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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,RO/OV HAD COME TO ,TILSIT ! DAY LEA/ SUITABLE = A PETITION ON 
 ,D5ISOV'S BEHALF4 ,HE C\LD NOT HIMSELF GO TO ! G5]AL 9 ATT5DANCE AS 
 HE WAS 9 MUFTI & HAD COME TO ,TILSIT )\T P]MISSION TO DO SO1 & 
 ,BORIS1 EV5 HAD HE WI%$ TO1 C\LD NOT HAVE DONE SO ON ! FOLL[+ DAY4 
 ,ON ?AT DAY1 ,JUNE #b#g1 ! PRELIM9>IES ( PEACE W]E SIGN$4 ,! ,EMP]ORS 
 EX*ANG$ DECORATIONS3 ,ALEX&] RECEIV$ ! ,CROSS ( ! ,LEGION ( ,HONOR 
 & ,NAPOLEON ! ,ORD] ( ,/4 ,&REW ( ! ,FIR/ ,DEGREE1 & A D9N] HAD 
 BE5 >RANG$ = ! EV5+1 GIV5 BY A BATTALION ( ! ,FR5* ,GU>DS 
 TO ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK BATTALION4 ,! ,EMP]ORS W]E TO BE PRES5T AT ?AT 
 BANQUET4 

,RO/OV FELT SO ILL AT EASE & UNCOM=TABLE ) ,BORIS ?AT1 :5 ! 
 LATT] LOOK$ 9 AFT] SUPP]1 HE PRET5D$ TO BE ASLEEP1 & E>LY NEXT 
 MORN+ W5T AWAY1 AVOID+ ,BORIS4 ,9 HIS CIVILIAN CLO!S & A R\ND 
 HAT1 HE W&]$ AB\T ! T[N1 />+ AT ! ,FR5* & !IR UNI=MS 
 & AT ! /REETS & H\SES :]E ! ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5* ,EMP]ORS W]E 
 /AY+4 ,9 A SQU>E HE SAW TABLES BE+ SET UP & PREP>ATIONS MADE = 
 ! D9N]2 HE SAW ! ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5* COLORS DRAP$ FROM SIDE TO SIDE 
 ( ! /REETS1 ) HUGE MONOGRAMS ,A & ,N4 ,9 ! W9D[S ( ! 
 H\SES ALSO FLAGS & BUNT+ W]E DISPLAY$4 

0,BORIS DOESN'T WANT TO HELP ME & ,I DON'T WANT TO ASK HIM4 ,?AT'S 
 SETTL$10 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS4 0,ALL IS OV] BETWE5 US1 BUT ,I WON'T LEAVE 
 H]E )\T HAV+ DONE ALL ,I CAN = ,D5ISOV & C]TA9LY NOT )\T 
 GETT+ HIS LETT] TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,! ,EMP]OR6444 ,HE IS H]E60 ?\<T 
 ,RO/OV1 :O HAD UNCONSCI\SLY RETURN$ TO ! H\SE :]E ,ALEX&] 
 LODG$4 

,SADDL$ HORSES W]E /&+ BE=E ! H\SE & ! SUITE W]E 
 ASSEMBL+1 EVID5TLY PREP>+ = ! ,EMP]OR TO COME \T4 

0,I MAY SEE HIM AT ANY MOM5T10 ?\<T ,RO/OV4 0,IF ONLY ,I W]E TO H& ! 
 LETT] DIRECT TO HIM & TELL HIM ALL444 C\LD !Y REALLY >RE/ ME = 
 MY CIVILIAN CLO!S8 ,SURELY NOT6 ,HE W\LD UND]/& ON :OSE SIDE JU/ICE 
 LIES4 ,HE UND]/&S EV]Y?+1 KN[S EV]Y?+4 ,:O CAN BE MORE JU/1 
 MORE MAGNANIM\S ?AN HE8 ,& EV5 IF !Y DID >RE/ ME = BE+ H]E1 
 :AT W\LD IT MATT]80 ?\<T HE1 LOOK+ AT AN (FIC] :O WAS 5T]+ 
 ! H\SE ! ,EMP]OR OCCUPI$4 0,AFT] ALL1 PEOPLE DO GO 94444 ,IT'S ALL 
 NONS5SE6 ,I'LL GO 9 & H& ! LETT] TO ! ,EMP]OR MYSELF SO MU* ! 
 WORSE = ,DRUBETSKOY :O DRIVES ME TO IT60 ,& SUDD5LY ) A 
 DET]M9ATION HE HIMSELF DID NOT EXPECT1 ,RO/OV FELT = ! LETT] 9 HIS 
 POCKET & W5T /RAI<T TO ! H\SE4 

0,NO1 ,I WON'T MISS MY OPPORTUNITY N[1 AS ,I DID AFT] ,AU/]LITZ10 HE 
 ?\<T1 EXPECT+ EV]Y MOM5T TO MEET ! MON>*1 & CONSCI\S ( ! 
 BLOOD ?AT RU%$ TO HIS HE>T AT ! ?\<T4 0,I WILL FALL AT HIS FEET 
 & BESEE* HIM4 ,HE WILL LIFT ME UP1 WILL LI/51 & WILL EV5 ?ANK ME4 
 ',I AM HAPPY :5 ,I CAN DO GOOD1 BUT TO REM$Y 9JU/ICE IS ! GREATE/ 
 HAPP9ESS1'0 ,RO/OV FANCI$ ! SOV]EIGN SAY+4 ,& PASS+ PEOPLE :O 
 LOOK$ AFT] HIM ) CURIOSITY1 HE 5T]$ ! POR* ( ! ,EMP]OR'S 
 H\SE4 

,A BROAD /AIRCASE L$ /RAI<T UP FROM ! 5TRY1 & TO ! RI<T HE SAW 
 A CLOS$ DOOR4 ,BEL[1 UND] ! /AIRCASE1 WAS A DOOR LEAD+ TO ! L[] 
 FLOOR4 

0,:OM DO Y\ WANT80 SOMEONE 9QUIR$4 

0,TO H& 9 A LETT]1 A PETITION1 TO ,HIS ,MAJE/Y10 SAID ,NI*OLAS1 ) A 
 TREMOR 9 HIS VOICE4 

0,A PETITION8 ,?IS WAY1 TO ! (FIC] ON DUTY0 7HE WAS %[N ! DOOR 
 LEAD+ D[N/AIRS71 0ONLY IT WON'T BE ACCEPT$40 

,ON HE>+ ?IS 9DIFF]5T VOICE1 ,RO/OV GREW FRI<T5$ AT :AT HE WAS 
 DO+2 ! ?\<T ( MEET+ ! ,EMP]OR AT ANY MOM5T WAS SO FASC9AT+ 
 & CONSEQU5TLY SO AL>M+ ?AT HE WAS READY TO RUN AWAY1 BUT ! 
 (FICIAL :O HAD QUE/ION$ HIM OP5$ ! DOOR1 & ,RO/OV 5T]$4 

,A %ORT /\T MAN ( AB\T ?IRTY1 9 :ITE BREE*ES & HI< BOOTS & A 
 BATI/E %IRT ?AT HE HAD EVID5TLY ONLY JU/ PUT ON1 /&+ 9 ?AT 
 ROOM1 & HIS VALET WAS BUTTON+ ON TO ! BACK ( HIS BREE*ES A NEW 
 PAIR ( H&SOME SILK-EMBROID]$ BRACES ?AT1 = SOME REASON1 ATTRACT$ 
 ,RO/OV'S ATT5TION4 ,?IS MAN WAS SPEAK+ TO SOMEONE 9 ! ADJO9+ 
 ROOM4 

0,A GOOD FIGURE & 9 H] FIR/ BLOOM10 HE WAS SAY+1 BUT ON SEE+ 
 ,RO/OV1 HE /OPP$ %ORT & FR[N$4 

0,:AT IS IT8 ,A PETITION80 

0,:AT IS IT80 ASK$ ! P]SON 9 ! O!R ROOM4 

0,ANO!R PETITION]10 ANSW]$ ! MAN ) ! BRACES4 

0,TELL HIM TO COME LAT]4 ,HE'LL BE COM+ \T DIRECTLY1 WE MU/ GO40 

0,LAT]444 LAT]6 ,TOMORR[4 ,IT'S TOO LATE4440 

,RO/OV TURN$ & WAS AB\T TO GO1 BUT ! MAN 9 ! BRACES /OPP$ HIM4 

0,:OM HAVE Y\ COME FROM8 ,:O >E Y\80 

0,I COME FROM ,MAJOR ,D5ISOV10 ANSW]$ ,RO/OV4 

0,>E Y\ AN (FIC]80 

0,LIEUT5ANT ,C\NT ,RO/OV40 

0,:AT AUDACITY6 ,H& IT 9 ?R\< Y\R COMM&]4 ,& GO ALONG ) 
 Y\444 GO10 & HE CONT9U$ TO PUT ON ! UNI=M ! VALET H&$ HIM4 

,RO/OV W5T BACK 9TO ! HALL & NOTIC$ ?AT 9 ! POR* !RE W]E 
 MANY (FIC]S & G5]ALS 9 FULL P>ADE UNI=M1 :OM HE HAD TO PASS4 

,CURS+ HIS TEM]ITY1 HIS HE>T S9K+ AT ! ?\<T ( F9D+ HIMSELF 
 AT ANY MOM5T FACE TO FACE ) ! ,EMP]OR & BE+ PUT TO %AME & 
 >RE/$ 9 HIS PRES5CE1 FULLY ALIVE N[ TO ! IMPROPRIETY ( HIS 
 CONDUCT & REP5T+ ( IT1 ,RO/OV1 ) D[NCA/ EYES1 WAS MAK+ HIS 
 WAY \T ( ! H\SE ?R\< ! BRILLIANT SUITE :5 A FAMILI> VOICE 
 CALL$ HIM & A H& DETA9$ HIM4 

0,:AT >E Y\ DO+ H]E1 SIR1 9 CIVILIAN DRESS80 ASK$ A DEEP VOICE4 

,IT WAS A CAVALRY G5]AL :O HAD OBTA9$ ! ,EMP]OR'S SPECIAL FAVOR 
 DUR+ ?IS CAMPAIGN1 & :O HAD =M]LY COMM&$ ! DIVISION 9 :I* 
 ,RO/OV WAS S]V+4 

,RO/OV1 9 DISMAY1 BEGAN JU/IFY+ HIMSELF1 BUT SEE+ ! K9DLY1 
 JOCUL> FACE ( ! G5]AL1 HE TOOK HIM ASIDE & 9 AN EXCIT$ VOICE 
 TOLD HIM ! :OLE AFFAIR1 ASK+ HIM TO 9T]C$E = ,D5ISOV1 :OM ! 
 G5]AL KNEW4 ,HAV+ HE>D ,RO/OV TO ! 5D1 ! G5]AL %OOK HIS HEAD 
 GRAVELY4 

0,I'M SORRY1 SORRY = ?AT F9E FELL[4 ,GIVE ME ! LETT]40 

,H>DLY HAD ,RO/OV H&$ HIM ! LETT] & F9I%$ EXPLA9+ ,D5ISOV'S 
 CASE1 :5 HA/Y /EPS & ! J+L+ ( SPURS W]E HE>D ON ! /AIRS1 
 & ! G5]AL1 LEAV+ HIM1 W5T TO ! POR*4 ,! G5TLEM5 ( ! 
 ,EMP]OR'S SUITE RAN D[N ! /AIRS & W5T TO !IR HORSES4 ,HAYNE1 ! 
 SAME GROOM :O HAD BE5 AT ,AU/]LITZ1 L$ UP ! ,EMP]OR'S HORSE1 & ! 
 FA9T CREAK ( A FOOT/EP ,RO/OV KNEW AT ONCE WAS HE>D ON ! /AIRS4 
 ,=GETT+ ! DANG] ( BE+ RECOGNIZ$1 ,RO/OV W5T CLOSE TO ! POR*1 
 TOGE!R ) SOME 9QUISITIVE CIVILIANS1 & AGA91 AFT] TWO YE>S1 SAW 
 ?OSE FEATURES HE ADOR$3 ?AT SAME FACE & SAME LOOK & /EP1 & ! 
 SAME UNION ( MAJE/Y & MILDNESS4444 ,& ! FEEL+ ( 5?USIASM & 
 LOVE = HIS SOV]EIGN ROSE AGA9 9 ,RO/OV'S S\L 9 ALL ITS OLD =CE4 
 ,9 ! UNI=M ( ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK REGIM5T--:ITE *AMOIS-LEA!R 
 BREE*ES & HI< BOOTS--& WE>+ A /> ,RO/OV DID NOT KN[ 7IT 
 WAS ?AT ( ! ,LEGION D'HONNEUR71 ! MON>* CAME \T 9TO ! POR*1 
 PUTT+ ON HIS GLOVES & C>RY+ HIS HAT UND] HIS >M4 ,HE /OPP$ & 
 LOOK$ AB\T HIM1 BRI<T5+ EV]Y?+ >\ND BY HIS GLANCE4 ,HE SPOKE A 
 FEW WORDS TO SOME ( ! G5]ALS1 &1 RECOGNIZ+ ! =M] COMM&] 
 ( ,RO/OV'S DIVISION1 SMIL$ & BECKON$ TO HIM4 

,ALL ! SUITE DREW BACK & ,RO/OV SAW ! G5]AL TALK+ = SOME TIME 
 TO ! ,EMP]OR4 

,! ,EMP]OR SAID A FEW WORDS TO HIM & TOOK A /EP T[>D HIS HORSE4 
 ,AGA9 ! CR[D ( MEMB]S ( ! SUITE & /REET GAZ]S 7AMONG :OM WAS 
 ,RO/OV7 MOV$ NE>] TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,/OPP+ BESIDE HIS HORSE1 ) HIS 
 H& ON ! SADDLE1 ! ,EMP]OR TURN$ TO ! CAVALRY G5]AL & SAID 9 
 A L\D VOICE1 EVID5TLY WI%+ TO BE HE>D BY ALL3 

0,I CANNOT DO IT1 ,G5]AL4 ,I CANNOT1 BECAUSE ! LAW IS /RONG] ?AN ,I10 
 & HE RAIS$ HIS FOOT TO ! /IRRUP4 

,! G5]AL B[$ HIS HEAD RESPECTFULLY1 & ! MON>* M\NT$ & RODE 
 D[N ! /REET AT A GALLOP4 ,BESIDE HIMSELF ) 5?USIASM1 ,RO/OV RAN 
 AFT] HIM ) ! CR[D4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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