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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,M\NT+ HIS HORSE AGA9 ,PR9CE ,&REW L+]$ ) ! BATT]Y1 LOOK+ 
 AT ! PUFF FROM ! GUN ?AT HAD S5T ! BALL4 ,HIS EYES RAN RAPIDLY OV] 
 ! WIDE SPACE1 BUT HE ONLY SAW ?AT ! HI!RTO MOTIONLESS MASSES ( ! 
 ,FR5* N[ SWAY$ & ?AT !RE REALLY WAS A BATT]Y TO !IR LEFT4 ,! 
 SMOKE ABOVE IT HAD NOT YET DISP]S$4 ,TWO M\NT$ ,FR5*M51 PROBABLY 
 ADJUTANTS1 W]E GALLOP+ UP ! HILL4 ,A SMALL BUT DI/9CTLY VISIBLE 
 5EMY COLUMN WAS MOV+ D[N ! HILL1 PROBABLY TO /R5G!N ! FRONT 
 L9E4 ,! SMOKE ( ! FIR/ %OT HAD NOT YET DISP]S$ BE=E ANO!R 
 PUFF APPE>$1 FOLL[$ BY A REPORT4 ,! BATTLE HAD BEGUN6 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 TURN$ HIS HORSE & GALLOP$ BACK TO ,GRUN? TO F9D ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION4 ,HE 
 HE>D ! CANNONADE BEH9D HIM GR[+ L\D] & MORE FREQU5T4 ,EVID5TLY 
 \R GUNS HAD BEGUN TO REPLY4 ,FROM ! BOTTOM ( ! SLOPE1 :]E ! 
 P>LEYS HAD TAK5 PLACE1 CAME ! REPORT ( MUSKETRY4 

,LEM>ROIS HAD JU/ >RIV$ AT A GALLOP ) ,BONAP>TE'S /]N LETT]1 & 
 ,MURAT1 HUMILIAT$ & ANXI\S TO EXPIATE HIS FAULT1 HAD AT ONCE MOV$ HIS 
 =CES TO ATTACK ! C5T] & \TFLANK BO? ! ,RUSSIAN W+S1 HOP+ 
 BE=E EV5+ & BE=E ! >RIVAL ( ! ,EMP]OR TO CRU% ! 
 CONTEMPTIBLE DETA*M5T ?AT /OOD BE=E HIM4 

0,IT HAS BEGUN4 ,H]E IT IS60 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 FEEL+ ! BLOOD RU% 
 TO HIS HE>T4 0,BUT :]E & H[ WILL MY ,T\LON PRES5T ITSELF80 

,PASS+ BETWE5 ! COMPANIES ?AT HAD BE5 EAT+ PORRIDGE & DR9K+ 
 VODKA A QU>T] ( AN H\R BE=E1 HE SAW EV]Y:]E ! SAME RAPID 
 MOVEM5T ( SOLDI]S =M+ RANKS & GETT+ !IR MUSKETS READY1 & ON 
 ALL !IR FACES HE RECOGNIZ$ ! SAME EAG]NESS ?AT FILL$ HIS HE>T4 
 0,IT HAS BEGUN6 ,H]E IT IS1 DREADFUL BUT 5JOYABLE60 WAS :AT ! FACE ( 
 EA* SOLDI] & EA* (FIC] SEEM$ TO SAY4 

,BE=E HE HAD REA*$ ! EMBANKM5TS ?AT W]E BE+ ?R[N UP1 HE SAW1 
 9 ! LI<T ( ! DULL AUTUMN EV5+1 M\NT$ M5 COM+ T[>D HIM4 
 ,! =EMO/1 WE>+ A ,COSSACK CLOAK & LAMBSK9 CAP & RID+ A :ITE 
 HORSE1 WAS ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION4 ,PR9CE ,&REW /OPP$1 WAIT+ = HIM TO 
 COME UP2 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION RE9$ 9 HIS HORSE & RECOGNIZ+ ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW NODD$ TO HIM4 ,HE /ILL LOOK$ AHEAD :ILE ,PR9CE ,&REW TOLD HIM 
 :AT HE HAD SE54 

,! FEEL+1 0,IT HAS BEGUN6 ,H]E IT IS60 WAS SE5 EV5 ON ,PR9CE 
 ,BAGRATION'S H>D BR[N FACE ) ITS HALF-CLOS$1 DULL1 SLEEPY EYES4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW GAZ$ ) ANXI\S CURIOSITY AT ?AT IMPASSIVE FACE & 
 WI%$ HE C\LD TELL :AT1 IF ANY?+1 ?IS MAN WAS ?9K+ & FEEL+ 
 AT ?AT MOM5T4 0,IS !RE ANY?+ AT ALL BEH9D ?AT IMPASSIVE FACE80 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW ASK$ HIMSELF AS HE LOOK$4 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION B5T HIS HEAD 
 9 SIGN ( AGREEM5T ) :AT ,PR9CE ,&REW TOLD HIM1 & SAID1 0,V]Y 
 GOOD60 9 A TONE ?AT SEEM$ TO IMPLY ?AT EV]Y?+ ?AT TOOK PLACE & 
 WAS REPORT$ TO HIM WAS EXACTLY :AT HE HAD =ESE54 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 \T 
 ( BREA? ) HIS RAPID RIDE1 SPOKE QUICKLY4 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION1 UTT]+ 
 HIS WORDS ) AN ,ORI5TAL ACC5T1 SPOKE P>TICUL>LY SL[LY1 AS IF TO 
 IMPRESS ! FACT ?AT !RE WAS NO NE$ TO HURRY4 ,H[EV]1 HE PUT HIS 
 HORSE TO A TROT 9 ! DIRECTION ( ,TU%9'S BATT]Y4 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 FOLL[$ ) ! SUITE4 ,BEH9D ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION RODE AN (FIC] ( ! 
 SUITE1 ! PR9CE'S P]SONAL ADJUTANT1 ,ZH]KOV1 AN ORD]LY (FIC]1 ! 
 /AFF (FIC] ON DUTY1 RID+ A F9E BOBTAIL$ HORSE1 & A CIVILIAN--AN 
 ACC\NTANT :O HAD ASK$ P]MISSION TO BE PRES5T AT ! BATTLE \T ( 
 CURIOSITY4 ,! ACC\NTANT1 A /\T1 FULL-FAC$ MAN1 LOOK$ >\ND HIM ) 
 A NAIVE SMILE ( SATISFACTION & PRES5T$ A /RANGE APPE>ANCE AMONG ! 
 HUSS>S1 ,COSSACKS1 & ADJUTANTS1 9 HIS CAMLET COAT1 AS HE JOLT$ ON HIS 
 HORSE ) A CONVOY (FIC]'S SADDLE4 

0,HE WANTS TO SEE A BATTLE10 SAID ,ZH]KOV TO ,BOLKONSKI1 PO9T+ TO ! 
 ACC\NTANT1 0BUT HE FEELS A PA9 9 ! PIT ( HIS /OMA* ALREADY40 

0,OH1 LEAVE (F60 SAID ! ACC\NTANT ) A BEAM+ BUT RA!R CUNN+ 
 SMILE1 AS IF FLATT]$ AT BE+ MADE ! SUBJECT ( ,ZH]KOV'S JOKE1 & 
 PURPOSELY TRY+ TO APPE> /UPID] ?AN HE REALLY WAS4 

0,IT IS V]Y /RANGE1 MON ,MONSIEUR ,PR9CE10 SAID ! /AFF (FIC]4 7,HE 
 REMEMB]$ ?AT 9 ,FR5* !RE IS SOME PECULI> WAY ( ADDRESS+ A 
 PR9CE1 BUT C\LD NOT GET IT QUITE RI<T47 

,BY ?IS TIME !Y W]E ALL APPROA*+ ,TU%9'S BATT]Y1 & A BALL /RUCK 
 ! GR\ND 9 FRONT ( !M4 

0,:AT'S ?AT ?AT HAS FALL580 ASK$ ! ACC\NTANT ) A NAIVE SMILE4 

0,A ,FR5* PANCAKE10 ANSW]$ ,ZH]KOV4 

0,SO ?AT'S :AT !Y HIT )80 ASK$ ! ACC\NTANT4 0,H[ AWFUL60 

,HE SEEM$ TO SWELL ) SATISFACTION4 ,HE HAD H>DLY F9I%$ SPEAK+ :5 
 !Y AGA9 HE>D AN UNEXPECT$LY VIOL5T :I/L+ :I* SUDD5LY 5D$ 
 ) A ?UD 9TO SOME?+ S(T444 F-F-FLOP6 & A ,COSSACK1 RID+ A 
 LITTLE TO !IR RI<T & BEH9D ! ACC\NTANT1 CRA%$ TO E>? ) HIS 
 HORSE4 ,ZH]KOV & ! /AFF (FIC] B5T OV] !IR SADDLES & TURN$ 
 !IR HORSES AWAY4 ,! ACC\NTANT /OPP$1 FAC+ ! ,COSSACK1 & 
 EXAM9$ HIM ) ATT5TIVE CURIOSITY4 ,! ,COSSACK WAS DEAD1 BUT ! HORSE 
 /ILL /RUGGL$4 

,PR9CE ,BAGRATION SCREW$ UP HIS EYES1 LOOK$ R\ND1 &1 SEE+ ! CAUSE 
 ( ! CONFUSION1 TURN$ AWAY ) 9DIFF]5CE1 AS IF TO SAY1 0,IS IT 
 WOR? :ILE NOTIC+ TRIFLES80 ,HE RE9$ 9 HIS HORSE ) ! C>E ( A 
 SKILLFUL RID] &1 SLI<TLY B5D+ OV]1 DIS5GAG$ HIS SAB] :I* HAD 
 CAU<T 9 HIS CLOAK4 ,IT WAS AN OLD-FA%ION$ SAB] ( A K9D NO LONG] 9 
 G5]AL USE4 ,PR9CE ,&REW REMEMB]$ ! /ORY ( ,SUVOROV GIV+ HIS 
 SAB] TO ,BAGRATION 9 ,ITALY1 & ! RECOLLECTION WAS P>TICUL>LY 
 PLEASANT AT ?AT MOM5T4 ,!Y HAD REA*$ ! BATT]Y AT :I* ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW HAD BE5 :5 HE EXAM9$ ! BATTLEFIELD4 

0,:OSE COMPANY80 ASK$ ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION ( AN >TILL]YMAN /&+ BY ! 
 AMMUNITION WAGON4 

,HE ASK$1 0,:OSE COMPANY80 BUT HE REALLY MEANT1 0,>E Y\ FRI<T5$ H]E80 
 & ! >TILL]YMAN UND]/OOD HIM4 

0,CAPTA9 ,TU%9'S1 Y\R EXCELL5CY60 %\T$ ! R$-HAIR$1 FRECKL$ 
 GUNN] 9 A M]RY VOICE1 /&+ TO ATT5TION4 

0,YES1 YES10 MUTT]$ ,BAGRATION AS IF CONSID]+ SOME?+1 & HE RODE 
 PA/ ! LIMB]S TO ! F>!/ CANNON4 

,AS HE APPROA*$1 A R++ %OT ISSU$ FROM IT DEAF5+ HIM & HIS 
 SUITE1 & 9 ! SMOKE ?AT SUDD5LY SURR\ND$ ! GUN !Y C\LD SEE 
 ! GUNN]S :O HAD SEIZ$ IT /RA9+ TO ROLL IT QUICKLY BACK TO ITS 
 =M] POSITION4 ,A HUGE1 BROAD-%\LD]$ GUNN]1 ,NUMB] ,ONE1 HOLD+ A 
 MOP1 HIS LEGS F> AP>T1 SPRANG TO ! :EEL2 :ILE ,NUMB] ,TWO ) A 
 TREMBL+ H& PLAC$ A *>GE 9 ! CANNON'S M\?4 ,! %ORT1 
 R\ND-%\LD]$ ,CAPTA9 ,TU%91 /UMBL+ OV] ! TAIL ( ! GUN 
 C>RIAGE1 MOV$ =W>D &1 NOT NOTIC+ ! G5]AL1 LOOK$ \T %AD+ 
 HIS EYES ) HIS SMALL H&4 

0,LIFT IT TWO L9ES MORE & IT WILL BE JU/ RI<T10 CRI$ HE 9 A FEEBLE 
 VOICE TO :I* HE TRI$ TO IMP>T A DA%+ NOTE1 ILL-SUIT$ TO HIS WEAK 
 FIGURE4 0,NUMB] ,TWO60 HE SQUEAK$4 0,FIRE1 ,M$V$EV60 

,BAGRATION CALL$ TO HIM1 & ,TU%91 RAIS+ ?REE F+]S TO HIS CAP ) 
 A BA%FUL & AWKW>D GE/URE NOT AT ALL LIKE A MILIT>Y SALUTE BUT LIKE A 
 PRIE/'S B5$ICTION1 APPROA*$ ! G5]AL4 ,?\< ,TU%9'S GUNS HAD 
 BE5 9T5D$ TO CANNONADE ! VALLEY1 HE WAS FIR+ 9C5DI>Y BALLS AT 
 ! VILLAGE ( ,S*ON ,GRAB]N VISIBLE JU/ OPPOSITE1 9 FRONT ( :I* 
 L>GE MASSES ( ,FR5* W]E ADVANC+4 

,NO ONE HAD GIV5 ,TU%9 ORD]S :]E & AT :AT TO FIRE1 BUT AFT] 
 CONSULT+ HIS S]GEANT MAJOR1 ,ZAKH>*5KO1 = :OM HE HAD GREAT 
 RESPECT1 HE HAD DECID$ ?AT IT W\LD BE A GOOD ?+ TO SET FIRE TO ! 
 VILLAGE4 0,V]Y GOOD60 SAID ,BAGRATION 9 REPLY TO ! (FIC]'S REPORT1 & 
 BEGAN DELIB]ATELY TO EXAM9E ! :OLE BATTLEFIELD EXT5D$ BE=E HIM4 
 ,! ,FR5* HAD ADVANC$ NE>E/ ON \R RI<T4 ,BEL[ ! HEI<T ON :I* 
 ! ,KIEV REGIM5T WAS /ATION$1 9 ! HOLL[ :]E ! RIVULET FL[$1 
 ! S\L-/IRR+ ROLL+ & CRACKL+ ( MUSKETRY WAS HE>D1 & MU* 
 F>!R TO ! RI<T BEYOND ! DRAGOONS1 ! (FIC] ( ! SUITE PO9T$ 
 \T TO ,BAGRATION A ,FR5* COLUMN ?AT WAS \TFLANK+ US4 ,TO ! LEFT ! 
 HORIZON B\ND$ BY ! ADJAC5T WOOD4 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION ORD]$ TWO 
 BATTALIONS FROM ! C5T] TO BE S5T TO RE9=CE ! RI<T FLANK4 ,! 
 (FIC] ( ! SUITE V5TUR$ TO REM>K TO ! PR9CE ?AT IF !SE 
 BATTALIONS W5T AWAY1 ! GUNS W\LD REMA9 )\T SUPPORT4 ,PR9CE 
 ,BAGRATION TURN$ TO ! (FIC] & ) HIS DULL EYES LOOK$ AT HIM 9 
 SIL5CE4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW ?AT ! (FIC]'S REM>K WAS JU/ & 
 ?AT REALLY NO ANSW] C\LD BE MADE TO IT4 ,BUT AT ?AT MOM5T AN ADJUTANT 
 GALLOP$ UP ) A MESSAGE FROM ! COMM&] ( ! REGIM5T 9 ! 
 HOLL[ & NEWS ?AT IMM5SE MASSES ( ! ,FR5* W]E COM+ D[N UPON 
 !M & ?AT HIS REGIM5T WAS 9 DISORD] & WAS RETREAT+ UPON ! 
 ,KIEV GR5ADI]S4 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION B[$ HIS HEAD 9 SIGN ( ASS5T & 
 APPROVAL4 ,HE RODE (F AT A WALK TO ! RI<T & S5T AN ADJUTANT TO ! 
 DRAGOONS ) ORD]S TO ATTACK ! ,FR5*4 ,BUT ?IS ADJUTANT RETURN$ HALF 
 AN H\R LAT] ) ! NEWS ?AT ! COMM&] ( ! DRAGOONS HAD ALREADY 
 RETREAT$ BEYOND ! DIP 9 ! GR\ND1 AS A HEAVY FIRE HAD BE5 OP5$ ON 
 HIM & HE WAS LOS+ M5 USELESSLY1 & SO HAD HA/5$ TO ?R[ SOME 
 %>P%OOT]S 9TO ! WOOD4 

0,V]Y GOOD60 SAID ,BAGRATION4 

,AS HE WAS LEAV+ ! BATT]Y1 FIR+ WAS HE>D ON ! LEFT ALSO1 & AS 
 IT WAS TOO F> TO ! LEFT FLANK = HIM TO HAVE TIME TO GO !RE HIMSELF1 
 ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION S5T ,ZH]KOV TO TELL ! G5]AL 9 COMM& 7! ONE :O 
 HAD P>AD$ HIS REGIM5T BE=E ,KUTUZOV AT ,BRAUNAU7 ?AT HE MU/ RETREAT 
 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BEH9D ! HOLL[ 9 ! RE>1 AS ! RI<T FLANK 
 W\LD PROBABLY NOT BE ABLE TO )/& ! 5EMY'S ATTACK V]Y LONG4 
 ,AB\T ,TU%9 & ! BATTALION ?AT HAD BE5 9 SUPPORT ( HIS BATT]Y ALL 
 WAS =GOTT54 ,PR9CE ,&REW LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO ,BAGRATION'S 
 COLLOQUIES ) ! COMM&+ (FIC]S & ! ORD]S HE GAVE !M &1 
 TO HIS SURPRISE1 F\ND ?AT NO ORD]S W]E REALLY GIV51 BUT ?AT ,PR9CE 
 ,BAGRATION TRI$ TO MAKE IT APPE> ?AT EV]Y?+ DONE BY NECESSITY1 BY 
 ACCID5T1 OR BY ! WILL ( SUBORD9ATE COMM&]S WAS DONE1 IF NOT BY HIS 
 DIRECT COMM&1 AT LEA/ 9 ACCORD ) HIS 9T5TIONS4 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 NOTIC$1 H[EV]1 ?AT ?\< :AT HAPP5$ WAS DUE TO *ANCE & WAS 
 9DEP5D5T ( ! COMM&]'S WILL1 [+ TO ! TACT ,BAGRATION %[$1 
 HIS PRES5CE WAS V]Y VALUABLE4 ,(FIC]S :O APPROA*$ HIM ) DI/URB$ 
 C\NT5ANCES BECAME CALM2 SOLDI]S & (FIC]S GREET$ HIM GAILY1 GREW 
 MORE *E]FUL 9 HIS PRES5CE1 & W]E EVID5TLY ANXI\S TO DISPLAY !IR 
 C\RAGE BE=E HIM4 

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