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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AMONG ! 9NUM]ABLE CATEGORIES APPLICABLE TO ! PH5OM5A ( HUMAN LIFE 
 ONE MAY DISCRIM9ATE BETWE5 ?OSE 9 :I* SUB/ANCE PREVAILS & ?OSE 
 9 :I* =M PREVAILS4 ,TO ! LATT]--AS DI/+UI%$ FROM VILLAGE1 
 C\NTRY1 PROV9CIAL1 OR EV5 ,MOSC[ LIFE--WE MAY ALLOT ,PET]SBURG 
 LIFE1 & ESPECIALLY ! LIFE ( ITS SALONS4 ,?AT LIFE ( ! SALONS IS 
 UN*ANG+4 ,S9CE ! YE> #ahe WE HAD MADE PEACE & HAD AGA9 QU>REL$ 
 ) ,BONAP>TE & HAD MADE CON/ITUTIONS & UNMADE !M AGA91 BUT ! 
 SALONS ( ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA & ,HEL5E REMA9$ JU/ AS !Y HAD BE5--! 
 ONE SEV5 & ! O!R FIVE YE>S BE=E4 ,AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S !Y TALK$ 
 ) P]PLEXITY ( ,BONAP>TE'S SUCCESSES JU/ AS BE=E & SAW 9 !M 
 & 9 ! SUBS]VI5CE %[N TO HIM BY ! ,EUROPEAN SOV]EIGNS A 
 MALICI\S CONSPIRACY1 ! SOLE OBJECT ( :I* WAS TO CAUSE UNPLEASANTNESS 
 & ANXIETY TO ! C\RT CIRCLE ( :I* ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA WAS ! 
 REPRES5TATIVE4 ,& 9 ,HEL5E'S SALON1 :I* ,RUMYANTSEV HIMSELF HONOR$ 
 ) HIS VISITS1 REG>D+ ,HEL5E AS A REM>KABLY 9TELLIG5T WOMAN1 !Y 
 TALK$ ) ! SAME EC/ASY 9 #ahab AS 9 #ahh ( ! 0GREAT NATION0 & 
 ! 0GREAT MAN10 & REGRETT$ \R RUPTURE ) ,FRANCE1 A RUPTURE :I*1 
 ACCORD+ TO !M1 \<T TO BE PROMPTLY T]M9AT$ BY PEACE4 

,( LATE1 S9CE ! ,EMP]OR'S RETURN FROM ! >MY1 !RE HAD BE5 SOME 
 EXCITEM5T 9 !SE CONFLICT+ SALON CIRCLES & SOME DEMON/RATIONS ( 
 HO/ILITY TO ONE ANO!R1 BUT EA* CAMP RETA9$ ITS [N T5D5CY4 ,9 ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA'S CIRCLE ONLY ?OSE ,FR5*M5 W]E ADMITT$ :O W]E DEEP-ROOT$ 
 LEGITIMI/S1 & PATRIOTIC VIEWS W]E EXPRESS$ TO ! EFFECT ?AT ONE 
 \<T NOT TO GO TO ! ,FR5* !AT] & ?AT TO MA9TA9 ! ,FR5* 
 TR\PE WAS CO/+ ! GOV]NM5T AS MU* AS A :OLE >MY CORPS4 ,! 
 PROGRESS ( ! W> WAS EAG]LY FOLL[$1 & ONLY ! REPORTS MO/ 
 FLATT]+ TO \R >MY W]E CIRCULAT$4 ,9 ! ,FR5* CIRCLE ( ,HEL5E & 
 ,RUMYANTSEV ! REPORTS ( ! CRUELTY ( ! 5EMY & ( ! W> W]E 
 CONTRADICT$ & ALL ,NAPOLEON'S ATTEMPTS AT CONCILIATION W]E DISCUSS$4 
 ,9 ?AT CIRCLE !Y DISC\NT5ANC$ ?OSE :O ADVIS$ HURRI$ PREP>ATIONS 
 = A REMOVAL TO ,KAZAN ( ! C\RT & ! GIRLS' $UCATIONAL 
 E/ABLI%M5TS UND] ! PATRONAGE ( ! ,D[AG] ,EMPRESS4 ,9 ,HEL5E'S 
 CIRCLE ! W> 9 G5]AL WAS REG>D$ AS A S]IES ( =MAL 
 DEMON/RATIONS :I* W\LD V]Y SOON 5D 9 PEACE1 & ! VIEW PREVAIL$ 
 EXPRESS$ BY ,BILIB9--:O N[ 9 ,PET]SBURG WAS QUITE AT HOME 9 
 ,HEL5E'S H\SE1 :I* EV]Y CLEV] MAN WAS OBLIG$ TO VISIT--?AT NOT 
 BY GUNP[D] BUT BY ?OSE :O 9V5T$ IT W\LD MATT]S BE SETTL$4 ,9 
 ?AT CIRCLE ! ,MOSC[ 5?USIASM--NEWS ( :I* HAD REA*$ 
 ,PET]SBURG SIMULTANE\SLY ) ! ,EMP]OR'S RETURN--WAS RIDICUL$ 
 S>CA/ICALLY & V]Y CLEV]LY1 ?\< ) MU* CAUTION4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S CIRCLE ON ! CONTR>Y WAS 5RAPTUR$ BY ?IS 5?USIASM 
 & SPOKE ( IT AS ,PLUT>* SPEAKS ( ! DE$S ( ! ANCI5TS4 ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI1 :O /ILL OCCUPI$ HIS =M] IMPORTANT PO/S1 =M$ A CONNECT+ 
 L9K BETWE5 !SE TWO CIRCLES4 ,HE VISIT$ HIS 0GOOD FRI5D ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA0 
 AS WELL AS HIS DAU<T]'S 0DIPLOMATIC SALON10 & (T5 9 HIS CON/ANT 
 COM+S & GO+S BETWE5 ! TWO CAMPS BECAME CONFUS$ & SAID AT 
 ,HEL5E'S :AT HE %\LD HAVE SAID AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S & VISE V]SA4 

,SOON AFT] ! ,EMP]OR'S RETURN ,PR9CE ,VASILI 9 A CONV]SATION AB\T ! 
 W> AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S SEV]ELY CONDEMN$ ,B>CLAY DE ,TOLLY1 BUT WAS 
 UNDECID$ AS TO :O \<T TO BE APPO9T$ COMM&] 9 *IEF4 ,ONE ( ! 
 VISITORS1 USUALLY SPOK5 ( AS 0A MAN ( GREAT M]IT10 HAV+ DESCRIB$ 
 H[ HE HAD ?AT DAY SE5 ,KUTUZOV1 ! NEWLY *OS5 *IEF ( ! ,PET]SBURG 
 MILITIA1 PRESID+ OV] ! 5ROLLM5T ( RECRUITS AT ! ,TREASURY1 
 CAUTI\SLY V5TUR$ TO SUGGE/ ?AT ,KUTUZOV W\LD BE ! MAN TO SATISFY 
 ALL REQUIREM5TS4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA REM>K$ ) A MELAN*OLY SMILE ?AT ,KUTUZOV HAD DONE 
 NO?+ BUT CAUSE ! ,EMP]OR ANNOYANCE4 

0,I HAVE TALK$ & TALK$ AT ! ,ASSEMBLY ( ! ,NOBILITY10 ,PR9CE ,VASILI 
 9T]RUPT$1 0BUT !Y DID NOT LI/5 TO ME4 ,I TOLD !M HIS ELECTION AS 
 *IEF ( ! MILITIA W\LD NOT PLEASE ! ,EMP]OR4 ,!Y DID NOT LI/5 TO 
 ME4 

0,IT'S ALL ?IS MANIA = OPPOSITION10 HE W5T ON4 0,& :O =8 ,IT IS ALL 
 BECAUSE WE WANT TO APE ! FOOLI% 5?USIASM ( ?OSE ,MUSCOVITES10 ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI CONT9U$1 =GETT+ = A MOM5T ?AT ?\< AT ,HEL5E'S ONE HAD 
 TO RIDICULE ! ,MOSC[ 5?USIASM1 AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S ONE HAD TO BE 
 EC/ATIC AB\T IT4 ,BUT HE RETRIEV$ HIS MI/AKE AT ONCE4 0,N[1 IS IT 
 SUITABLE ?AT ,C\NT ,KUTUZOV1 ! OLDE/ G5]AL 9 ,RUSSIA1 %\LD PRESIDE 
 AT ?AT TRIBUNAL8 ,HE WILL GET NO?+ = HIS PA9S6 ,H[ C\LD !Y MAKE A 
 MAN COMM&] 9 *IEF :O CANNOT M\NT A HORSE1 :O DROPS ASLEEP AT A 
 C\NCIL1 & HAS ! V]Y WOR/ MORALS6 ,A GOOD REPUTATION HE MADE = 
 HIMSELF AT ,BU*>E/6 ,I DON'T SPEAK ( HIS CAPACITY AS A G5]AL1 BUT AT A 
 TIME LIKE ?IS H[ !Y APPO9T A DECREPIT1 BL9D OLD MAN1 POSITIVELY 
 BL9D8 ,A F9E IDEA TO HAVE A BL9D G5]AL6 ,HE CAN'T SEE ANY?+4 ,TO PLAY 
 BL9DMAN'S BLUFF8 ,HE CAN'T SEE AT ALL60 

,NO ONE REPLI$ TO HIS REM>KS4 

,?IS WAS QUITE CORRECT ON ! TW5TY-F\R? ( ,JULY4 ,BUT ON ! 
 TW5TY-N9? ( ,JULY ,KUTUZOV RECEIV$ ! TITLE ( ,PR9CE4 ,?IS MI<T 
 9DICATE A WI% TO GET RID ( HIM1 & !RE=E ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S OP9ION 
 CONT9U$ TO BE CORRECT ?\< HE WAS NOT N[ 9 ANY HURRY TO EXPRESS IT4 
 ,BUT ON ! EI<? ( ,AUGU/ A COMMITTEE1 CONSI/+ ( ,FIELD ,M>%AL 
 ,SALTYKOV1 ,>AK*EEV1 ,VYAZMIT9OV1 ,LOPUKH91 & ,KO*UBEY MET TO CONSID] 
 ! PROGRESS ( ! W>4 ,?IS COMMITTEE CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT \R 
 FAILURES W]E DUE TO A WANT ( UNITY 9 ! COMM& & ?\< ! MEMB]S 
 ( ! COMMITTEE W]E AW>E ( ! ,EMP]OR'S DISLIKE ( ,KUTUZOV1 AFT] A 
 %ORT DELIB]ATION !Y AGRE$ TO ADVISE HIS APPO9TM5T AS COMM&] 9 
 *IEF4 ,?AT SAME DAY ,KUTUZOV WAS APPO9T$ COMM&] 9 *IEF ) FULL 
 P[]S OV] ! >MIES & OV] ! :OLE REGION OCCUPI$ BY !M4 

,ON ! N9? ( ,AUGU/ ,PR9CE ,VASILI AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S AGA9 MET ! 0MAN 
 ( GREAT M]IT40 ,! LATT] WAS V]Y ATT5TIVE TO ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA BECAUSE HE 
 WANT$ TO BE APPO9T$ DIRECTOR ( ONE ( ! $UCATIONAL E/ABLI%M5TS 
 = Y\NG LADIES4 ,PR9CE ,VASILI 5T]$ ! ROOM ) ! AIR ( A HAPPY 
 CONQU]OR :O HAS ATTA9$ ! OBJECT ( HIS DESIRES4 

0,WELL1 HAVE Y\ HE>D ! GREAT NEWS8 ,PR9CE ,KUTUZOV IS FIELD M>%AL6 ,ALL 
 DISS5SIONS >E AT AN 5D6 ,I AM SO GLAD1 SO DELI<T$6 ,AT LA/ WE HAVE A 
 MAN60 SAID HE1 GLANC+ /]NLY & SIGNIFICANTLY R\ND AT EV]YONE 9 ! 
 DRAW+ ROOM4 

,! 0MAN ( GREAT M]IT10 DESPITE HIS DESIRE TO OBTA9 ! PO/ ( 
 DIRECTOR1 C\LD NOT REFRA9 FROM REM9D+ ,PR9CE ,VASILI ( HIS =M] 
 OP9ION4 ,?\< ?IS WAS IMPOLITE TO ,PR9CE ,VASILI 9 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S 
 DRAW+ ROOM1 & ALSO TO ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA H]SELF :O HAD RECEIV$ ! NEWS 
 ) DELI<T1 HE C\LD NOT RESI/ ! TEMPTATION4 

0,BUT1 ,PR9CE1 !Y SAY HE IS BL9D60 SAID HE1 REM9D+ ,PR9CE ,VASILI ( 
 HIS [N WORDS4 

0,EH8 ,NONS5SE6 ,HE SEES WELL 5\<10 SAID ,PR9CE ,VASILI RAPIDLY1 9 A DEEP 
 VOICE & ) A SLI<T C\<--! VOICE & C\< ) :I* HE WAS 
 WONT TO DISPOSE ( ALL DIFFICULTIES4 

0,HE SEES WELL 5\<10 HE ADD$4 0,& :AT ,I AM SO PLEAS$ AB\T10 HE W5T 
 ON1 0IS ?AT \R SOV]EIGN HAS GIV5 HIM FULL P[]S OV] ALL ! >MIES 
 & ! :OLE REGION--P[]S NO COMM&] 9 *IEF EV] HAD BE=E4 
 ,HE IS A SECOND AUTOCRAT10 HE CONCLUD$ ) A VICTORI\S SMILE4 

0,GOD GRANT IT6 ,GOD GRANT IT60 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 

,! 0MAN ( GREAT M]IT10 :O WAS /ILL A NOVICE 9 C\RT CIRCLES1 
 WI%+ TO FLATT] ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA BY DEF5D+ H] =M] POSITION ON ?IS 
 QUE/ION1 OBS]V$3 

0,IT IS SAID ?AT ! ,EMP]OR WAS RELUCTANT TO GIVE ,KUTUZOV ?OSE P[]S4 
 ,!Y SAY HE BLU%$ LIKE A GIRL TO :OM ,JOCONDE IS READ1 :5 HE SAID TO 
 ,KUTUZOV3 ',Y\R ,EMP]OR & ! ,FA!RL& AW>D Y\ ?IS HONOR4'0 

0,P]HAPS ! HE>T TOOK NO P>T 9 ?AT SPEE*10 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 

0,OH1 NO1 NO60 W>MLY REJO9$ ,PR9CE ,VASILI1 :O W\LD NOT N[ YIELD 
 ,KUTUZOV TO ANYONE2 9 HIS OP9ION ,KUTUZOV WAS NOT ONLY ADMIRABLE HIMSELF1 
 BUT WAS ADOR$ BY EV]YBODY4 0,NO1 ?AT'S IMPOSSIBLE10 SAID HE1 
 0= \R SOV]EIGN APPRECIAT$ HIM SO HI<LY BE=E40 

0,GOD GRANT ONLY ?AT ,PR9CE ,KUTUZOV ASSUMES REAL P[] & DOES NOT ALL[ 
 ANYONE TO PUT A SPOKE 9 HIS :EEL10 OBS]V$ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 

,UND]/&+ AT ONCE TO :OM %E ALLUD$1 ,PR9CE ,VASILI SAID 9 A 
 :ISP]3 

0,I KN[ = A FACT ?AT ,KUTUZOV MADE IT AN ABSOLUTE CONDITION ?AT ! 
 ,CZ>EVI* %\LD NOT BE ) ! >MY4 ,DO Y\ KN[ :AT HE SAID TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR80 

,& ,PR9CE ,VASILI REPEAT$ ! WORDS SUPPOS$ TO HAVE BE5 SPOK5 BY 
 ,KUTUZOV TO ! ,EMP]OR4 0,I CAN NEI!R PUNI% HIM IF HE DOES WRONG NOR 
 REW>D HIM IF HE DOES RI<T40 

0,OH1 A V]Y WISE MAN IS ,PR9CE ,KUTUZOV6 ,I HAVE KN[N HIM A LONG TIME60 

0,!Y EV5 SAY10 REM>K$ ! 0MAN ( GREAT M]IT0 :O DID NOT YET POSSESS 
 C\RTLY TACT1 0?AT HIS EXCELL5CY MADE IT AN EXPRESS CONDITION ?AT ! 
 SOV]EIGN HIMSELF %\LD NOT BE ) ! >MY40 

,AS SOON AS HE SAID ?IS BO? ,PR9CE ,VASILI & ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA TURN$ AWAY 
 FROM HIM & GLANC$ SADLY AT ONE ANO!R ) A SI< AT HIS NAIVETE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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