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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ! LEVEE ,PR9CE ,&REW /OOD AMONG ! ,AU/RIAN (FIC]S AS HE HAD 
 BE5 TOLD TO1 & ! ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS M]ELY LOOK$ FIX$LY 9TO HIS FACE 
 & JU/ NODD$ TO HIM ) HIS LONG HEAD4 ,BUT AFT] IT WAS OV]1 ! 
 ADJUTANT HE HAD SE5 ! PREVI\S DAY C]EMONI\SLY 9=M$ ,BOLKONSKI 
 ?AT ! ,EMP]OR DESIR$ TO GIVE HIM AN AUDI5CE4 ,! ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS 
 RECEIV$ HIM /&+ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM4 ,BE=E ! CONV]SATION 
 BEGAN ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS /RUCK BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,EMP]OR SEEM$ 
 CONFUS$ & BLU%$ AS IF NOT KN[+ :AT TO SAY4 

0,TELL ME1 :5 DID ! BATTLE BEG980 HE ASK$ HURRI$LY4 

,PR9CE ,&REW REPLI$4 ,!N FOLL[$ O!R QUE/IONS JU/ AS SIMPLE3 0,WAS 
 ,KUTUZOV WELL8 ,:5 HAD HE LEFT ,KREMS80 & SO ON4 ,! ,EMP]OR SPOKE AS IF 
 HIS SOLE AIM W]E TO PUT A GIV5 NUMB] ( QUE/IONS--! ANSW]S TO 
 !SE QUE/IONS1 AS WAS ONLY TOO EVID5T1 DID NOT 9T]E/ HIM4 

0,AT :AT O'CLOCK DID ! BATTLE BEG980 ASK$ ! ,EMP]OR4 

0,I CANNOT 9=M ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y AT :AT O'CLOCK ! BATTLE BEGAN AT ! 
 FRONT1 BUT AT ,DURR5/E91 :]E ,I WAS1 \R ATTACK BEGAN AFT] FIVE 9 ! 
 AFT]NOON10 REPLI$ ,BOLKONSKI GR[+ MORE ANIMAT$ & EXPECT+ ?AT HE 
 W\LD HAVE A *ANCE TO GIVE A RELIABLE ACC\NT1 :I* HE HAD READY 9 HIS 
 M9D1 ( ALL HE KNEW & HAD SE54 ,BUT ! ,EMP]OR SMIL$ & 9T]RUPT$ 
 HIM4 

0,H[ MANY MILES80 

0,FROM :]E TO :]E1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y80 

0,FROM ,DURR5/E9 TO ,KREMS40 

0,?REE & A HALF MILES1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y40 

0,! ,FR5* HAVE AB&ON$ ! LEFT BANK80 

0,ACCORD+ TO ! SC\TS ! LA/ ( !M CROSS$ ON RAFTS DUR+ ! 
 NI<T40 

0,IS !RE SUFFICI5T =AGE 9 ,KREMS80 

0,=AGE HAS NOT BE5 SUPPLI$ TO ! EXT5T4440 

,! ,EMP]OR 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,AT :AT O'CLOCK WAS ,G5]AL ,S*MIDT KILL$80 

0,AT SEV5 O'CLOCK1 ,I BELIEVE40 

0,AT SEV5 O'CLOCK8 ,IT'S V]Y SAD1 V]Y SAD60 

,! ,EMP]OR ?ANK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW & B[$4 ,PR9CE ,&REW )DREW & 
 WAS IMM$IATELY SURR\ND$ BY C\RTI]S ON ALL SIDES4 ,EV]Y:]E HE SAW 
 FRI5DLY LOOKS & HE>D FRI5DLY WORDS4 ,YE/]DAY'S ADJUTANT REPROA*$ 
 HIM = NOT HAV+ /AY$ AT ! PALACE1 & (F]$ HIM HIS [N H\SE4 
 ,! ,M9I/] ( ,W> CAME UP & CONGRATULAT$ HIM ON ! ,M>IA ,!RESA 
 ,ORD] ( ! ?IRD GRADE1 :I* ! ,EMP]OR WAS CONF]R+ ON HIM4 ,! 
 ,EMPRESS' *AMB]LA9 9VIT$ HIM TO SEE ,H] ,MAJE/Y4 ,! >*DU*ESS ALSO 
 WI%$ TO SEE HIM4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ :OM TO ANSW]1 & = A FEW SECONDS 
 COLLECT$ HIS ?\<TS4 ,!N ! ,RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TOOK HIM BY ! 
 %\LD]1 L$ HIM TO ! W9D[1 & BEGAN TO TALK TO HIM4 

,CONTR>Y TO ,BILIB9'S =ECA/ ! NEWS HE HAD BR\<T WAS JOYFULLY 
 RECEIV$4 ,A ?ANKSGIV+ S]VICE WAS >RANG$1 ,KUTUZOV WAS AW>D$ ! 
 ,GR& ,CROSS ( ,M>IA ,!RESA1 & ! :OLE >MY RECEIV$ REW>DS4 
 ,BOLKONSKI WAS 9VIT$ EV]Y:]E1 & HAD TO SP5D ! :OLE MORN+ 
 CALL+ ON ! PR9CIPAL ,AU/RIAN DIGNIT>IES4 ,BETWE5 F\R & FIVE 9 
 ! AFT]NOON1 HAV+ MADE ALL HIS CALLS1 HE WAS RETURN+ TO ,BILIB9'S 
 H\SE ?9K+ \T A LETT] TO HIS FA!R AB\T ! BATTLE & HIS VISIT 
 TO ,BRUNN4 ,AT ! DOOR HE F\ND A VEHICLE HALF FULL ( LUGGAGE4 ,FRANZ1 
 ,BILIB9'S MAN1 WAS DRAGG+ A PORTMANTEAU ) SOME DIFFICULTY \T ( ! 
 FRONT DOOR4 

,BE=E RETURN+ TO ,BILIB9'S ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD GONE TO A BOOK%OP TO 
 PROVIDE HIMSELF ) SOME BOOKS = ! CAMPAIGN1 & HAD SP5T SOME TIME 
 9 ! %OP4 

0,:AT IS IT80 HE ASK$4 

0,OH1 Y\R EXCELL5CY60 SAID ,FRANZ1 ) DIFFICULTY ROLL+ ! PORTMANTEAU 
 9TO ! VEHICLE1 0WE >E TO MOVE ON /ILL F>!R4 ,! SC\NDREL IS AGA9 
 AT \R HEELS60 

0,EH8 ,:AT80 ASK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,BILIB9 CAME \T TO MEET HIM4 ,HIS USUALLY CALM FACE %[$ EXCITEM5T4 

0,!RE N[6 ,CONFESS ?AT ?IS IS DELI<TFUL10 SAID HE4 0,?IS AFFAIR ( ! 
 ,?ABOR ,BRIDGE1 AT ,VI5NA4444 ,!Y HAVE CROSS$ )\T /RIK+ A BL[60 

,PR9CE ,&REW C\LD NOT UND]/&4 

0,BUT :]E DO Y\ COME FROM NOT TO KN[ :AT EV]Y COA*MAN 9 ! T[N 
 KN[S80 

0,I COME FROM ! >*DU*ESS'4 ,I HE>D NO?+ !RE40 

0,& Y\ DIDN'T SEE ?AT EV]YBODY IS PACK+ UP80 

0,I DID NOT444 ,:AT IS IT ALL AB\T80 9QUIR$ ,PR9CE ,&REW IMPATI5TLY4 

0,:AT'S IT ALL AB\T8 ,:Y1 ! ,FR5* HAVE CROSS$ ! BRIDGE ?AT 
 ,AU]SP]G WAS DEF5D+1 & ! BRIDGE WAS NOT BL[N UP3 SO ,MURAT IS N[ 
 RU%+ ALONG ! ROAD TO ,BRUNN & WILL BE H]E 9 A DAY OR TWO40 

0,:AT8 ,H]E8 ,BUT :Y DID !Y NOT BL[ UP ! BRIDGE1 IF IT WAS M9$80 

0,?AT IS :AT ,I ASK Y\4 ,NO ONE1 NOT EV5 ,BONAP>TE1 KN[S :Y40 

,BOLKONSKI %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S4 

0,BUT IF ! BRIDGE IS CROSS$ IT MEANS ?AT ! >MY TOO IS LO/8 ,IT WILL 
 BE CUT (F10 SAID HE4 

0,?AT'S JU/ IT10 ANSW]$ ,BILIB94 0,LI/56 ,! ,FR5* 5T]$ ,VI5NA AS 
 ,I TOLD Y\4 ,V]Y WELL4 ,NEXT DAY1 :I* WAS YE/]DAY1 ?OSE G5TLEM51 
 MESSIEURS LES M>E*AUX1 "9 ,MURAT1 ,LANNES1 & ,BELLI>D1 M\NT & RIDE TO 
 ! BRIDGE4 7,OBS]VE ?AT ALL ?REE >E ,GASCONS47 ',G5TLEM51' SAYS ONE ( 
 !M1 'Y\ KN[ ! ,?ABOR ,BRIDGE IS M9$ & D\BLY M9$ & ?AT !RE 
 >E M5AC+ =TIFICATIONS AT ITS HEAD & AN >MY ( FIFTE5 ?\S& 
 M5 HAS BE5 ORD]$ TO BL[ UP ! BRIDGE & NOT LET US CROSS8 ,BUT IT 
 WILL PLEASE \R SOV]EIGN ! ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON IF WE TAKE ?IS BRIDGE1 SO 
 LET US ?REE GO & TAKE IT6' ',YES1 LET'S6' SAY ! O!RS4 ,& (F !Y 
 GO & TAKE ! BRIDGE1 CROSS IT1 & N[ ) !IR :OLE >MY >E ON 
 ?IS SIDE ( ! ,DANUBE1 M>*+ ON US1 Y\1 & Y\R L9ES ( 
 COMMUNICATION40 

 "9 ,! M>%ALLS4 

  

0,/OP JE/+10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW SADLY & S]I\SLY4 ,?IS NEWS GRIEV$ 
 HIM & YET HE WAS PLEAS$4 

,AS SOON AS HE LE>N$ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN >MY WAS 9 SU* A HOPELESS 
 SITUATION IT OCCURR$ TO HIM ?AT IT WAS HE :O WAS DE/9$ TO LEAD IT 
 \T ( ?IS POSITION2 ?AT H]E WAS ! ,T\LON ?AT W\LD LIFT HIM FROM 
 ! RANKS ( OBSCURE (FIC]S & (F] HIM ! FIR/ /EP TO FAME6 
 ,LI/5+ TO ,BILIB9 HE WAS ALREADY IMAG9+ H[ ON REA*+ ! >MY HE 
 W\LD GIVE AN OP9ION AT ! W> C\NCIL :I* W\LD BE ! ONLY ONE ?AT 
 C\LD SAVE ! >MY1 & H[ HE ALONE W\LD BE 5TRU/$ ) ! 
 EXECUT+ ( ! PLAN4 

0,/OP ?IS JE/+10 HE SAID4 

0,I AM NOT JE/+10 ,BILIB9 W5T ON4 0,NO?+ IS TRU] OR SADD]4 
 ,!SE G5TLEM5 RIDE ONTO ! BRIDGE ALONE & WAVE :ITE H&K]*IEFS2 !Y 
 ASSURE ! (FIC] ON DUTY ?AT !Y1 ! M>%ALS1 >E ON !IR WAY TO 
 NEGOTIATE ) ,PR9CE ,AU]SP]G4 ,HE LETS !M 5T] ! TETE-DE-PONT4 "9 
 ,!Y SP9 HIM A ?\S& GASCONADES1 SAY+ ?AT ! W> IS OV]1 ?AT ! 
 ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS IS >RANG+ A MEET+ ) ,BONAP>TE1 ?AT !Y DESIRE TO 
 SEE ,PR9CE ,AU]SP]G1 & SO ON4 ,! (FIC] S5DS = ,AU]SP]G2 !SE 
 G5TLEM5 EMBRACE ! (FIC]S1 CRACK JOKES1 SIT ON ! CANNON1 & 
 MEAN:ILE A ,FR5* BATTALION GETS TO ! BRIDGE UNOBS]V$1 FL+S ! 
 BAGS ( 9C5DI>Y MAT]IAL 9TO ! WAT]1 & APPROA*ES ! 
 TETE-DE-PONT4 ,AT L5G? APPE>S ! LIEUT5ANT G5]AL1 \R DE> ,PR9CE 
 ,AU]SP]G VON ,MAUT]N HIMSELF4 ',DE>E/ FOE6 ,FL[] ( ! ,AU/RIAN >MY1 
 H]O ( ! ,TURKI% W>S6 ,HO/ILITIES >E 5D$1 WE CAN %AKE ONE ANO!R'S 
 H&4444 ,! ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON BURNS ) IMPATI5CE TO MAKE ,PR9CE 
 ,AU]SP]G'S ACQUA9TANCE4' ,9 A WORD1 ?OSE G5TLEM51 ,GASCONS 9DE$1 SO 
 BEWILD]$ HIM ) F9E WORDS1 & HE IS SO FLATT]$ BY HIS RAPIDLY 
 E/ABLI%$ 9TIMACY ) ! ,FR5* M>%ALS1 & SO DAZZL$ BY ! SI<T 
 ( ,MURAT'S MANTLE & O/RI* PLUMES1 QU'IL N'Y VOIT QUE DU FEU1 ET \BLIE 
 CELUI QU'IL DEVAIT FAIRE FAIRE SUR L'5NEMI60 "97#b7 ,9 SPITE ( ! 
 ANIMATION ( HIS SPEE*1 ,BILIB9 DID NOT =GET TO PAUSE AFT] ?IS MOT TO 
 GIVE TIME = ITS DUE APPRECIATION4 0,! ,FR5* BATTALION RU%ES TO ! 
 BRIDGEHEAD1 SPIKES ! GUNS1 & ! BRIDGE IS TAK56 ,BUT :AT IS BE/ ( 
 ALL10 HE W5T ON1 HIS EXCITEM5T SUBSID+ UND] ! DELI<TFUL 9T]E/ 
 ( HIS [N /ORY1 0IS ?AT ! S]GEANT 9 *>GE ( ! CANNON :I* WAS 
 TO GIVE ! SIGNAL TO FIRE ! M9ES & BL[ UP ! BRIDGE1 ?IS 
 S]GEANT1 SEE+ ?AT ! ,FR5* TROOPS W]E RUNN+ ONTO ! BRIDGE1 WAS 
 AB\T TO FIRE1 BUT ,LANNES /AY$ HIS H&4 ,! S]GEANT1 :O WAS EVID5TLY 
 WIS] ?AN HIS G5]AL1 GOES UP TO ,AU]SP]G & SAYS3 ',PR9CE1 Y\ >E 
 BE+ DECEIV$1 H]E >E ! ,FR5*6' ,MURAT1 SEE+ ?AT ALL IS LO/ IF 
 ! S]GEANT IS ALL[$ TO SPEAK1 TURNS TO ,AU]SP]G ) FEIGN$ 
 A/ONI%M5T 7HE IS A TRUE ,GASCON7 & SAYS3 ',I DON'T RECOGNIZE ! 
 WORLD-FAM\S ,AU/RIAN DISCIPL9E1 IF Y\ ALL[ A SUBORD9ATE TO ADDRESS 
 Y\ LIKE ?AT6' ,IT WAS A /ROKE ( G5IUS4 ,PR9CE ,AU]SP]G FEELS HIS 
 DIGNITY AT /AKE & ORD]S ! S]GEANT TO BE >RE/$4 ,COME1 Y\ MU/ 
 [N ?AT ?IS AFFAIR ( ! ,?ABOR ,BRIDGE IS DELI<TFUL6 ,IT IS NOT EXACTLY 
 /UPIDITY1 NOR RASCALITY44440 

 "9 ,BRIDGEHEAD4 

 "9 7#b7 ,?AT !IR FIRE GETS 9TO HIS EYES & HE =GETS ?AT 
 HE \<T TO BE FIR+ AT ! 5EMY4 

  

0,IT MAY BE TREA*]Y10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 VIVIDLY IMAG9+ ! GRAY 
 OV]COATS1 W\NDS1 ! SMOKE ( GUNP[D]1 ! S\NDS ( FIR+1 & ! 
 GLORY ?AT AWAIT$ HIM4 

0,NOT ?AT EI!R4 ,?AT PUTS ! C\RT 9 TOO BAD A LI<T10 REPLI$ 
 ,BILIB94 0,IT'S NOT TREA*]Y NOR RASCALITY NOR /UPIDITY3 IT IS JU/ AS AT 
 ,ULM444 IT IS4440--HE SEEM$ TO BE TRY+ TO F9D ! RI<T 
 EXPRESSION4 0,C'E/444 C'E/ DU ,MAC4 ,N\S SOMMES MACES 7,IT IS444 IT IS A 
 BIT ( ,MAC4 ,WE >E ,MACK$710 HE CONCLUD$1 FEEL+ ?AT HE HAD PRODUC$ A 
 GOOD EPIGRAM1 A FRE% ONE ?AT W\LD BE REPEAT$4 ,HIS HI!RTO PUCK]$ 
 BR[ BECAME SMOO? AS A SIGN ( PLEASURE1 & ) A SLI<T SMILE HE BEGAN 
 TO EXAM9E HIS NAILS4 

0,:]E >E Y\ (F TO80 HE SAID SUDD5LY TO ,PR9CE ,&REW :O HAD RIS5 
 & WAS GO+ T[>D HIS ROOM4 

0,I AM GO+ AWAY40 

0,:]E TO80 

0,TO ! >MY40 

0,BUT Y\ MEANT TO /AY ANO!R TWO DAYS80 

0,BUT N[ ,I AM (F AT ONCE40 

,& ,PR9CE ,&REW AFT] GIV+ DIRECTIONS AB\T HIS DEP>TURE W5T TO HIS 
 ROOM4 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 MON *]10 SAID ,BILIB9 FOLL[+ HIM1 0,I HAVE BE5 ?9K+ 
 AB\T Y\4 ,:Y >E Y\ GO+80 

,& 9 PRO( ( ! CONCLUSIV5ESS ( HIS OP9ION ALL ! WR9KLES 
 VANI%$ FROM HIS FACE4 

,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK$ 9QUIR+LY AT HIM & GAVE NO REPLY4 

0,:Y >E Y\ GO+8 ,I KN[ Y\ ?9K IT Y\R DUTY TO GALLOP BACK TO ! 
 >MY N[ ?AT IT IS 9 DANG]4 ,I UND]/& ?AT4 ,MON *]1 IT IS 
 H]OISM60 

0,NOT AT ALL10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,BUT AS Y\ >E A PHILOSOPH]1 BE A CONSI/5T ONE1 LOOK AT ! O!R SIDE 
 ( ! QUE/ION & Y\ WILL SEE ?AT Y\R DUTY1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 IS TO 
 TAKE C>E ( Y\RSELF4 ,LEAVE IT TO ?OSE :O >E NO LONG] FIT = 
 ANY?+ ELSE4444 ,Y\ HAVE NOT BE5 ORD]$ TO RETURN & HAVE NOT BE5 
 DISMISS$ FROM H]E2 !RE=E1 Y\ CAN /AY & GO ) US :]EV] \R 
 ILL LUCK TAKES US4 ,!Y SAY WE >E GO+ TO ,OLMUTZ1 & ,OLMUTZ IS A V]Y 
 DEC5T T[N4 ,Y\ & ,I WILL TRAVEL COM=TABLY 9 MY CALE*E40 

0,DO /OP JOK+1 ,BILIB910 CRI$ ,BOLKONSKI4 

0,I AM SPEAK+ S9C]ELY AS A FRI5D6 ,CONSID]6 ,:]E & :Y >E Y\ 
 GO+1 :5 Y\ MI<T REMA9 H]E8 ,Y\ >E FAC$ BY ONE ( TWO ?+S10 
 & ! SK9 OV] HIS LEFT TEMPLE PUCK]$1 0EI!R Y\ WILL NOT REA* 
 Y\R REGIM5T BE=E PEACE IS CONCLUD$1 OR Y\ WILL %>E DEFEAT & 
 DISGRACE ) ,KUTUZOV'S :OLE >MY40 

,& ,BILIB9 UNWR9KL$ HIS TEMPLE1 FEEL+ ?AT ! DILEMMA WAS 9SOLUBLE4 

0,I CANNOT >GUE AB\T IT10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW COLDLY1 BUT HE ?\<T3 
 0,I AM GO+ TO SAVE ! >MY40 

0,MY DE> FELL[1 Y\ >E A H]O60 SAID ,BILIB94 

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