,BOOK #a#d1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,DUR+ ! :OLE ( !IR M>* FROM ,MOSC[ NO FRE% ORD]S HAD BE5 
 ISSU$ BY ! ,FR5* AU?ORITIES CONC]N+ ! P>TY ( PRISON]S AMONG 
 :OM WAS ,PI]RE4 ,ON ! TW5TY-SECOND ( ,OCTOB] ?AT P>TY WAS NO LONG] 
 ) ! SAME TROOPS & BAGGAGE TRA9S ) :I* IT HAD LEFT ,MOSC[4 
 ,HALF ! WAGONS LAD5 ) H>DTACK ?AT HAD TRAVEL$ ! FIR/ /AGES 
 ) !M HAD BE5 CAPTUR$ BY ,COSSACKS1 ! O!R HALF HAD GONE ON AHEAD4 
 ,NOT ONE ( ?OSE DISM\NT$ CAVALRYM5 :O HAD M>*$ 9 FRONT ( ! 
 PRISON]S WAS LEFT2 !Y HAD ALL DISAPPE>$4 ,! >TILL]Y ! PRISON]S 
 HAD SE5 9 FRONT ( !M DUR+ ! FIR/ DAYS WAS N[ REPLAC$ BY 
 ,M>%AL ,JUNOT'S 5ORM\S BAGGAGE TRA91 CONVOY$ BY ,WE/PHALIANS4 ,BEH9D 
 ! PRISON]S CAME A CAVALRY BAGGAGE TRA94 

,FROM ,VYAZMA ONW>DS ! ,FR5* >MY1 :I* HAD TILL !N MOV$ 9 ?REE 
 COLUMNS1 W5T ON AS A S+LE GR\P4 ,! SYMPTOMS ( DISORD] ?AT ,PI]RE 
 HAD NOTIC$ AT !IR FIR/ HALT+ PLACE AFT] LEAV+ ,MOSC[ HAD N[ 
 REA*$ ! UTMO/ LIMIT4 

,! ROAD ALONG :I* !Y MOV$ WAS BORD]$ ON BO? SIDES BY DEAD HORSES2 
 RAGG$ M5 :O HAD FALL5 BEH9D FROM V>I\S REGIM5TS CONT9UALLY 
 *ANG$ AB\T1 N[ JO9+ ! MOV+ COLUMN1 N[ AGA9 LAGG+ BEH9D IT4 

,SEV]AL TIMES DUR+ ! M>* FALSE AL>MS HAD BE5 GIV5 & ! 
 SOLDI]S ( ! ESCORT HAD RAIS$ !IR MUSKETS1 FIR$1 & RUN HEADLONG1 
 CRU%+ ONE ANO!R1 BUT HAD AFT]W>DS REASSEMBL$ & ABUS$ EA* O!R 
 = !IR CAUSELESS PANIC4 

,!SE ?REE GR\PS TRAVEL+ TOGE!R--! CAVALRY /ORES1 ! CONVOY 
 ( PRISON]S1 & ,JUNOT'S BAGGAGE TRA9--/ILL CON/ITUT$ A SEP>ATE 
 & UNIT$ :OLE1 ?\< EA* ( ! GR\PS WAS RAPIDLY MELT+ AWAY4 

,( ! >TILL]Y BAGGAGE TRA9 :I* HAD CONSI/$ ( A HUNDR$ & TW5TY 
 WAGONS1 NOT MORE ?AN SIXTY N[ REMA9$2 ! RE/ HAD BE5 CAPTUR$ OR 
 LEFT BEH9D4 ,SOME ( ,JUNOT'S WAGONS ALSO HAD BE5 CAPTUR$ OR AB&ON$4 
 ,?REE WAGONS HAD BE5 RAID$ & ROBB$ BY /RAGGL]S FROM ,DAV\T'S CORPS4 
 ,FROM ! TALK ( ! ,G]MANS ,PI]RE LE>N$ ?AT A L>G] GU>D HAD BE5 
 ALLOTT$ TO ?AT BAGGAGE TRA9 ?AN TO ! PRISON]S1 & ?AT ONE ( 
 !IR COMRADES1 A ,G]MAN SOLDI]1 HAD BE5 %OT BY ! M>%AL'S [N ORD] 
 BECAUSE A SILV] SPOON BELONG+ TO ! M>%AL HAD BE5 F\ND 9 HIS 
 POSSESSION4 

,! GR\P ( PRISON]S HAD MELT$ AWAY MO/ ( ALL4 ,( ! ?REE HUNDR$ 
 & ?IRTY M5 :O HAD SET \T FROM ,MOSC[ FEW] ?AN A HUNDR$ N[ 
 REMA9$4 ,! PRISON]S W]E MORE BURD5SOME TO ! ESCORT ?AN EV5 ! 
 CAVALRY SADDLES OR ,JUNOT'S BAGGAGE4 ,!Y UND]/OOD ?AT ! SADDLES & 
 ,JUNOT'S SPOON MI<T BE ( SOME USE1 BUT ?AT COLD & HUNGRY SOLDI]S 
 %\LD HAVE TO /& & GU>D EQUALLY COLD & HUNGRY ,RUSSIANS :O FROZE 
 & LAGG$ BEH9D ON ! ROAD 79 :I* CASE ! ORD] WAS TO %OOT !M7 
 WAS NOT M]ELY 9COMPREH5SIBLE BUT REVOLT+4 ,& ! ESCORT1 AS IF 
 AFRAID1 9 ! GRIEV\S CONDITION !Y !MSELVES W]E 91 ( GIV+ WAY 
 TO ! PITY !Y FELT = ! PRISON]S & SO R5D]+ !IR [N PLI<T 
 /ILL WORSE1 TREAT$ !M ) P>TICUL> MOROS5ESS & SEV]ITY4 

,AT ,DOROGOBUZH :ILE ! SOLDI]S ( ! CONVOY1 AFT] LOCK+ ! 
 PRISON]S 9 A /ABLE1 HAD GONE (F TO PILLAGE !IR [N /ORES1 SEV]AL 
 ( ! SOLDI] PRISON]S TUNNEL$ UND] ! WALL & RAN AWAY1 BUT W]E 
 RECAPTUR$ BY ! ,FR5* & %OT4 

,! >RANGEM5T ADOPT$ :5 !Y />T$1 ?AT ! (FIC] PRISON]S 
 %\LD BE KEPT SEP>ATE FROM ! RE/1 HAD LONG S9CE BE5 AB&ON$4 ,ALL 
 :O C\LD WALK W5T TOGE!R1 & AFT] ! ?IRD /AGE ,PI]RE HAD 
 REJO9$ ,K>ATAEV & ! GRAY-BLUE B&Y-LEGG$ DOG ?AT HAD *OS5 
 ,K>ATAEV = ITS MA/]4 

,ON ! ?IRD DAY AFT] LEAV+ ,MOSC[ ,K>ATAEV AGA9 FELL ILL ) ! 
 FEV] HE HAD SUFF]$ FROM 9 ! HOSPITAL 9 ,MOSC[1 & AS HE GREW 
 GRADUALLY WEAK] ,PI]RE KEPT AWAY FROM HIM4 ,PI]RE DID NOT KN[ :Y1 BUT 
 S9CE ,K>ATAEV HAD BEGUN TO GR[ WEAK] IT HAD CO/ HIM AN EF=T TO GO 
 NE> HIM4 ,:5 HE DID SO & HE>D ! SUBDU$ MOAN+ ) :I* ,K>ATAEV 
 G5]ALLY LAY D[N AT ! HALT+ PLACES1 & :5 HE SMELL$ ! ODOR 
 EMANAT+ FROM HIM :I* WAS N[ /RONG] ?AN BE=E1 ,PI]RE MOV$ 
 F>!R AWAY & DID NOT ?9K AB\T HIM4 

,:ILE IMPRISON$ 9 ! %$ ,PI]RE HAD LE>N$ NOT ) HIS 9TELLECT BUT 
 ) HIS :OLE BE+1 BY LIFE ITSELF1 ?AT MAN IS CREAT$ = HAPP9ESS1 
 ?AT HAPP9ESS IS )9 HIM1 9 ! SATISFACTION ( SIMPLE HUMAN NE$S1 
 & ?AT ALL UNHAPP9ESS >ISES NOT FROM PRIVATION BUT FROM SUP]FLUITY4 
 ,& N[ DUR+ !SE LA/ ?REE WEEKS ( ! M>* HE HAD LE>N$ /ILL 
 ANO!R NEW1 CONSOLATORY TRU?--?AT NO?+ 9 ?IS WORLD IS 
 T]RIBLE4 ,HE HAD LE>N$ ?AT AS !RE IS NO CONDITION 9 :I* MAN CAN BE 
 HAPPY & 5TIRELY FREE1 SO !RE IS NO CONDITION 9 :I* HE NE$ BE 
 UNHAPPY & LACK FRE$OM4 ,HE LE>N$ ?AT SUFF]+ & FRE$OM HAVE !IR 
 LIMITS & ?AT ?OSE LIMITS >E V]Y NE> TOGE!R2 ?AT ! P]SON 9 A 
 B$ ( ROSES ) ONE CRUMPL$ PETAL SUFF]$ AS KE5LY AS HE N[1 
 SLEEP+ ON ! B>E DAMP E>? ) ONE SIDE GR[+ *ILL$ :ILE ! 
 O!R WAS W>M+2 & ?AT :5 HE HAD PUT ON TI<T DANC+ %OES HE HAD 
 SUFF]$ JU/ AS HE DID N[ :5 HE WALK$ ) B>E FEET ?AT W]E 
 COV]$ ) SORES--HIS FOOTGE> HAV+ LONG S9CE FALL5 TO PIECES4 
 ,HE DISCOV]$ ?AT :5 HE HAD M>RI$ HIS WIFE--( HIS [N FREE WILL 
 AS IT HAD SEEM$ TO HIM--HE HAD BE5 NO MORE FREE ?AN N[ :5 !Y 
 LOCK$ HIM UP AT NI<T 9 A /ABLE4 ,( ALL ?AT HE HIMSELF SUBSEQU5TLY 
 T]M$ HIS SUFF]+S1 BUT :I* AT ! TIME HE SC>CELY FELT1 ! WOR/ 
 WAS ! /ATE ( HIS B>E1 RAW1 & SCAB-COV]$ FEET4 7,! HORSEFLE% WAS 
 APPETIZ+ & N\RI%+1 ! SALTPET] FLAVOR ( ! GUNP[D] !Y US$ 
 9/EAD ( SALT WAS EV5 PLEASANT2 !RE WAS NO GREAT COLD1 IT WAS ALWAYS 
 W>M WALK+ 9 ! DAYTIME1 & AT NI<T !RE W]E ! CAMPFIRES2 ! 
 LICE ?AT DEV\R$ HIM W>M$ HIS BODY47 ,! ONE ?+ ?AT WAS AT FIR/ 
 H>D TO BE> WAS HIS FEET4 

,AFT] ! SECOND DAY'S M>* ,PI]RE1 HAV+ EXAM9$ HIS FEET BY ! 
 CAMPFIRE1 ?\<T IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO WALK ON !M2 BUT :5 
 EV]YBODY GOT UP HE W5T ALONG1 LIMP+1 &1 :5 HE HAD W>M$ UP1 
 WALK$ )\T FEEL+ ! PA91 ?\< AT NI<T HIS FEET W]E MORE 
 T]RIBLE TO LOOK AT ?AN BE=E4 ,H[EV]1 HE DID NOT LOOK AT !M N[1 BUT 
 ?\<T ( O!R ?+S4 

,ONLY N[ DID ,PI]RE REALIZE ! FULL /R5G? ( LIFE 9 MAN & ! 
 SAV+ P[] HE HAS ( TRANSF]R+ HIS ATT5TION FROM ONE ?+ TO 
 ANO!R1 :I* IS LIKE ! SAFETY VALVE ( A BOIL] ?AT ALL[S 
 SUP]FLU\S /EAM TO BL[ (F :5 ! PRESSURE EXCE$S A C]TA9 LIMIT4 

,HE DID NOT SEE & DID NOT HE> H[ !Y %OT ! PRISON]S :O LAGG$ 
 BEH9D1 ?\< MORE ?AN A HUNDR$ P]I%$ 9 ?AT WAY4 ,HE DID NOT ?9K 
 ( ,K>ATAEV :O GREW WEAK] EV]Y DAY & EVID5TLY W\LD SOON HAVE TO 
 %>E ?AT FATE4 ,/ILL LESS DID ,PI]RE ?9K AB\T HIMSELF4 ,! H>D] HIS 
 POSITION BECAME & ! MORE T]RIBLE ! FUTURE1 ! MORE 9DEP5D5T ( 
 ?AT POSITION 9 :I* HE F\ND HIMSELF W]E ! JOYFUL & COM=T+ 
 ?\<TS1 MEMORIES1 & IMAG9+S ?AT CAME TO HIM4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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