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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,/AGG]+ AMID ! CRU%1 ,PI]RE LOOK$ AB\T HIM4 

0,C\NT ,PET] ,KIRILOVI*6 ,H[ DID Y\ GET H]E80 SAID A VOICE4 

,PI]RE LOOK$ R\ND4 ,BORIS ,DRUBETSKOY1 BRU%+ HIS KNEES ) HIS H& 
 7HE HAD PROBABLY SOIL$ !M :5 HE1 TOO1 HAD KNELT BE=E ! ICON71 
 CAME UP TO HIM SMIL+4 ,BORIS WAS ELEGANTLY DRESS$1 ) A SLI<TLY 
 M>TIAL T\* APPROPRIATE TO A CAMPAIGN4 ,HE WORE A LONG COAT & LIKE 
 ,KUTUZOV HAD A :IP SLUNG ACROSS HIS %\LD]4 

,MEAN:ILE ,KUTUZOV HAD REA*$ ! VILLAGE & SEAT$ HIMSELF 9 ! %ADE 
 ( ! NE>E/ H\SE1 ON A B5* :I* ONE ,COSSACK HAD RUN TO FET* & 
 ANO!R HAD HA/ILY COV]$ ) A RUG4 ,AN IMM5SE & BRILLIANT SUITE 
 SURR\ND$ HIM4 

,! ICON WAS C>RI$ FUR!R1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ! ?RONG4 ,PI]RE /OPP$ 
 SOME ?IRTY PACES FROM ,KUTUZOV1 TALK+ TO ,BORIS4 

,HE EXPLA9$ HIS WI% TO BE PRES5T AT ! BATTLE & TO SEE ! POSITION4 

0,?IS IS :AT Y\ MU/ DO10 SAID ,BORIS4 0,I WILL DO ! HONORS ( ! CAMP 
 TO Y\4 ,Y\ WILL SEE EV]Y?+ BE/ FROM :]E ,C\NT ,B5NIGS5 WILL BE4 ,I 
 AM 9 ATT5DANCE ON HIM1 Y\ KN[2 ,I'LL M5TION IT TO HIM4 ,BUT IF Y\ WANT 
 TO RIDE R\ND ! POSITION1 COME ALONG ) US4 ,WE >E JU/ GO+ TO ! 
 LEFT FLANK4 ,!N :5 WE GET BACK1 DO SP5D ! NI<T ) ME & WE'LL 
 >RANGE A GAME ( C>DS4 ,( C\RSE Y\ KN[ ,DMITRI ,S]GEEVI*8 ,?OSE >E 
 HIS QU>T]S10 & HE PO9T$ TO ! ?IRD H\SE 9 ! VILLAGE ( ,GORKI4 

0,BUT ,I %\LD LIKE TO SEE ! RI<T FLANK4 ,!Y SAY IT'S V]Y /RONG10 
 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,I %\LD LIKE TO />T FROM ! ,MOSKVA ,RIV] & RIDE R\ND 
 ! :OLE POSITION40 

0,WELL1 Y\ CAN DO ?AT LAT]1 BUT ! *IEF ?+ IS ! LEFT FLANK40 

0,YES1 YES4 ,BUT :]E IS ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI'S REGIM5T8 ,CAN Y\ PO9T IT \T 
 TO ME80 

0,PR9CE ,&REW'S8 ,WE %ALL PASS IT & ,I'LL TAKE Y\ TO HIM40 

0,:AT AB\T ! LEFT FLANK80 ASK$ ,PI]RE 

0,TO TELL Y\ ! TRU?1 BETWE5 \RSELVES1 ,GOD ONLY KN[S :AT /ATE \R 
 LEFT FLANK IS 910 SAID ,BORIS CONFID5TIALLY L[]+ HIS VOICE4 0,IT IS 
 NOT AT ALL :AT ,C\NT ,B5NIGS5 9T5D$4 ,HE MEANT TO =TIFY ?AT KNOLL 
 QUITE DIFF]5TLY1 BUT4440 ,BORIS %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 0HIS ,S]5E 
 ,HI<NESS W\LD NOT HAVE IT1 OR SOMEONE P]SUAD$ HIM4 ,Y\ SEE4440 BUT 
 ,BORIS DID NOT F9I%1 = AT ?AT MOM5T ,KAYS>OV1 ,KUTUZOV'S ADJUTANT1 
 CAME UP TO ,PI]RE4 0,AH1 ,KAYS>OV60 SAID ,BORIS1 ADDRESS+ HIM ) AN 
 UNEMB>RASS$ SMILE1 0,I WAS JU/ TRY+ TO EXPLA9 \R POSITION TO ! 
 C\NT4 ,IT IS AMAZ+ H[ HIS ,S]5E ,HI<NESS C\LD SO =ESEE ! 
 9T5TIONS ( ! ,FR5*60 

0,Y\ MEAN ! LEFT FLANK80 ASK$ ,KAYS>OV4 

0,YES1 EXACTLY2 ! LEFT FLANK IS N[ EXTREMELY /RONG40 

,?\< ,KUTUZOV HAD DISMISS$ ALL UNNECESS>Y M5 FROM ! /AFF1 ,BORIS HAD 
 CONTRIV$ TO REMA9 AT HEADQU>T]S AFT] ! *ANGES4 ,HE HAD E/ABLI%$ 
 HIMSELF ) ,C\NT ,B5NIGS51 :O1 LIKE ALL ON :OM ,BORIS HAD BE5 9 
 ATT5DANCE1 CONSID]$ Y\NG ,PR9CE ,DRUBETSKOY AN 9VALUABLE MAN4 

,9 ! HI<] COMM& !RE W]E TWO %>PLY DEF9$ P>TIES3 ,KUTUZOV'S 
 P>TY & ?AT ( ,B5NIGS51 ! *IEF ( /AFF4 ,BORIS BELONG$ TO ! 
 LATT] & NO ONE ELSE1 :ILE %[+ S]VILE RESPECT TO ,KUTUZOV1 C\LD SO 
 CREATE AN IMPRESSION ?AT ! OLD FELL[ WAS NOT MU* GOOD & ?AT 
 ,B5NIGS5 MANAG$ EV]Y?+4 ,N[ ! DECISIVE MOM5T ( BATTLE HAD COME 
 :5 ,KUTUZOV W\LD BE DE/ROY$ & ! P[] PASS TO ,B5NIGS51 OR EV5 
 IF ,KUTUZOV WON ! BATTLE IT W\LD BE FELT ?AT EV]Y?+ WAS DONE BY 
 ,B5NIGS54 ,9 ANY CASE MANY GREAT REW>DS W\LD HAVE TO BE GIV5 = 
 TOMORR['S ACTION1 & NEW M5 W\LD COME TO ! FRONT4 ,SO ,BORIS WAS FULL 
 ( N]V\S VIVACITY ALL DAY4 

,AFT] ,KAYS>OV1 O!RS :OM ,PI]RE KNEW CAME UP TO HIM1 & HE HAD NOT 
 TIME TO REPLY TO ALL ! QUE/IONS AB\T ,MOSC[ ?AT W]E %[]$ UPON 
 HIM1 OR TO LI/5 TO ALL ?AT WAS TOLD HIM4 ,! FACES ALL EXPRESS$ 
 ANIMATION & APPREH5SION1 BUT IT SEEM$ TO ,PI]RE ?AT ! CAUSE ( ! 
 EXCITEM5T %[N 9 SOME ( !SE FACES LAY *IEFLY 9 QUE/IONS ( 
 P]SONAL SUCCESS2 HIS M9D1 H[EV]1 WAS OCCUPI$ BY ! DIFF]5T 
 EXPRESSION HE SAW ON O!R FACES--AN EXPRESSION ?AT SPOKE NOT ( 
 P]SONAL MATT]S BUT ( ! UNIV]SAL QUE/IONS ( LIFE & DEA?4 ,KUTUZOV 
 NOTIC$ ,PI]RE'S FIGURE & ! GR\P GA!R$ R\ND HIM4 

0,CALL HIM TO ME10 SAID ,KUTUZOV4 

,AN ADJUTANT TOLD ,PI]RE ( HIS ,S]5E ,HI<NESS' WI%1 & ,PI]RE W5T 
 T[>D ,KUTUZOV'S B5*4 ,BUT A MILITIAMAN GOT !RE BE=E HIM4 ,IT WAS 
 ,DOLOKHOV4 

0,H[ DID ?AT FELL[ GET H]E80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 

0,HE'S A CREATURE ?AT WRIGGLES 9 ANY:]E60 WAS ! ANSW]4 0,HE HAS BE5 
 DEGRAD$1 Y\ KN[4 ,N[ HE WANTS TO BOB UP AGA94 ,HE'S BE5 PROPOS+ SOME 
 S*EME OR O!R & HAS CRAWL$ 9TO ! 5EMY'S PICKET L9E AT NI<T4444 
 ,HE'S A BRAVE FELL[40 

,PI]RE TOOK (F HIS HAT & B[$ RESPECTFULLY TO ,KUTUZOV4 

0,I CONCLUD$ ?AT IF ,I REPORT$ TO Y\R ,S]5E ,HI<NESS Y\ MI<T S5D ME 
 AWAY OR SAY ?AT Y\ KNEW :AT ,I WAS REPORT+1 BUT !N ,I %\LDN'T LOSE 
 ANY?+4440 ,DOLOKHOV WAS SAY+4 

0,YES1 YES40 

0,BUT IF ,I W]E RI<T1 ,I %\LD BE R5D]+ A S]VICE TO MY ,FA!RL& = 
 :I* ,I AM READY TO DIE40 

0,YES1 YES40 

0,& %\LD Y\R ,S]5E ,HI<NESS REQUIRE A MAN :O WILL NOT SP>E HIS 
 SK91 PLEASE ?9K ( ME4444 ,P]HAPS ,I MAY PROVE USEFUL TO Y\R ,S]5E 
 ,HI<NESS40 

0,YES444 ,YES4440 ,KUTUZOV REPEAT$1 HIS LAU<+ EYE N>R[+ MORE & MORE 
 AS HE LOOK$ AT ,PI]RE4 

,JU/ !N ,BORIS1 ) HIS C\RTI]LIKE ADROITNESS1 /EPP$ UP TO ,PI]RE'S 
 SIDE NE> ,KUTUZOV & 9 A MO/ NATURAL MANN]1 )\T RAIS+ HIS VOICE1 
 SAID TO ,PI]RE1 AS ?\< CONT9U+ AN 9T]RUPT$ CONV]SATION3 

0,! MILITIA HAVE PUT ON CLEAN :ITE %IRTS TO BE READY TO DIE4 ,:AT 
 H]OISM1 ,C\NT60 

,BORIS EVID5TLY SAID ?IS TO ,PI]RE 9 ORD] TO BE OV]HE>D BY HIS ,S]5E 
 ,HI<NESS4 ,HE KNEW ,KUTUZOV'S ATT5TION W\LD BE CAU<T BY ?OSE WORDS1 & 
 SO IT WAS4 

0,:AT >E Y\ SAY+ AB\T ! MILITIA80 HE ASK$ ,BORIS4 

0,PREP>+ = TOMORR[1 Y\R ,S]5E ,HI<NESS--= DEA?--!Y 
 HAVE PUT ON CLEAN %IRTS40 

0,AH444 A WOND]FUL1 A MAT*LESS PEOPLE60 SAID ,KUTUZOV2 & HE CLOS$ HIS 
 EYES & SWAY$ HIS HEAD4 0,A MAT*LESS PEOPLE60 HE REPEAT$ ) A SI<4 

0,SO Y\ WANT TO SMELL GUNP[D]80 HE SAID TO ,PI]RE4 0,YES1 IT'S A PLEASANT 
 SMELL4 ,I HAVE ! HONOR TO BE ONE ( Y\R WIFE'S ADOR]S4 ,IS %E WELL8 ,MY 
 QU>T]S >E AT Y\R S]VICE40 

,& AS (T5 HAPP5S ) OLD PEOPLE1 ,KUTUZOV BEGAN LOOK+ AB\T 
 ABS5T-M9D$LY AS IF =GETT+ ALL HE WANT$ TO SAY OR DO4 

,!N1 EVID5TLY REMEMB]+ :AT HE WANT$1 HE BECKON$ TO ,&REW 
 ,KAYS>OV1 HIS ADJUTANT'S BRO!R4 

0,?OSE V]SES444 ?OSE V]SES ( ,M>9'S444 H[ DO !Y GO1 EH8 ,?OSE HE 
 WROTE AB\T ,G]AKOV3 ',LECTURES = ! CORPS 9DIT+'444 ,RECITE !M1 
 RECITE !M60 SAID HE1 EVID5TLY PREP>+ TO LAU<4 

,KAYS>OV RECIT$4444 ,KUTUZOV SMIL+LY NODD$ HIS HEAD TO ! RHY?M ( 
 ! V]SES4 

,:5 ,PI]RE HAD LEFT ,KUTUZOV1 ,DOLOKHOV CAME UP TO HIM & TOOK HIS H&4 

0,I AM V]Y GLAD TO MEET Y\ H]E1 ,C\NT10 HE SAID AL\D1 REG>DLESS ( ! 
 PRES5CE ( /RANG]S & 9 A P>TICUL>LY RESOLUTE & SOLEMN TONE4 0,ON 
 ! EVE ( A DAY :5 ,GOD ALONE KN[S :O ( US IS FAT$ TO SURVIVE1 ,I AM 
 GLAD ( ?IS OPPORTUNITY TO TELL Y\ ?AT ,I REGRET ! MISUND]/&+S 
 ?AT OCCURR$ BETWE5 US & %\LD WI% Y\ NOT TO HAVE ANY ILL FEEL+ 
 = ME4 ,I BEG Y\ TO =GIVE ME40 

,PI]RE LOOK$ AT ,DOLOKHOV ) A SMILE1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO SAY TO HIM4 
 ,) TE>S 9 HIS EYES ,DOLOKHOV EMBRAC$ ,PI]RE & KISS$ HIM4 

,BORIS SAID A FEW WORDS TO HIS G5]AL1 & ,C\NT ,B5NIGS5 TURN$ TO 
 ,PI]RE & PROPOS$ ?AT HE %\LD RIDE ) HIM ALONG ! L9E4 

0,IT WILL 9T]E/ Y\10 SAID HE4 

0,YES1 V]Y MU*10 REPLI$ ,PI]RE4 

,HALF AN H\R LAT] ,KUTUZOV LEFT = ,TAT>9OVA1 & ,B5NIGS5 & HIS 
 SUITE1 ) ,PI]RE AMONG !M1 SET \T ON !IR RIDE ALONG ! L9E4 

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