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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,C\NCIL ( ,W> BEGAN TO ASSEMBLE AT TWO 9 ! AFT]NOON 9 ! BETT] 
 & ROOMI] P>T ( ,&REW ,SAVO/YANOV'S HUT4 ,! M51 WOM51 & *ILDR5 
 ( ! L>GE PEASANT FAMILY CR[D$ 9TO ! BACK ROOM ACROSS ! PASSAGE4 
 ,ONLY ,MALA%A1 ,&REW'S SIX-YE>-OLD GR&DAU<T] :OM HIS ,S]5E ,HI<NESS 
 HAD PETT$ & TO :OM HE HAD GIV5 A LUMP ( SUG> :ILE DR9K+ HIS 
 TEA1 REMA9$ ON ! TOP ( ! BRICK OV5 9 ! L>G] ROOM4 ,MALA%A 
 LOOK$ D[N FROM ! OV5 ) %Y DELI<T AT ! FACES1 UNI=MS1 & 
 DECORATIONS ( ! G5]ALS1 :O ONE AFT] ANO!R CAME 9TO ! ROOM & 
 SAT D[N ON ! BROAD B5*ES 9 ! CORN] UND] ! ICONS4 0,GR&DAD0 
 HIMSELF1 AS ,MALA%A 9 H] [N M9D CALL$ ,KUTUZOV1 SAT AP>T 9 A D>K 
 CORN] BEH9D ! OV54 ,HE SAT1 SUNK DEEP 9 A FOLD+ >M*AIR1 & 
 CONT9UALLY CLE>$ HIS ?ROAT & PULL$ AT ! COLL> ( HIS COAT :I*1 
 ?\< IT WAS UNBUTTON$1 /ILL SEEM$ TO P9* HIS NECK4 ,?OSE :O 
 5T]$ W5T UP ONE BY ONE TO ! FIELD M>%AL2 HE PRESS$ ! H&S ( 
 SOME & NODD$ TO O!RS4 ,HIS ADJUTANT ,KAYS>OV WAS AB\T TO DRAW BACK 
 ! CURTA9 ( ! W9D[ FAC+ ,KUTUZOV1 BUT ! LATT] MOV$ HIS H& 
 ANGRILY & ,KAYS>OV UND]/OOD ?AT HIS ,S]5E ,HI<NESS DID NOT WI% HIS 
 FACE TO BE SE54 

,R\ND ! PEASANT'S DEAL TABLE1 ON :I* LAY MAPS1 PLANS1 P5CILS1 & 
 PAP]S1 SO MANY PEOPLE GA!R$ ?AT ! ORD]LIES BR\<T 9 ANO!R 
 B5* & PUT IT BESIDE ! TABLE4 ,]MOLOV1 ,KAYS>OV1 & ,TOLL1 :O HAD 
 JU/ >RIV$1 SAT D[N ON ?IS B5*4 ,9 ! =EMO/ PLACE1 IMM$IATELY 
 UND] ! ICONS1 SAT ,B>CLAY DE ,TOLLY1 HIS HI< =EHEAD M]G+ 9TO HIS 
 BALD CR[N4 ,HE HAD A ,/4 ,GEORGE'S ,CROSS R\ND HIS NECK & LOOK$ PALE & 
 ILL4 ,HE HAD BE5 FEV]I% = TWO DAYS & WAS N[ %IV]+ & 9 PA94 
 ,BESIDE HIM SAT ,UV>OV1 :O ) RAPID GE/ICULATIONS WAS GIV+ HIM SOME 
 9=MATION1 SPEAK+ 9 L[ TONES AS !Y ALL DID4 ,*UBBY LITTLE 
 ,DOKHTUROV WAS LI/5+ ATT5TIVELY ) EYEBR[S RAIS$ & >MS FOLD$ 
 ON HIS /OMA*4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE SAT ,C\NT ,O/]MANN-,TOL/OY1 SEEM+LY 
 ABSORB$ 9 HIS [N ?\<TS4 ,HIS BROAD HEAD ) ITS BOLD FEATURES & 
 GLITT]+ EYES WAS RE/+ ON HIS H&4 ,RAEVSKI1 TWIT*+ =W>D ! 
 BLACK HAIR ON HIS TEMPLES AS WAS HIS HABIT1 GLANC$ N[ AT ,KUTUZOV & N[ 
 AT ! DOOR ) A LOOK ( IMPATI5CE4 ,KONOVNITSYN'S FIRM1 H&SOME1 & 
 K9DLY FACE WAS LIT UP BY A T5D]1 SLY SMILE4 ,HIS GLANCE MET ,MALA%A'S1 
 & ! EXPRESSION ( HIS EYES CAUS$ ! LITTLE GIRL TO SMILE4 

,!Y W]E ALL WAIT+ = ,B5NIGS51 :O ON ! PRETEXT ( 9SPECT+ ! 
 POSITION WAS F9I%+ HIS SAVORY D9N]4 ,!Y WAIT$ = HIM FROM F\R 
 TILL SIX O'CLOCK & DID NOT BEG9 !IR DELIB]ATIONS ALL ?AT TIME BUT 
 TALK$ 9 L[ TONES ( O!R MATT]S4 

,ONLY :5 ,B5NIGS5 HAD 5T]$ ! HUT DID ,KUTUZOV LEAVE HIS CORN] & 
 DRAW T[>D ! TABLE1 BUT NOT NE> 5\< = ! C&LES ?AT HAD BE5 
 PLAC$ !RE TO LI<T UP HIS FACE4 

,B5NIGS5 OP5$ ! C\NCIL ) ! QUE/ION3 0,>E WE TO AB&ON 
 ,RUSSIA'S ANCI5T & SACR$ CAPITAL )\T A /RUGGLE1 OR >E WE TO 
 DEF5D IT80 ,A PROLONG$ & G5]AL SIL5CE FOLL[$4 ,!RE WAS A FR[N ON 
 EV]Y FACE & ONLY ,KUTUZOV'S ANGRY GRUNTS & OCCASIONAL C\< BROKE ! 
 SIL5CE4 ,ALL EYES W]E GAZ+ AT HIM4 ,MALA%A TOO LOOK$ AT 0,GR&DAD40 
 ,%E WAS NE>E/ TO HIM & SAW H[ HIS FACE PUCK]$2 HE SEEM$ AB\T TO 
 CRY1 BUT ?IS DID NOT LA/ LONG4 

0,RUSSIA'S ANCI5T & SACR$ CAPITAL60 HE SUDD5LY SAID1 
 REPEAT+ ,B5NIGS5'S WORDS 9 AN ANGRY VOICE & !REBY DRAW+ ATT5TION 
 TO ! FALSE NOTE 9 !M4 0,ALL[ ME TO TELL Y\1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 ?AT ?AT 
 QUE/ION HAS NO MEAN+ = A ,RUSSIAN40 7,HE LUR*$ HIS HEAVY BODY 
 =W>D47 0,SU* A QUE/ION CANNOT BE PUT2 IT IS S5SELESS6 ,! QUE/ION ,I 
 HAVE ASK$ !SE G5TLEM5 TO MEET TO DISCUSS IS A MILIT>Y ONE4 ,! 
 QUE/ION IS ?AT ( SAV+ ,RUSSIA4 ,IS IT BETT] TO GIVE UP ,MOSC[ )\T 
 A BATTLE1 OR BY ACCEPT+ BATTLE TO RISK LOS+ ! >MY AS WELL AS 
 ,MOSC[8 ,?AT IS ! QUE/ION ON :I* ,I WANT Y\R OP9ION10 & HE SANK 
 BACK 9 HIS *AIR4 

,! DISCUSSION BEGAN4 ,B5NIGS5 DID NOT YET CONSID] HIS GAME LO/4 
 ,ADMITT+ ! VIEW ( ,B>CLAY & O!RS ?AT A DEF5SIVE BATTLE AT ,FILI 
 WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 BUT IMBU$ ) ,RUSSIAN PATRIOTISM & ! LOVE ( ,MOSC[1 
 HE PROPOS$ TO MOVE TROOPS FROM ! RI<T TO ! LEFT FLANK DUR+ ! 
 NI<T & ATTACK ! ,FR5* RI<T FLANK ! FOLL[+ DAY4 ,OP9IONS W]E 
 DIVID$1 & >GUM5TS W]E ADVANC$ = & AGA9/ ?AT PROJECT4 
 ,]MOLOV1 ,DOKHTUROV1 & ,RAEVSKI AGRE$ ) ,B5NIGS54 ,:E!R FEEL+ IT 
 NECESS>Y TO MAKE A SACRIFICE BE=E AB&ON+ ! CAPITAL OR GUID$ BY 
 O!R1 P]SONAL CONSID]ATIONS1 !SE G5]ALS SEEM$ NOT TO UND]/& 
 ?AT ?IS C\NCIL C\LD NOT ALT] ! 9EVITABLE C\RSE ( EV5TS & ?AT 
 ,MOSC[ WAS 9 EFFECT ALREADY AB&ON$4 ,! O!R G5]ALS1 H[EV]1 
 UND]/OOD IT &1 LEAV+ ASIDE ! QUE/ION ( ,MOSC[1 SPOKE ( ! 
 DIRECTION ! >MY %\LD TAKE 9 ITS RETREAT4 ,MALA%A1 :O KEPT H] EYES 
 FIX$ ON :AT WAS GO+ ON BE=E H]1 UND]/OOD ! MEAN+ ( ! 
 C\NCIL DIFF]5TLY4 ,IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT IT WAS ONLY A P]SONAL /RUGGLE 
 BETWE5 0,GR&DAD0 & 0,LONG-COAT0 AS %E T]M$ ,B5NIGS54 ,%E SAW ?AT 
 !Y GREW SPITEFUL :5 !Y SPOKE TO ONE ANO!R1 & 9 H] HE>T %E 
 SID$ ) 0,GR&DAD40 ,9 ! MID/ ( ! CONV]SATION %E NOTIC$ 
 0,GR&DAD0 GIVE ,B5NIGS5 A QUICK1 SUBTLE GLANCE1 & !N TO H] JOYS %E 
 SAW ?AT 0,GR&DAD0 SAID SOME?+ TO 0,LONG-COAT0 :I* SETTL$ HIM4 
 ,B5NIGS5 SUDD5LY R$D5$ & PAC$ ANGRILY UP & D[N ! ROOM4 ,:AT 
 SO AFFECT$ HIM WAS ,KUTUZOV'S CALM & QUIET COMM5T ON ! ADVANTAGE OR 
 DISADVANTAGE ( ,B5NIGS5'S PROPOSAL TO MOVE TROOPS BY NI<T FROM ! 
 RI<T TO ! LEFT FLANK TO ATTACK ! ,FR5* RI<T W+4 

0,G5TLEM510 SAID ,KUTUZOV1 0,I CANNOT APPROVE ( ! C\NT'S PLAN4 ,MOV+ 
 TROOPS 9 CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN 5EMY IS ALWAYS DANG]\S1 & MILIT>Y 
 HI/ORY SUPPORTS ?AT VIEW4 ,= 9/ANCE4440 ,KUTUZOV SEEM$ TO REFLECT1 
 SE>*+ = AN EXAMPLE1 !N ) A CLE>1 NAIVE LOOK AT ,B5NIGS5 HE 
 ADD$3 0,OH YES2 TAKE ! BATTLE ( ,FRI$L&1 :I* ,I ?9K ! C\NT WELL 
 REMEMB]S1 & :I* WAS444 NOT FULLY SUCCESSFUL1 ONLY BECAUSE \R TROOPS 
 W]E RE>RANG$ TOO NE> ! 5EMY44440 

,!RE FOLL[$ A MOM5T>Y PAUSE1 :I* SEEM$ V]Y LONG TO !M ALL4 

,! DISCUSSION RECOMM5C$1 BUT PAUSES FREQU5TLY OCCURR$ & !Y ALL 
 FELT ?AT !RE WAS NO MORE TO BE SAID4 

,DUR+ ONE ( !SE PAUSES ,KUTUZOV HEAV$ A DEEP SI< AS IF PREP>+ TO 
 SPEAK4 ,!Y ALL LOOK$ AT HIM4 

0,WELL1 G5TLEM51 ,I SEE ?AT IT IS ,I :O WILL HAVE TO PAY = ! BROK5 
 CROCK]Y10 SAID HE1 & RIS+ SL[LY HE MOV$ TO ! TABLE4 0,G5TLEM51 ,I 
 HAVE HE>D Y\R VIEWS4 ,SOME ( Y\ WILL NOT AGREE ) ME4 ,BUT ,I10 HE 
 PAUS$1 0BY ! AU?ORITY 5TRU/$ TO ME BY MY ,SOV]EIGN & C\NTRY1 
 ORD] A RETREAT40 

,AFT] ?AT ! G5]ALS BEGAN TO DISP]SE ) ! SOLEMNITY & 
 CIRCUMSPECT SIL5CE ( PEOPLE :O >E LEAV+1 AFT] A FUN]AL4 

,SOME ( ! G5]ALS1 9 L[ TONES & 9 A /RA9 V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ! 
 WAY !Y HAD SPOK5 DUR+ ! C\NCIL1 COMMUNICAT$ SOME?+ TO !IR 
 COMM&] 9 *IEF4 

,MALA%A1 :O HAD LONG BE5 EXPECT$ = SUPP]1 CLIMB$ C>EFULLY 
 BACKW>DS D[N FROM ! OV51 H] B>E LITTLE FEET CAT*+ AT ITS 
 PROJECTIONS1 & SLIPP+ BETWE5 ! LEGS ( ! G5]ALS %E D>T$ \T 
 ( ! ROOM4 

,:5 HE HAD DISMISS$ ! G5]ALS ,KUTUZOV SAT A LONG TIME ) HIS ELB[S 
 ON ! TABLE1 ?9K+ ALWAYS ( ! SAME T]RIBLE QUE/ION3 0,:51 :5 
 DID ! AB&ONM5T ( ,MOSC[ BECOME 9EVITABLE8 ,:5 WAS ?AT DONE :I* 
 SETTL$ ! MATT]8 ,& :O WAS TO BLAME = IT80 

0,I DID NOT EXPECT ?IS10 SAID HE TO HIS ADJUTANT ,S*NEID] :5 ! LATT] 
 CAME 9 LATE ?AT NI<T4 0,I DID NOT EXPECT ?IS6 ,I DID NOT ?9K ?IS 
 W\LD HAPP540 

0,Y\ %\LD TAKE SOME RE/1 Y\R ,S]5E ,HI<NESS10 REPLI$ ,S*NEID]4 

0,BUT NO6 ,!Y %ALL EAT HORSEFLE% YET1 LIKE ! ,TURKS60 EXCLAIM$ ,KUTUZOV 
 )\T REPLY+1 /RIK+ ! TABLE ) HIS PODGY FI/4 0,!Y %ALL TOO1 
 IF ONLY4440 

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