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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,DAV\T WAS TO ,NAPOLEON :AT ,>AK*EEV WAS TO ,ALEX&]--?\< NOT A 
 C[>D LIKE ,>AK*EEV1 HE WAS AS PRECISE1 AS CRUEL1 & AS UNABLE TO 
 EXPRESS HIS DEVOTION TO HIS MON>* EXCEPT BY CRUELTY4 

,9 ! ORGANISM ( /ATES SU* M5 >E NECESS>Y1 AS WOLVES >E NECESS>Y 
 9 ! ORGANISM ( NATURE1 & !Y ALWAYS EXI/1 ALWAYS APPE> & HOLD 
 !IR [N1 H[EV] 9CONGRU\S !IR PRES5CE & !IR PROXIMITY TO ! 
 HEAD ( ! GOV]NM5T MAY BE4 ,?IS 9EVITABILITY ALONE CAN EXPLA9 H[ 
 ! CRUEL ,>AK*EEV1 :O TORE \T A GR5ADI]'S MU/A*E ) HIS [N 
 H&S1 :OSE WEAK N]VES R5D]$ HIM UNABLE TO FACE DANG]1 & :O WAS 
 NEI!R AN $UCAT$ MAN NOR A C\RTI]1 WAS ABLE TO MA9TA9 HIS P[]FUL 
 POSITION ) ,ALEX&]1 :OSE [N *>ACT] WAS *IVALR\S1 NOBLE1 & 
 G5TLE4 

,BALA%EV F\ND ,DAV\T SEAT$ ON A B>REL 9 ! %$ ( A PEASANT'S HUT1 
 WRIT+--HE WAS AUDIT+ ACC\NTS4 ,BETT] QU>T]S C\LD HAVE BE5 
 F\ND HIM1 BUT ,M>%AL ,DAV\T WAS ONE ( ?OSE M5 :O PURPOSELY PUT 
 !MSELVES 9 MO/ DEPRESS+ CONDITIONS TO HAVE A JU/IFICATION = BE+ 
 GLOOMY4 ,= ! SAME REASON !Y >E ALWAYS H>D AT WORK & 9 A HURRY4 
 0,H[ CAN ,I ?9K ( ! BRI<T SIDE ( LIFE :51 AS Y\ SEE1 ,I AM SITT+ 
 ON A B>REL & WORK+ 9 A DIRTY %$80 ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE 
 SEEM$ TO SAY4 ,! *IEF PLEASURE & NECESSITY ( SU* M51 :5 !Y 
 5C\NT] ANYONE :O %[S ANIMATION1 IS TO FLAUNT !IR [N DRE>Y1 
 P]SI/5T ACTIVITY4 ,DAV\T ALL[$ HIMSELF ?AT PLEASURE :5 ,BALA%EV 
 WAS BR\<T 94 ,HE BECAME /ILL MORE ABSORB$ 9 HIS TASK :5 ! ,RUSSIAN 
 G5]AL 5T]$1 & AFT] GLANC+ OV] HIS SPECTACLES AT ,BALA%EV'S 
 FACE1 :I* WAS ANIMAT$ BY ! BEAUTY ( ! MORN+ & BY HIS TALK ) 
 ,MURAT1 HE DID NOT RISE OR EV5 /IR1 BUT SC[L$ /ILL MORE & SNE]$ 
 MALEVOL5TLY4 

,:5 HE NOTIC$ 9 ,BALA%EV'S FACE ! DISAGREEABLE IMPRESSION ?IS 
 RECEPTION PRODUC$1 ,DAV\T RAIS$ HIS HEAD & COLDLY ASK$ :AT HE 
 WANT$4 

,?9K+ HE C\LD HAVE BE5 RECEIV$ 9 SU* A MANN] ONLY BECAUSE ,DAV\T 
 DID NOT KN[ ?AT HE WAS ADJUTANT G5]AL TO ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] & 
 EV5 HIS 5VOY TO ,NAPOLEON1 ,BALA%EV HA/5$ TO 9=M HIM ( HIS RANK 
 & MISSION4 ,CONTR>Y TO HIS EXPECTATION1 ,DAV\T1 AFT] HE>+ HIM1 
 BECAME /ILL SURLI] & RUD]4 

0,:]E IS Y\R DISPAT*80 HE 9QUIR$4 0,GIVE IT TO ME4 ,I WILL S5D IT TO 
 ! ,EMP]OR40 

,BALA%EV REPLI$ ?AT HE HAD BE5 ORD]$ TO H& IT P]SONALLY TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR4 

0,Y\R ,EMP]OR'S ORD]S >E OBEY$ 9 Y\R >MY1 BUT H]E10 SAID ,DAV\T1 
 0Y\ MU/ DO AS Y\'RE TOLD40 

,&1 AS IF TO MAKE ! ,RUSSIAN G5]AL /ILL MORE CONSCI\S ( HIS 
 DEP5D5CE ON BRUTE =CE1 ,DAV\T S5T AN ADJUTANT TO CALL ! (FIC] ON 
 DUTY4 

,BALA%EV TOOK \T ! PACKET CONTA9+ ! ,EMP]OR'S LETT] & LAID IT 
 ON ! TABLE 7MADE ( A DOOR ) ITS H+ES /ILL HANG+ ON IT1 LAID 
 ACROSS TWO B>RELS74 ,DAV\T TOOK ! PACKET & READ ! 9SCRIPTION4 

0,Y\ >E P]FECTLY AT LIB]TY TO TREAT ME ) RESPECT OR NOT10 PROTE/$ 
 ,BALA%EV1 0BUT P]MIT ME TO OBS]VE ?AT ,I HAVE ! HONOR TO BE ADJUTANT 
 G5]AL TO ,HIS ,MAJE/Y44440 

,DAV\T GLANC$ AT HIM SIL5TLY & PLA9LY D]IV$ PLEASURE FROM ! SIGNS 
 ( AGITATION & CONFUSION :I* APPE>$ ON ,BALA%EV'S FACE4 

0,Y\ WILL BE TREAT$ AS IS FITT+10 SAID HE &1 PUTT+ ! PACKET 9 
 HIS POCKET1 LEFT ! %$4 

,A M9UTE LAT] ! M>%AL'S ADJUTANT1 DE ,CA/RES1 CAME 9 & CONDUCT$ 
 ,BALA%EV TO ! QU>T]S ASSIGN$ HIM4 

,?AT DAY HE D9$ ) ! M>%AL1 AT ! SAME BO>D ON ! B>RELS4 

,NEXT DAY ,DAV\T RODE \T E>LY &1 AFT] ASK+ ,BALA%EV TO COME TO HIM1 
 P]EMPTORILY REQUE/$ HIM TO REMA9 !RE1 TO MOVE ON ) ! BAGGAGE 
 TRA9 %\LD ORD]S COME = IT TO MOVE1 & TO TALK TO NO ONE EXCEPT 
 ,MONSIEUR DE ,CA/RES4 

,AFT] F\R DAYS ( SOLITUDE1 5NUI1 & CONSCI\SNESS ( HIS IMPOT5CE & 
 9SIGNIFICANCE--P>TICUL>LY ACUTE BY CONTRA/ ) ! SPH]E ( 
 P[] 9 :I* HE HAD SO LATELY MOV$--& AFT] SEV]AL M>*ES ) 
 ! M>%AL'S BAGGAGE & ! ,FR5* >MY1 :I* OCCUPI$ ! :OLE 
 DI/RICT1 ,BALA%EV WAS BR\<T TO ,VILNA--N[ OCCUPI$ BY ! ,FR5*--?R\< 
 ! V]Y GATE BY :I* HE HAD LEFT IT F\R DAYS PREVI\SLY4 

,NEXT DAY ! IMP]IAL G5TLEMAN-9-WAIT+1 ! ,COMTE DE ,TUR5NE1 CAME TO 
 ,BALA%EV & 9=M$ HIM ( ! ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON'S WI% TO HONOR HIM ) 
 AN AUDI5CE4 

,F\R DAYS BE=E1 S5T9ELS ( ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK REGIM5T HAD /OOD 9 
 FRONT ( ! H\SE TO :I* ,BALA%EV WAS CONDUCT$1 & N[ TWO ,FR5* 
 GR5ADI]S /OOD !RE 9 BLUE UNI=MS UNFA/5$ 9 FRONT & ) 
 %AGGY CAPS ON !IR HEADS1 & AN ESCORT ( HUSS>S & ,UHLANS & A 
 BRILLIANT SUITE ( AIDES-DE-CAMP1 PAGES1 & G5]ALS1 :O W]E WAIT+ 
 = ,NAPOLEON TO COME \T1 W]E /&+ AT ! POR*1 R\ND HIS SADDLE 
 HORSE & HIS ,MAMELUKE1 ,RU/AN4 ,NAPOLEON RECEIV$ ,BALA%EV 9 ! V]Y 
 H\SE 9 ,VILNA FROM :I* ,ALEX&] HAD DISPAT*$ HIM ON HIS MISSION4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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