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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! NEXT DAY ! ,EMP]OR /OPP$ AT ,WIS*AU1 & ,VILLI]1 HIS PHYSICIAN1 
 WAS REPEAT$LY SUMMON$ TO SEE HIM4 ,AT HEADQU>T]S & AMONG ! TROOPS 
 NE> BY ! NEWS SPREAD ?AT ! ,EMP]OR WAS UNWELL4 ,HE ATE NO?+ & 
 HAD SLEPT BADLY ?AT NI<T1 ?OSE >\ND HIM REPORT$4 ,! CAUSE ( ?IS 
 9DISPOSITION WAS ! /RONG IMPRESSION MADE ON HIS S5SITIVE M9D BY ! 
 SI<T ( ! KILL$ & W\ND$4 

,AT DAYBREAK ON ! SEV5TE5?1 A ,FR5* (FIC] :O HAD COME ) A FLAG 
 ( TRUCE1 DEM&+ AN AUDI5CE ) ! ,RUSSIAN ,EMP]OR1 WAS BR\<T 9TO 
 ,WIS*AU FROM \R \TPO/S4 ,?IS (FIC] WAS ,SAV>Y4 ,! ,EMP]OR HAD ONLY 
 JU/ FALL5 ASLEEP & SO ,SAV>Y HAD TO WAIT4 ,AT MIDDAY HE WAS ADMITT$ TO 
 ! ,EMP]OR1 & AN H\R LAT] HE RODE (F ) ,PR9CE ,DOLGORUKOV TO ! 
 ADVANC$ PO/ ( ! ,FR5* >MY4 

,IT WAS RUMOR$ ?AT ,SAV>Y HAD BE5 S5T TO PROPOSE TO ,ALEX&] A MEET+ 
 ) ,NAPOLEON4 ,TO ! JOY & PRIDE ( ! :OLE >MY1 A P]SONAL 
 9T]VIEW WAS REFUS$1 & 9/EAD ( ! ,SOV]EIGN1 ,PR9CE ,DOLGORUKOV1 
 ! VICTOR AT ,WIS*AU1 WAS S5T ) ,SAV>Y TO NEGOTIATE ) ,NAPOLEON IF1 
 CONTR>Y TO EXPECTATIONS1 !SE NEGOTIATIONS W]E ACTUAT$ BY A REAL 
 DESIRE = PEACE4 

,T[>D EV5+ ,DOLGORUKOV CAME BACK1 W5T /RAI<T TO ! ,CZ>1 & 
 REMA9$ ALONE ) HIM = A LONG TIME4 

,ON ! EI<TE5? & N9ETE5? ( ,NOVEMB]1 ! >MY ADVANC$ TWO DAYS' 
 M>* & ! 5EMY'S \TPO/S AFT] A BRIEF 9T]*ANGE ( %OTS 
 RETREAT$4 ,9 ! HI<E/ >MY CIRCLES FROM MIDDAY ON ! N9ETE5?1 A 
 GREAT1 EXCIT$LY BU/L+ ACTIVITY BEGAN :I* LA/$ TILL ! MORN+ ( 
 ! TW5TIE?1 :5 ! MEMORABLE BATTLE ( ,AU/]LITZ WAS F\<T4 

,TILL MIDDAY ON ! N9ETE5?1 ! ACTIVITY--! EAG] TALK1 RUNN+ 
 TO & FRO1 & DISPAT*+ ( ADJUTANTS--WAS CONF9$ TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR'S HEADQU>T]S4 ,BUT ON ! AFT]NOON ( ?AT DAY1 ?IS ACTIVITY 
 REA*$ ,KUTUZOV'S HEADQU>T]S & ! /AFFS ( ! COMM&]S ( 
 COLUMNS4 ,BY EV5+1 ! ADJUTANTS HAD SPREAD IT TO ALL 5DS & P>TS ( 
 ! >MY1 & 9 ! NI<T FROM ! N9ETE5? TO ! TW5TIE?1 ! :OLE 
 EI<TY ?\S& ALLI$ TROOPS ROSE FROM !IR BIV\ACS TO ! HUM ( 
 VOICES1 & ! >MY SWAY$ & />T$ 9 ONE 5ORM\S MASS SIX MILES 
 LONG4 

,! CONC5TRAT$ ACTIVITY :I* HAD BEGUN AT ! ,EMP]OR'S HEADQU>T]S 9 
 ! MORN+ & HAD />T$ ! :OLE MOVEM5T ?AT FOLL[$ WAS LIKE ! 
 FIR/ MOVEM5T ( ! MA9 :EEL ( A L>GE T[] CLOCK4 ,ONE :EEL SL[LY 
 MOV$1 ANO!R WAS SET 9 MOTION1 & A ?IRD1 & :EELS BEGAN TO REVOLVE 
 FA/] & FA/]1 LEV]S & COG:EELS TO WORK1 *IMES TO PLAY1 FIGURES 
 TO POP \T1 & ! H&S TO ADVANCE ) REGUL> MOTION AS A RESULT ( 
 ALL ?AT ACTIVITY4 

,JU/ AS 9 ! ME*ANISM ( A CLOCK1 SO 9 ! ME*ANISM ( ! MILIT>Y 
 MA*9E1 AN IMPULSE ONCE GIV5 LEADS TO ! F9AL RESULT2 & JU/ AS 
 9DIFF]5TLY QUIESC5T TILL ! MOM5T :5 MOTION IS TRANSMITT$ TO !M 
 >E ! P>TS ( ! ME*ANISM :I* ! IMPULSE HAS NOT YET REA*$4 
 ,:EELS CREAK ON !IR AXLES AS ! COGS 5GAGE ONE ANO!R & ! 
 REVOLV+ PULLEYS :IR ) ! RAPIDITY ( !IR MOVEM5T1 BUT A 
 NEI<BOR+ :EEL IS AS QUIET & MOTIONLESS AS ?\< IT W]E PREP>$ TO 
 REMA9 SO = A HUNDR$ YE>S2 BUT ! MOM5T COMES :5 ! LEV] CAT*ES 
 IT & OBEY+ ! IMPULSE ?AT :EEL BEG9S TO CREAK & JO9S 9 ! 
 COMMON MOTION ! RESULT & AIM ( :I* >E BEYOND ITS K54 

,JU/ AS 9 A CLOCK1 ! RESULT ( ! COMPLICAT$ MOTION ( 9NUM]ABLE 
 :EELS & PULLEYS IS M]ELY A SL[ & REGUL> MOVEM5T ( ! H&S 
 :I* %[ ! TIME1 SO ! RESULT ( ALL ! COMPLICAT$ HUMAN ACTIVITIES 
 ( #a#f1 ,RUSSIANS & ,FR5*--ALL !IR PASSIONS1 DESIRES1 REMORSE1 
 HUMILIATIONS1 SUFF]+S1 \TBUR/S ( PRIDE1 FE>1 & 5?USIASM--WAS 
 ONLY ! LOSS ( ! BATTLE ( ,AU/]LITZ1 ! SO-CALL$ BATTLE ( ! 
 ?REE ,EMP]ORS--?AT IS TO SAY1 A SL[ MOVEM5T ( ! H& ON ! 
 DIAL ( HUMAN HI/ORY4 

,PR9CE ,&REW WAS ON DUTY ?AT DAY & 9 CON/ANT ATT5DANCE ON ! 
 COMM&] 9 *IEF4 

,AT SIX 9 ! EV5+1 ,KUTUZOV W5T TO ! ,EMP]OR'S HEADQU>T]S & 
 AFT] /AY+ BUT A %ORT TIME ) ! ,CZ> W5T TO SEE ! GR& M>%AL 
 ( ! C\RT1 ,C\NT ,TOL/OY4 

,BOLKONSKI TOOK ! OPPORTUNITY TO GO 9 TO GET SOME DETAILS ( ! COM+ 
 ACTION FROM ,DOLGORUKOV4 ,HE FELT ?AT ,KUTUZOV WAS UPSET & DISSATISFI$ 
 AB\T SOME?+ & ?AT AT HEADQU>T]S !Y W]E DISSATISFI$ ) HIM1 
 & ALSO ?AT AT ! ,EMP]OR'S HEADQU>T]S EV]YONE ADOPT$ T[>D HIM 
 ! TONE ( M5 :O KN[ SOME?+ O!RS DO NOT KN[3 HE !RE=E WI%$ 
 TO SPEAK TO ,DOLGORUKOV4 

0,WELL1 H[ D'Y\ DO1 MY DE> FELL[80 SAID ,DOLGORUKOV1 :O WAS SITT+ AT 
 TEA ) ,BILIB94 0,! FETE IS = TOMORR[4 ,H[ IS Y\R OLD FELL[8 ,\T 
 ( SORTS80 

0,I WON'T SAY HE IS \T ( SORTS1 BUT ,I FANCY HE W\LD LIKE TO BE HE>D40 

0,BUT !Y HE>D HIM AT ! C\NCIL ( W> & WILL HE> HIM :5 HE TALKS 
 S5SE1 BUT TO TEMPORIZE & WAIT = SOME?+ N[ :5 ,BONAP>TE FE>S 
 NO?+ SO MU* AS A G5]AL BATTLE IS IMPOSSIBLE40 

0,YES1 Y\ HAVE SE5 HIM80 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,WELL1 :AT IS ,BONAP>TE 
 LIKE8 ,H[ DID HE IMPRESS Y\80 

0,YES1 ,I SAW HIM1 & AM CONV9C$ ?AT HE FE>S NO?+ SO MU* AS A 
 G5]AL 5GAGEM5T10 REPEAT$ ,DOLGORUKOV1 EVID5TLY PRIZ+ ?IS G5]AL 
 CONCLUSION :I* HE HAD >RIV$ AT FROM HIS 9T]VIEW ) ,NAPOLEON4 0,IF 
 HE W]5'T AFRAID ( A BATTLE :Y DID HE ASK = ?AT 9T]VIEW8 ,:Y 
 NEGOTIATE1 & ABOVE ALL :Y RETREAT1 :5 TO RETREAT IS SO CONTR>Y TO 
 HIS ME?OD ( CONDUCT+ W>8 ,BELIEVE ME1 HE IS AFRAID1 AFRAID ( A 
 G5]AL BATTLE4 ,HIS H\R HAS COME6 ,M>K MY WORDS60 

0,BUT TELL ME1 :AT IS HE LIKE1 EH80 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW AGA94 

0,HE IS A MAN 9 A GRAY OV]COAT1 V]Y ANXI\S ?AT ,I %\LD CALL HIM ',Y\R 
 ,MAJE/Y1' BUT :O1 TO HIS *AGR91 GOT NO TITLE FROM ME6 ,?AT'S ! SORT 
 ( MAN HE IS1 & NO?+ MORE10 REPLI$ ,DOLGORUKOV1 LOOK+ R\ND AT 
 ,BILIB9 ) A SMILE4 

0,DESPITE MY GREAT RESPECT = OLD ,KUTUZOV10 HE CONT9U$1 0WE %\LD BE A 
 NICE SET ( FELL[S IF WE W]E TO WAIT AB\T & SO GIVE HIM A *ANCE TO 
 ESCAPE1 OR TO TRICK US1 N[ ?AT WE C]TA9LY HAVE HIM 9 \R H&S6 ,NO1 
 WE MU/N'T =GET ,SUVOROV & HIS RULE--NOT TO PUT Y\RSELF 9 A 
 POSITION TO BE ATTACK$1 BUT Y\RSELF TO ATTACK4 ,BELIEVE ME 9 W> ! 
 5]GY ( Y\NG M5 (T5 %[S ! WAY BETT] ?AN ALL ! EXP]I5CE ( 
 OLD ,CUNCTATORS40 

0,BUT 9 :AT POSITION >E WE GO+ TO ATTACK HIM8 ,I HAVE BE5 AT ! 
 \TPO/S TODAY & IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY :]E HIS *IEF =CES >E 
 SITUAT$10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,HE WI%$ TO EXPLA9 TO ,DOLGORUKOV A PLAN ( ATTACK HE HAD HIMSELF =M$4 

0,OH1 ?AT IS ALL ! SAME10 ,DOLGORUKOV SAID QUICKLY1 & GETT+ UP HE 
 SPREAD A MAP ON ! TABLE4 0,ALL EV5TUALITIES HAVE BE5 =ESE54 ,IF HE IS 
 /&+ BE=E ,BRUNN4440 

,& ,PR9CE ,DOLGORUKOV RAPIDLY BUT 9DI/9CTLY EXPLA9$ ,WEYRO!R'S PLAN 
 ( A FLANK+ MOVEM5T4 

,PR9CE ,&REW BEGAN TO REPLY & TO /ATE HIS [N PLAN1 :I* MI<T HAVE 
 BE5 AS GOOD AS ,WEYRO!R'S1 BUT = ! DISADVANTAGE ?AT ,WEYRO!R'S HAD 
 ALREADY BE5 APPROV$4 ,AS SOON AS ,PR9CE ,&REW BEGAN TO DEMON/RATE ! 
 DEFECTS ( ! LATT] & ! M]ITS ( HIS [N PLAN1 ,PR9CE ,DOLGORUKOV 
 CEAS$ TO LI/5 TO HIM & GAZ$ ABS5T-M9D$LY NOT AT ! MAP1 BUT AT 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S FACE4 

0,!RE WILL BE A C\NCIL ( W> AT ,KUTUZOV'S TONI<T1 ?\<2 Y\ CAN SAY 
 ALL ?IS !RE10 REM>K$ ,DOLGORUKOV4 

0,I WILL DO SO10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 MOV+ AWAY FROM ! MAP4 

0,:ATEV] >E Y\ BO!R+ AB\T1 G5TLEM580 SAID ,BILIB91 :O1 TILL 
 !N1 HAD LI/5$ ) AN AMUS$ SMILE TO !IR CONV]SATION & N[ WAS 
 EVID5TLY READY ) A JOKE4 0,:E!R TOMORR[ BR+S VICTORY OR DEFEAT1 
 ! GLORY ( \R ,RUSSIAN >MS IS SECURE4 ,EXCEPT Y\R ,KUTUZOV1 !RE IS NOT 
 A S+LE ,RUSSIAN 9 COMM& ( A COLUMN6 ,! COMM&]S >E3 ,H]R ,G5]AL 
 ,WIMPF51 LE ,COMTE DE ,LANG]ON1 LE ,PR9CE DE ,LI*T5/E91 LE ,PR9CE1 DE 
 ,HOH5LOHE1 & F9ALLY ,PRI%PRI%1 & SO ON LIKE ALL ?OSE ,POLI% NAMES40 

0,BE QUIET1 BACKBIT]60 SAID ,DOLGORUKOV4 0,IT IS NOT TRUE2 !RE >E N[ TWO 
 ,RUSSIANS1 ,MILORADOVI*1 & ,DOKHTUROV1 & !RE W\LD BE A ?IRD1 ,C\NT 
 ,>AK*EEV1 IF HIS N]VES W]E NOT TOO WEAK40 

0,H[EV]1 ,I ?9K ,G5]AL ,KUTUZOV HAS COME \T10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,I 
 WI% Y\ GOOD LUCK & SUCCESS1 G5TLEM560 HE ADD$ & W5T \T AFT] 
 %AK+ H&S ) ,DOLGORUKOV & ,BILIB94 

,ON ! WAY HOME1 ,PR9CE ,&REW C\LD NOT REFRA9 FROM ASK+ ,KUTUZOV1 :O 
 WAS SITT+ SIL5TLY BESIDE HIM1 :AT HE ?\<T ( TOMORR['S BATTLE4 

,KUTUZOV LOOK$ /]NLY AT HIS ADJUTANT &1 AFT] A PAUSE1 REPLI$3 0,I 
 ?9K ! BATTLE WILL BE LO/1 & SO ,I TOLD ,C\NT ,TOL/OY & ASK$ HIM 
 TO TELL ! ,EMP]OR4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K HE REPLI$8 ',BUT1 MY DE> G5]AL1 
 ,I AM 5GAG$ ) RICE & CUTLETS1 LOOK AFT] MILIT>Y MATT]S Y\RSELF6' 
 ,YES444 ,?AT WAS ! ANSW] ,I GOT60 

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