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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT IS NATURAL = US :O W]E NOT LIV+ 9 ?OSE DAYS TO IMAG9E ?AT 
 :5 HALF ,RUSSIA HAD BE5 CONQU]$ & ! 9HABITANTS W]E FLEE+ TO 
 DI/ANT PROV9CES1 & ONE LEVY AFT] ANO!R WAS BE+ RAIS$ = ! 
 DEF5SE ( ! FA!RL&1 ALL ,RUSSIANS FROM ! GREATE/ TO ! LEA/ 
 W]E SOLELY 5GAG$ 9 SACRIFIC+ !MSELVES1 SAV+ !IR FA!RL&1 OR 
 WEEP+ OV] ITS D[NFALL4 ,! TALES & DESCRIPTIONS ( ?AT TIME )\T 
 EXCEPTION SPEAK ONLY ( ! SELF-SACRIFICE1 PATRIOTIC DEVOTION1 DESPAIR1 
 GRIEF1 & ! H]OISM ( ! ,RUSSIANS4 ,BUT IT WAS NOT REALLY SO4 ,IT 
 APPE>S SO TO US BECAUSE WE SEE ONLY ! G5]AL HI/ORIC 9T]E/ ( ?AT 
 TIME & DO NOT SEE ALL ! P]SONAL HUMAN 9T]E/S ?AT PEOPLE HAD4 ,YET 
 9 REALITY ?OSE P]SONAL 9T]E/S ( ! MOM5T SO MU* TRANSC5D ! 
 G5]AL 9T]E/S ?AT !Y ALWAYS PREV5T ! PUBLIC 9T]E/ FROM BE+ 
 FELT OR EV5 NOTIC$4 ,MO/ ( ! PEOPLE AT ?AT TIME PAID NO ATT5TION TO 
 ! G5]AL PROGRESS ( EV5TS BUT W]E GUID$ ONLY BY !IR PRIVATE 
 9T]E/S1 & !Y W]E ! V]Y PEOPLE :OSE ACTIVITIES AT ?AT P]IOD 
 W]E MO/ USEFUL4 

,?OSE :O TRI$ TO UND]/& ! G5]AL C\RSE ( EV5TS & TO TAKE 
 P>T 9 IT BY SELF-SACRIFICE & H]OISM W]E ! MO/ USELESS MEMB]S ( 
 SOCIETY1 !Y SAW EV]Y?+ UPSIDE D[N1 & ALL !Y DID = ! COMMON 
 GOOD TURN$ \T TO BE USELESS & FOOLI%--LIKE ,PI]RE'S & 
 ,MAMONOV'S REGIM5TS :I* LOOT$ ,RUSSIAN VILLAGES1 & ! L9T ! Y\NG 
 LADIES PREP>$ & ?AT NEV] REA*$ ! W\ND$1 & SO ON4 ,EV5 ?OSE1 
 FOND ( 9TELLECTUAL TALK & ( EXPRESS+ !IR FEEL+S1 :O DISCUSS$ 
 ,RUSSIA'S POSITION AT ! TIME 9VOLUNT>ILY 9TRODUC$ 9TO !IR 
 CONV]SATION EI!R A %ADE ( PRET5SE & FALSEHOOD OR USELESS 
 CONDEMNATION & ANG] DIRECT$ AGA9/ PEOPLE ACCUS$ ( ACTIONS NO ONE 
 C\LD POSSIBLY BE GUILTY (4 ,9 HI/ORIC EV5TS ! RULE =BIDD+ US TO 
 EAT ( ! FRUIT ( ! ,TREE ( ,KN[L$GE IS SPECIALLY APPLICABLE4 ,ONLY 
 UNCONSCI\S ACTION BE>S FRUIT1 & HE :O PLAYS A P>T 9 AN HI/ORIC 
 EV5T NEV] UND]/&S ITS SIGNIFICANCE4 ,IF HE TRIES TO REALIZE IT HIS 
 EF=TS >E FRUITLESS4 

,! MORE CLOSELY A MAN WAS 5GAG$ 9 ! EV5TS !N TAK+ PLACE 9 
 ,RUSSIA ! LESS DID HE REALIZE !IR SIGNIFICANCE4 ,9 ,PET]SBURG & 9 
 ! PROV9CES AT A DI/ANCE FROM ,MOSC[1 LADIES1 & G5TLEM5 9 MILITIA 
 UNI=MS1 WEPT = ,RUSSIA & ITS ANCI5T CAPITAL & TALK$ ( 
 SELF-SACRIFICE & SO ON2 BUT 9 ! >MY :I* RETIR$ BEYOND ,MOSC[ 
 !RE WAS LITTLE TALK OR ?\<T ( ,MOSC[1 & :5 !Y CAU<T SI<T ( 
 ITS BURN$ RU9S NO ONE SWORE TO BE AV5G$ ON ! ,FR5*1 BUT !Y 
 ?\<T AB\T !IR NEXT PAY1 !IR NEXT QU>T]S1 ( ,MATRE%KA ! 
 VIV&I]E1 & LIKE MATT]S4 

,AS ! W> HAD CAU<T HIM 9 ! S]VICE1 ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV TOOK A CLOSE & 
 PROLONG$ P>T 9 ! DEF5SE ( HIS C\NTRY1 BUT DID SO CASUALLY1 )\T 
 ANY AIM AT SELF-SACRIFICE1 & HE !RE=E LOOK$ AT :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 
 ,RUSSIA )\T DESPAIR & )\T DISMALLY RACK+ HIS BRA9S OV] IT4 
 ,HAD HE BE5 ASK$ :AT HE ?\<T ( ! /ATE ( ,RUSSIA1 HE W\LD HAVE 
 SAID ?AT IT WAS NOT HIS BUS9ESS TO ?9K AB\T IT1 ?AT ,KUTUZOV & 
 O!RS W]E !RE = ?AT PURPOSE1 BUT ?AT HE HAD HE>D ?AT ! 
 REGIM5TS W]E TO BE MADE UP TO !IR FULL /R5G?1 ?AT FI<T+ W\LD 
 PROBABLY GO ON = A LONG TIME YET1 & ?AT ?+S BE+ SO IT WAS QUITE 
 LIKELY HE MI<T BE 9 COMM& ( A REGIM5T 9 A C\PLE ( YE>S' TIME4 

,AS HE LOOK$ AT ! MATT] 9 ?IS WAY1 HE LE>N$ ?AT HE WAS BE+ S5T 
 TO ,VORONEZH TO BUY REM\NTS = HIS DIVISION1 NOT ONLY )\T REGRET AT 
 BE+ PREV5T$ FROM TAK+ P>T 9 ! COM+ BATTLE1 BUT ) ! 
 GREATE/ PLEASURE--:I* HE DID NOT CONCEAL & :I* HIS COMRADES 
 FULLY UND]/OOD4 

,A FEW DAYS BE=E ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 ,NI*OLAS RECEIV$ ! NECESS>Y 
 MONEY & W>RANTS1 & HAV+ S5T SOME HUSS>S ON 9 ADVANCE1 HE SET \T 
 ) PO/ HORSES = ,VORONEZH4 

,ONLY A MAN :O HAS EXP]I5C$ IT--?AT IS1 HAS PASS$ SOME MON?S 
 CONT9U\SLY 9 AN ATMOSPH]E ( CAMPAIGN+ & W>--CAN UND]/& 
 ! DELI<T ,NI*OLAS FELT :5 HE ESCAP$ FROM ! REGION COV]$ BY ! 
 >MY'S =AG+ OP]ATIONS1 PROVISION TRA9S1 & HOSPITALS4 ,:5--FREE 
 FROM SOLDI]S1 WAGONS1 & ! FIL?Y TRACES ( A CAMP--HE SAW 
 VILLAGES ) PEASANTS & PEASANT WOM51 G5TLEM5'S C\NTRY H\SES1 
 FIELDS :]E CATTLE W]E GRAZ+1 PO/H\SES ) /ATIONMA/]S ASLEEP 9 
 !M1 HE REJOIC$ AS ?\< SEE+ ALL ?IS = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,:AT = A 
 LONG :ILE SPECIALLY SURPRIS$ & DELI<T$ HIM W]E ! WOM51 Y\NG & 
 HEAL?Y1 )\T A DOZ5 (FIC]S MAK+ UP TO EA* ( !M2 WOM51 TOO1 
 :O W]E PLEAS$ & FLATT]$ ?AT A PASS+ (FIC] %\LD JOKE ) 
 !M4 

,9 ! HI<E/ SPIRITS ,NI*OLAS >RIV$ AT NI<T AT A HOTEL 9 ,VORONEZH1 
 ORD]$ ?+S HE HAD LONG BE5 DEPRIV$ ( 9 CAMP1 & NEXT DAY1 V]Y 
 CLEAN-%AV5 & 9 A FULL-DRESS UNI=M HE HAD NOT WORN = A LONG TIME1 
 W5T TO PRES5T HIMSELF TO ! AU?ORITIES4 

,! COMM&] ( ! MILITIA WAS A CIVILIAN G5]AL1 AN OLD MAN :O WAS 
 EVID5TLY PLEAS$ ) HIS MILIT>Y DESIGNATION & RANK4 ,HE RECEIV$ 
 ,NI*OLAS BRUSQUELY 7IMAG9+ ?IS TO BE *>ACT]I/ICALLY MILIT>Y7 & 
 QUE/ION$ HIM ) AN IMPORTANT AIR1 AS IF CONSID]+ ! G5]AL 
 PROGRESS ( AFFAIRS & APPROV+ & DISAPPROV+ ) FULL RI<T TO DO 
 SO4 ,NI*OLAS WAS 9 SU* GOOD SPIRITS ?AT ?IS M]ELY AMUS$ HIM4 

,FROM ! COMM&] ( ! MILITIA HE DROVE TO ! GOV]NOR4 ,! GOV]NOR 
 WAS A BRISK LITTLE MAN1 V]Y SIMPLE & AFFABLE4 ,HE 9DICAT$ ! /UD 
 F>MS AT :I* ,NI*OLAS MI<T PROCURE HORSES1 RECOMM5D$ TO HIM A HORSE 
 DEAL] 9 ! T[N & A L&[N] F\RTE5 MILES \T ( T[N :O HAD ! 
 BE/ HORSES1 & PROMIS$ TO ASSI/ HIM 9 EV]Y WAY4 

0,Y\ >E ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV'S SON8 ,MY WIFE WAS A GREAT FRI5D ( Y\R 
 MO!R'S4 ,WE >E AT HOME ON ,?URSDAYS--TODAY IS ,?URSDAY1 SO PLEASE 
 COME & SEE US QUITE 9=MALLY10 SAID ! GOV]NOR1 TAK+ LEAVE ( HIM4 

,IMM$IATELY ON LEAV+ ! GOV]NOR'S1 ,NI*OLAS HIR$ PO/ HORSES &1 
 TAK+ HIS SQUADRON QU>T]MA/] ) HIM1 DROVE AT A GALLOP TO ! 
 L&[N]1 F\RTE5 MILES AWAY1 :O HAD ! /UD4 ,EV]Y?+ SEEM$ TO HIM 
 PLEASANT & EASY DUR+ ?AT FIR/ P>T ( HIS /AY 9 ,VORONEZH &1 AS 
 USUALLY HAPP5S :5 A MAN IS 9 A PLEASANT /ATE ( M9D1 EV]Y?+ W5T 
 WELL & EASILY4 

,! L&[N] TO :OM ,NI*OLAS W5T WAS A BA*ELOR1 AN OLD CAVALRYMAN1 A 
 HORSE FANCI]1 A SPORTSMAN1 ! POSSESSOR ( SOME C5TURY-OLD BR&Y & 
 SOME OLD ,HUNG>IAN W9E1 :O HAD A SNUGG]Y :]E HE SMOK$1 & :O [N$ 
 SOME SPL5DID HORSES4 

,9 V]Y FEW WORDS ,NI*OLAS B\<T SEV5TE5 PICK$ /ALLIONS = SIX 
 ?\S& RUBLES--TO S]VE1 AS HE SAID1 AS SAMPLES ( HIS REM\NTS4 
 ,AFT] D9+ & TAK+ RA!R TOO MU* ( ! ,HUNG>IAN W9E1 ,NI*OLAS--HAV+ 
 EX*ANG$ KISSES ) ! L&[N]1 ) :OM HE WAS ALREADY ON ! 
 FRI5DLIE/ T]MS--GALLOP$ BACK OV] ABOM9ABLE ROADS1 9 ! 
 BRI<TE/ FRAME ( M9D1 CONT9UALLY URG+ ON ! DRIV] SO AS TO BE 9 
 TIME = ! GOV]NOR'S P>TY4 

,:5 HE HAD *ANG$1 P\R$ WAT] OV] HIS HEAD1 & SC5T$ HIMSELF1 
 ,NI*OLAS >RIV$ AT ! GOV]NOR'S RA!R LATE1 BUT ) ! PHRASE 
 0BETT] LATE ?AN NEV]0 ON HIS LIPS4 

,IT WAS NOT A BALL1 NOR HAD DANC+ BE5 ANN\NC$1 BUT EV]YONE KNEW ?AT 
 ,CA!R9E ,PETROVNA W\LD PLAY VALSES & ! ECOSSAISE ON ! CLAVI*ORD 
 & ?AT !RE W\LD BE DANC+1 & SO EV]YONE HAD COME AS TO A BALL4 

,PROV9CIAL LIFE 9 #ahab W5T ON V]Y MU* AS USUAL1 BUT ) ?IS 
 DIFF]5CE1 ?AT IT WAS LIVELI] 9 ! T[NS 9 CONSEQU5CE ( ! 
 >RIVAL ( MANY WEAL?Y FAMILIES FROM ,MOSC[1 & AS 9 EV]Y?+ ?AT 
 W5T ON 9 ,RUSSIA AT ?AT TIME A SPECIAL RECKLESSNESS WAS NOTICEABLE1 AN 
 09 = A P5NY1 9 = A P\ND--:O C>ES80 SPIRIT1 & ! 
 9EVITABLE SMALL TALK1 9/EAD ( TURN+ ON ! WEA!R & MUTUAL 
 ACQUA9TANCES1 N[ TURN$ ON ,MOSC[1 ! >MY1 & ,NAPOLEON4 

,! SOCIETY GA!R$ TOGE!R AT ! GOV]NOR'S WAS ! BE/ 9 ,VORONEZH4 

,!RE W]E A GREAT MANY LADIES & SOME ( ,NI*OLAS' ,MOSC[ ACQUA9TANCES1 
 BUT !RE W]E NO M5 :O C\LD AT ALL VIE ) ! CAVALI] ( ,/4 
 ,GEORGE1 ! HUSS> REM\NT (FIC]1 ! GOOD-NATUR$ & WELL-BR$ ,C\NT 
 ,RO/OV4 ,AMONG ! M5 WAS AN ,ITALIAN PRISON]1 AN (FIC] ( ! ,FR5* 
 >MY2 & ,NI*OLAS FELT ?AT ! PRES5CE ( ?AT PRISON] 5HANC$ HIS 
 [N IMPORTANCE AS A ,RUSSIAN H]O4 ,! ,ITALIAN WAS1 AS IT W]E1 A W> 
 TROPHY4 ,NI*OLAS FELT ?IS1 IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT EV]YONE REG>D$ ! 
 ,ITALIAN 9 ! SAME LI<T1 & HE TREAT$ HIM CORDIALLY ?\< ) 
 DIGNITY & RE/RA9T4 

,AS SOON AS ,NI*OLAS 5T]$ 9 HIS HUSS> UNI=M1 DIFFUS+ >\ND HIM A 
 FRAGRANCE ( P]FUME & W9E1 & HAD UTT]$ ! WORDS 0BETT] LATE ?AN 
 NEV]0 & HE>D !M REPEAT$ SEV]AL TIMES BY O!RS1 PEOPLE CLU/]$ 
 >\ND HIM2 ALL EYES TURN$ ON HIM1 & HE FELT AT ONCE ?AT HE HAD 
 5T]$ 9TO HIS PROP] POSITION 9 ! PROV9CE--?AT ( A UNIV]SAL 
 FAVORITE3 A V]Y PLEASANT POSITION1 & 9TOXICAT+LY SO AFT] HIS LONG 
 PRIVATIONS4 ,AT PO/+ /ATIONS1 AT 9NS1 & 9 ! L&[N]'S SNUGG]Y1 
 MAIDS]VANTS HAD BE5 FLATT]$ BY HIS NOTICE1 & H]E TOO AT ! 
 GOV]NOR'S P>TY !RE W]E 7AS IT SEEM$ TO ,NI*OLAS7 AN 9EXHAU/IBLE 
 NUMB] ( PRETTY Y\NG WOM51 M>RI$ & UNM>RI$1 IMPATI5TLY AWAIT+ 
 HIS NOTICE4 ,! WOM5 & GIRLS FLIRT$ ) HIM &1 FROM ! FIR/ DAY1 
 ! PEOPLE CONC]N$ !MSELVES TO GET ?IS F9E Y\NG D>$EVIL ( AN 
 HUSS> M>RI$ & SETTL$ D[N4 ,AMONG !SE WAS ! GOV]NOR'S WIFE 
 H]SELF1 :O WELCOM$ ,RO/OV AS A NE> RELATIVE & CALL$ HIM 0,NI*OLAS40 

,CA!R9E ,PETROVNA DID ACTUALLY PLAY VALSES & ! ECOSSAISE1 & DANC+ 
 BEGAN 9 :I* ,NI*OLAS /ILL FUR!R CAPTIVAT$ ! PROV9CIAL SOCIETY BY 
 HIS AGILITY4 ,HIS P>TICUL>LY FREE MANN] ( DANC+ EV5 SURPRIS$ !M 
 ALL4 ,NI*OLAS WAS HIMSELF RA!R SURPRIS$ AT ! WAY HE DANC$ ?AT 
 EV5+4 ,HE HAD NEV] DANC$ LIKE ?AT 9 ,MOSC[ & W\LD EV5 HAVE 
 CONSID]$ SU* A V]Y FREE & EASY MANN] IMPROP] & 9 BAD =M1 BUT 
 H]E HE FELT IT 9CUMB5T ON HIM TO A/ONI% !M ALL BY SOME?+ 
 UNUSUAL1 SOME?+ !Y W\LD HAVE TO ACCEPT AS ! REGUL> ?+ 9 ! 
 CAPITAL ?\< NEW TO !M 9 ! PROV9CES4 

,ALL ! EV5+ ,NI*OLAS PAID ATT5TION TO A BLUE-EY$1 PLUMP & PLEAS+ 
 LITTLE BLOND1 ! WIFE ( ONE ( ! PROV9CIAL (FICIALS4 ,) ! NAIVE 
 CONVICTION ( Y\NG M5 9 A M]RY MOOD ?AT O!R M5'S WIVES W]E 
 CREAT$ = !M1 ,RO/OV DID NOT LEAVE ! LADY'S SIDE & TREAT$ H] 
 HUSB& 9 A FRI5DLY & CONSPIRATORIAL /YLE1 AS IF1 )\T SPEAK+ ( 
 IT1 !Y KNEW H[ CAPITALLY ,NI*OLAS & ! LADY W\LD GET ON TOGE!R4 
 ,! HUSB&1 H[EV]1 DID NOT SEEM TO %>E ?AT CONVICTION & TRI$ TO 
 BEHAVE MOROSELY ) ,RO/OV4 ,BUT ! LATT]'S GOOD-NATUR$ NAIVETE WAS SO 
 B\NDLESS ?AT SOMETIMES EV5 HE 9VOLUNT>ILY YIELD$ TO ,NI*OLAS' GOOD 
 HUMOR4 ,T[>D ! 5D ( ! EV5+1 H[EV]1 AS ! WIFE'S FACE GREW 
 MORE FLU%$ & ANIMAT$1 ! HUSB&'S BECAME MORE & MORE MELAN*OLY 
 & SOLEMN1 AS ?\< !RE W]E BUT A GIV5 AM\NT ( ANIMATION BETWE5 
 !M & AS ! WIFE'S %>E 9CREAS$ ! HUSB&'S DIM9I%$4 

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