY+ \T HIS C>DS = PATI5CE4 

,AL?\< ?AT PATI5CE DID COME \T1 ,PI]RE DID NOT JO9 ! >MY1 BUT 
 REMA9$ 9 DES]T$ ,MOSC[ EV] 9 ! SAME /ATE ( AGITATION1 
 IRRESOLUTION1 & AL>M1 YET AT ! SAME TIME JOYFULLY EXPECT+ SOME?+ 
 T]RIBLE4 

,NEXT DAY T[>D EV5+ ! PR9CESS SET (F1 & ,PI]RE'S HEAD /EW>D 
 CAME TO 9=M HIM ?AT ! MONEY NE$$ = ! EQUIPM5T ( HIS REGIM5T 
 C\LD NOT BE F\ND )\T SELL+ ONE ( ! E/ATES4 ,9 G5]AL ! HEAD 
 /EW>D MADE \T TO ,PI]RE ?AT HIS PROJECT ( RAIS+ A REGIM5T W\LD 
 RU9 HIM4 ,PI]RE LI/5$ TO HIM1 SC>CELY ABLE TO REPRESS A SMILE4 

0,WELL !N1 SELL IT10 SAID HE4 0,:AT'S TO BE DONE8 ,I CAN'T DRAW BACK N[60 

,! WORSE EV]Y?+ BECAME1 ESPECIALLY HIS [N AFFAIRS1 ! BETT] WAS 
 ,PI]RE PLEAS$ & ! MORE EVID5T WAS IT ?AT ! CATA/ROPHE HE 
 EXPECT$ WAS APPROA*+4 ,H>DLY ANYONE HE KNEW WAS LEFT 9 T[N4 ,JULIE 
 HAD GONE1 & SO HAD ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 ,( HIS 9TIMATE FRI5DS ONLY ! 
 ,RO/OVS REMA9$1 BUT HE DID NOT GO TO SEE !M4 

,TO DI/RACT HIS ?\<TS HE DROVE ?AT DAY TO ! VILLAGE ( ,VORONTSOVO TO 
 SEE ! GREAT BALLOON ,LEPPI* WAS CON/RUCT+ TO DE/ROY ! FOE1 & A 
 TRIAL BALLOON ?AT WAS TO GO UP NEXT DAY4 ,! BALLOON WAS NOT YET READY1 
 BUT ,PI]RE LE>N$ ?AT IT WAS BE+ CON/RUCT$ BY ! ,EMP]OR'S DESIRE4 
 ,! ,EMP]OR HAD WRITT5 TO ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 AS FOLL[S3 

,AS SOON AS ,LEPPI* IS READY1 GET TOGE!R A CREW ( RELIABLE & 
 9TELLIG5T M5 = HIS C> & S5D A C\RI] TO ,G5]AL ,KUTUZOV TO LET 
 HIM KN[4 ,I HAVE 9=M$ HIM ( ! MATT]4 

,PLEASE IMPRESS UPON ,LEPPI* TO BE V]Y C>EFUL :]E HE DESC5DS = ! 
 FIR/ TIME1 ?AT HE MAY NOT MAKE A MI/AKE & FALL 9TO ! 5EMY'S 
 H&S4 ,IT IS ESS5TIAL = HIM TO COMB9E HIS MOVEM5TS ) ?OSE ( ! 
 COMM&] 9 *IEF4 

,ON HIS WAY HOME FROM ,VORONTSOVO1 AS HE WAS PASS+ ! ,BOLOTNOE ,PLACE 
 ,PI]RE1 SEE+ A L>GE CR[D R\ND ! ,LOBNOE ,PLACE1 /OPP$ & GOT \T 
 ( HIS TRAP4 ,A ,FR5* COOK ACCUS$ ( BE+ A SPY WAS BE+ FLOGG$4 ,! 
 FLOGG+ WAS ONLY JU/ OV]1 & ! EXECUTION] WAS RELEAS+ FROM ! 
 FLOGG+ B5* A /\T MAN ) R$ :ISK]S1 9 BLUE /OCK+S & A 
 GRE5 JACKET1 :O WAS MOAN+ PITE\SLY4 ,ANO!R CRIM9AL1 ?9 & PALE1 
 /OOD NE>4 ,JUDG+ BY !IR FACES !Y W]E BO? ,FR5*M54 ,) A 
 FRI<T5$ & SUFF]+ LOOK RESEMBL+ ?AT ON ! ?9 ,FR5*MAN'S 
 FACE1 ,PI]RE PU%$ HIS WAY 9 ?R\< ! CR[D4 

0,:AT IS IT8 ,:O IS IT8 ,:AT IS IT =80 HE KEPT ASK+4 

,BUT ! ATT5TION ( ! CR[D--(FICIALS1 BUR<]S1 %OPKEEP]S1 
 PEASANTS1 & WOM5 9 CLOAKS & 9 PELISSES--WAS SO EAG]LY 
 C5T]$ ON :AT WAS PASS+ 9 ,LOBNOE ,PLACE ?AT NO ONE ANSW]$ HIM4 ,! 
 /\T MAN ROSE1 FR[N$1 %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 & EVID5TLY TRY+ TO 
 APPE> FIRM BEGAN TO PULL ON HIS JACKET )\T LOOK+ AB\T HIM1 BUT 
 SUDD5LY HIS LIPS TREMBL$ & HE BEGAN TO CRY1 9 ! WAY FULL-BLOOD$ 
 GR[N-UP M5 CRY1 ?\< ANGRY ) HIMSELF = DO+ SO4 ,9 ! CR[D 
 PEOPLE BEGAN TALK+ L\DLY1 TO /IFLE !IR FEEL+S ( PITY AS IT SEEM$ 
 TO ,PI]RE4 

0,HE'S COOK TO SOME PR9CE40 

0,EH1 M\NSE]1 ,RUSSIAN SAUCE SEEMS TO BE S\R TO A ,FR5*MAN444 SETS HIS 
 TEE? ON $GE60 SAID A WR9KL$ CL]K :O WAS /&+ BEH9D ,PI]RE1 :5 
 ! ,FR5*MAN BEGAN TO CRY4 

,! CL]K GLANC$ R\ND1 EVID5TLY HOP+ ?AT HIS JOKE W\LD BE 
 APPRECIAT$4 ,SOME PEOPLE BEGAN TO LAU<1 O!RS CONT9U$ TO WAT* 9 
 DISMAY ! EXECUTION] :O WAS UNDRESS+ ! O!R MAN4 

,PI]RE *OK$1 HIS FACE PUCK]$1 & HE TURN$ HA/ILY AWAY1 W5T BACK TO 
 HIS TRAP MUTT]+ SOME?+ TO HIMSELF AS HE W5T1 & TOOK HIS SEAT4 ,AS 
 !Y DROVE ALONG HE %UDD]$ & EXCLAIM$ SEV]AL TIMES SO AUDIBLY ?AT 
 ! COA*MAN ASK$ HIM3 

0,:AT IS Y\R PLEASURE80 

0,:]E >E Y\ GO+80 %\T$ ,PI]RE TO ! MAN1 :O WAS DRIV+ TO 
 ,LUBYANKA ,/REET4 

0,TO ! ,GOV]NOR'S1 AS Y\ ORD]$10 ANSW]$ ! COA*MAN4 

0,FOOL6 ,IDIOT60 %\T$ ,PI]RE1 ABUS+ HIS COA*MAN--A ?+ HE 
 R>ELY DID4 0,HOME1 ,I TOLD Y\6 ,& DRIVE FA/]1 BLOCKHEAD60 0,I MU/ GET 
 AWAY ?IS V]Y DAY10 HE MURMUR$ TO HIMSELF4 

,AT ! SI<T ( ! TORTUR$ ,FR5*MAN & ! CR[D SURR\ND+ ! 
 ,LOBNOE ,PLACE1 ,PI]RE HAD SO DEF9ITELY MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT HE C\LD NO 
 LONG] REMA9 9 ,MOSC[ & W\LD LEAVE = ! >MY ?AT V]Y DAY ?AT IT 
 SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT EI!R HE HAD TOLD ! COA*MAN ?IS OR ?AT ! MAN 
 \<T TO HAVE KN[N IT = HIMSELF4 

,ON REA*+ HOME ,PI]RE GAVE ORD]S TO ,EV/AFEY--HIS HEAD COA*MAN 
 :O KNEW EV]Y?+1 C\LD DO ANY?+1 & WAS KN[N TO ALL ,MOSC[--?AT 
 HE W\LD LEAVE ?AT NI<T = ! >MY AT ,MOZHAYSK1 & ?AT HIS SADDLE 
 HORSES %\LD BE S5T !RE4 ,?IS C\LD NOT ALL BE >RANG$ ?AT DAY1 SO 
 ON ,EV/AFEY'S REPRES5TATION ,PI]RE HAD TO PUT (F HIS DEP>TURE TILL NEXT 
 DAY TO ALL[ TIME = ! RELAY HORSES TO BE S5T ON 9 ADVANCE4 

,ON ! TW5TY-F\R? ! WEA!R CLE>$ UP AFT] A SPELL ( RA91 & 
 AFT] D9N] ,PI]RE LEFT ,MOSC[4 ,:5 *ANG+ HORSES ?AT NI<T 9 
 ,P]KHU%KOVO1 HE LE>N$ ?AT !RE HAD BE5 A GREAT BATTLE ?AT EV5+4 
 7,?IS WAS ! BATTLE ( ,%EV>D9O47 ,HE WAS TOLD ?AT !RE 9 
 ,P]KHU%KOVO ! E>? TREMBL$ FROM ! FIR+1 BUT NOBODY C\LD ANSW] 
 HIS QUE/IONS AS TO :O HAD WON4 ,AT DAWN NEXT DAY ,PI]RE WAS APPROA*+ 
 ,MOZHAYSK4 

,EV]Y H\SE 9 ,MOZHAYSK HAD SOLDI]S QU>T]$ 9 IT1 & AT ! HO/EL 
 :]E ,PI]RE WAS MET BY HIS GROOM & COA*MAN !RE WAS NO ROOM TO BE 
 HAD4 ,IT WAS FULL ( (FIC]S4 

,EV]Y:]E 9 ,MOZHAYSK & BEYOND IT1 TROOPS W]E /ATION$ OR ON ! 
 M>*4 ,COSSACKS1 FOOT & HORSE SOLDI]S1 WAGONS1 CAISSONS1 & CANNON 
 W]E EV]Y:]E4 ,PI]RE PU%$ =W>D AS FA/ AS HE C\LD1 & ! 
 F>!R HE LEFT ,MOSC[ BEH9D & ! DEEP] HE PLUNG$ 9TO ?AT SEA ( 
 TROOPS ! MORE WAS HE OV]COME BY RE/LESS AGITATION & A NEW & JOYFUL 
 FEEL+ HE HAD NOT EXP]I5C$ BE=E4 ,IT WAS A FEEL+ AK9 TO :AT HE 
 HAD FELT AT ! ,SLOBODA ,PALACE DUR+ ! ,EMP]OR'S VISIT--A S5SE ( 
 ! NECESSITY ( UND]TAK+ SOME?+ & SACRIFIC+ SOME?+4 ,HE N[ 
 EXP]I5C$ A GLAD CONSCI\SNESS ?AT EV]Y?+ ?AT CON/ITUTES M5'S 
 HAPP9ESS--! COM=TS ( LIFE1 WEAL?1 EV5 LIFE ITSELF--IS 
 RUBBI% IT IS PLEASANT TO ?R[ AWAY1 COMP>$ ) SOME?+444 ,) 
 :AT8 ,PI]RE C\LD NOT SAY1 & HE DID NOT TRY TO DET]M9E = :OM & 
 = :AT HE FELT SU* P>TICUL> DELI<T 9 SACRIFIC+ EV]Y?+4 ,HE WAS 
 NOT OCCUPI$ ) ! QUE/ION ( :AT TO SACRIFICE =2 ! FACT ( 
 SACRIFIC+ 9 ITSELF AF=D$ HIM A NEW & JOY\S S5SATION4 

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