,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #c 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON RETURN+ TO ,GORKI AFT] HAV+ SE5 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ,PI]RE ORD]$ HIS 
 GROOM TO GET ! HORSES READY & TO CALL HIM E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 & 
 !N IMM$IATELY FELL ASLEEP BEH9D A P>TITION 9 A CORN] ,BORIS HAD 
 GIV5 UP TO HIM4 

,BE=E HE WAS ?OR\<LY AWAKE NEXT MORN+ EV]YBODY HAD ALREADY LEFT ! 
 HUT4 ,! PANES W]E RATTL+ 9 ! LITTLE W9D[S & HIS GROOM WAS 
 %AK+ HIM4 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY6 ,Y\R EXCELL5CY6 ,Y\R EXCELL5CY60 HE KEPT REPEAT+ 
 P]T9ACI\SLY :ILE HE %OOK ,PI]RE BY ! %\LD] )\T LOOK+ AT 
 HIM1 HAV+ APP>5TLY LO/ HOPE ( GETT+ HIM TO WAKE UP4 

0,:AT8 ,HAS IT BEGUN8 ,IS IT TIME80 ,PI]RE ASK$1 WAK+ UP4 

0,HE> ! FIR+10 SAID ! GROOM1 A DIS*>G$ SOLDI]4 0,ALL ! 
 G5TLEM5 HAVE GONE \T1 & HIS ,S]5E ,HI<NESS HIMSELF RODE PA/ LONG 
 AGO40 

,PI]RE DRESS$ HA/ILY & RAN \T TO ! POR*4 ,\TSIDE ALL WAS BRI<T1 
 FRE%1 DEWY1 & *E]FUL4 ,! SUN1 JU/ BUR/+ =? FROM BEH9D A 
 CL\D ?AT HAD CONCEAL$ IT1 WAS %9+1 ) RAYS /ILL HALF BROK5 BY 
 ! CL\DS1 OV] ! RO(S ( ! /REET OPPOSITE1 ON ! DEW-BESPR9KL$ 
 DU/ ( ! ROAD1 ON ! WALLS ( ! H\SES1 ON ! W9D[S1 ! F5CE1 
 & ON ,PI]RE'S HORSES /&+ BE=E ! HUT4 ,! RO> ( GUNS S\ND$ 
 MORE DI/9CT \TSIDE4 ,AN ADJUTANT ACCOMPANI$ BY A ,COSSACK PASS$ BY AT A 
 %>P TROT4 

0,IT'S TIME1 ,C\NT2 IT'S TIME60 CRI$ ! ADJUTANT4 

,TELL+ ! GROOM TO FOLL[ HIM ) ! HORSES1 ,PI]RE W5T D[N ! 
 /REET TO ! KNOLL FROM :I* HE HAD LOOK$ AT ! FIELD ( BATTLE ! 
 DAY BE=E4 ,A CR[D ( MILIT>Y M5 WAS ASSEMBL$ !RE1 MEMB]S ( ! 
 /AFF C\LD BE HE>D CONV]S+ 9 ,FR5*1 & ,KUTUZOV'S GRAY HEAD 9 A 
 :ITE CAP ) A R$ B& WAS VISIBLE1 HIS GRAY NAPE SUNK BETWE5 HIS 
 %\LD]S4 ,HE WAS LOOK+ ?R\< A FIELD GLASS D[N ! HI<ROAD BE=E 
 HIM4 

,M\NT+ ! /EPS TO ! KNOLL ,PI]RE LOOK$ AT ! SC5E BE=E HIM1 
 SPELLB\ND BY BEAUTY4 ,IT WAS ! SAME PANORAMA HE HAD ADMIR$ FROM ?AT 
 SPOT ! DAY BE=E1 BUT N[ ! :OLE PLACE WAS FULL ( TROOPS & 
 COV]$ BY SMOKE CL\DS FROM ! GUNS1 & ! SLANT+ RAYS ( ! BRI<T 
 SUN1 RIS+ SLI<TLY TO ! LEFT BEH9D ,PI]RE1 CA/ UPON IT ?R\< ! 
 CLE> MORN+ AIR P5ETRAT+ /REAKS ( ROSY1 GOLD5-T9T$ LI<T & 
 LONG D>K %AD[S4 ,! =E/ AT ! F>!/ EXTREMITY ( ! PANORAMA 
 SEEM$ C>V$ 9 SOME PRECI\S /ONE ( A YELL[I%-GRE5 COLOR2 ITS 
 UNDULAT+ \TL9E WAS SILH\ETT$ AGA9/ ! HORIZON & WAS PI]C$ 
 BEYOND ,VALUEVO BY ! ,SMOL5SK HI<ROAD CR[D$ ) TROOPS4 ,NE>] AT 
 H& GLITT]$ GOLD5 CORNFIELDS 9T]SP]S$ ) COPSES4 ,!RE W]E 
 TROOPS TO BE SE5 EV]Y:]E1 9 FRONT & TO ! RI<T & LEFT4 ,ALL ?IS 
 WAS VIVID1 MAJE/IC1 & UNEXPECT$2 BUT :AT IMPRESS$ ,PI]RE MO/ ( ALL 
 WAS ! VIEW ( ! BATTLEFIELD ITSELF1 ( ,BOROD9O & ! HOLL[S ON 
 BO? SIDES ( ! ,KOLO*A4 

,ABOVE ! ,KOLO*A1 9 ,BOROD9O & ON BO? SIDES ( IT1 ESPECIALLY TO ! 
 LEFT :]E ! ,VOYNA FL[+ BETWE5 ITS M>%Y BANKS FALLS 9TO ! 
 ,KOLO*A1 A MI/ HAD SPREAD :I* SEEM$ TO MELT1 TO DISSOLVE1 & TO 
 BECOME TRANSLUC5T :5 ! BRILLIANT SUN APPE>$ & MAGICALLY COLOR$ 
 & \TL9$ EV]Y?+4 ,! SMOKE ( ! GUNS M+L$ ) ?IS MI/1 & 
 OV] ! :OLE EXPANSE & ?R\< ?AT MI/ ! RAYS ( ! MORN+ SUN 
 W]E REFLECT$1 FLA%+ BACK LIKE LI<TN+ FROM ! WAT]1 FROM ! DEW1 
 & FROM ! BAYONETS ( ! TROOPS CR[D$ TOGE!R BY ! RIV]BANKS & 
 9 ,BOROD9O4 ,A :ITE *UR* C\LD BE SE5 ?R\< ! MI/1 & H]E & 
 !RE ! RO(S ( HUTS 9 ,BOROD9O AS WELL AS D5SE MASSES ( SOLDI]S1 
 OR GRE5 AMMUNITION *E/S & ORDNANCE4 ,& ALL ?IS MOV$1 OR SEEM$ TO 
 MOVE1 AS ! SMOKE & MI/ SPREAD \T OV] ! :OLE SPACE4 ,JU/ AS 9 
 ! MI/-5VELOP$ HOLL[ NE> ,BOROD9O1 SO ALONG ! 5TIRE L9E \TSIDE 
 & ABOVE IT & ESPECIALLY 9 ! WOODS & FIELDS TO ! LEFT1 9 ! 
 VALLEYS & ON ! SUMMITS ( ! HI< GR\ND1 CL\DS ( P[D] SMOKE 
 SEEM$ CONT9UALLY TO SPR+ UP \T ( NO?+1 N[ S+LY1 N[ SEV]AL AT 
 A TIME1 SOME TRANSLUC5T1 O!RS D5SE1 :I*1 SWELL+1 GR[+1 ROLL+1 
 & BL5D+1 EXT5D$ OV] ! :OLE EXPANSE4 

,!SE PUFFS ( SMOKE & 7/RANGE TO SAY7 ! S\ND ( ! FIR+ PRODUC$ 
 ! *IEF BEAUTY ( ! SPECTACLE4 

0,PUFF60--SUDD5LY A R\ND COMPACT CL\D ( SMOKE WAS SE5 
 M]G+ FROM VIOLET 9TO GRAY & MILKY :ITE1 & 0BOOM60 CAME 
 ! REPORT A SECOND LAT]4 

0,PUFF6 PUFF60--& TWO CL\DS >OSE PU%+ ONE ANO!R 
 & BL5D+ TOGE!R2 & 0BOOM1 BOOM60 CAME ! S\NDS 
 CONFIRM+ :AT ! EYE HAD SE54 

,PI]RE GLANC$ R\ND AT ! FIR/ CL\D1 :I* HE HAD SE5 AS A R\ND 
 COMPACT BALL1 & 9 ITS PLACE ALREADY W]E BALLOONS ( SMOKE FLOAT+ TO 
 ONE SIDE1 &--0PUFF0 7) A PAUSE7--0PUFF1 
 PUFF60 ?REE & !N F\R MORE APPE>$ & !N FROM EA*1 ) ! 
 SAME 9T]VAL--0BOOM--BOOM1 BOOM60 CAME ! F9E1 FIRM1 
 PRECISE S\NDS 9 REPLY4 ,IT SEEM$ AS IF ?OSE SMOKE CL\DS SOMETIMES RAN & 
 SOMETIMES /OOD /ILL :ILE WOODS1 FIELDS1 & GLITT]+ BAYONETS RAN PA/ !M4 
 ,FROM ! LEFT1 OV] FIELDS & BU%ES1 ?OSE L>GE BALLS ( SMOKE W]E CONT9UALLY 
 APPE>+ FOLL[$ BY !IR SOLEMN REPORTS1 :ILE NE>] /ILL1 9 ! HOLL[S & 
 WOODS1 !RE BUR/ FROM ! MUSKETS SMALL CL\DLETS ?AT HAD NO TIME TO BECOME BALLS1 
 BUT HAD !IR LITTLE E*OES 9 JU/ ! SAME WAY4 0,TRAKH-TA-TA-TAKH60 
 CAME ! FREQU5T CRACKLE ( MUSKETRY1 BUT IT WAS IRREGUL> & FEEBLE 9 
 COMP>ISON ) ! REPORTS ( ! CANNON4 

,PI]RE WI%$ TO BE !RE ) ?AT SMOKE1 ?OSE %9+ BAYONETS1 ?AT 
 MOVEM5T1 & ?OSE S\NDS4 ,HE TURN$ TO LOOK AT ,KUTUZOV & HIS SUITE1 TO 
 COMP>E HIS IMPRESSIONS ) ?OSE ( O!RS4 ,!Y W]E ALL LOOK+ AT ! 
 FIELD ( BATTLE AS HE WAS1 &1 AS IT SEEM$ TO HIM1 ) ! SAME 
 FEEL+S4 ,ALL !IR FACES W]E N[ %9+ ) ?AT LAT5T W>M? ( 
 FEEL+ ,PI]RE HAD NOTIC$ ! DAY BE=E & HAD FULLY UND]/OOD AFT] 
 HIS TALK ) ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,GO1 MY DE> FELL[1 GO444 & ,*RI/ BE ) Y\60 ,KUTUZOV WAS SAY+ TO 
 A G5]AL :O /OOD BESIDE HIM1 NOT TAK+ HIS EYE FROM ! BATTLEFIELD4 

,HAV+ RECEIV$ ?IS ORD] ! G5]AL PASS$ BY ,PI]RE ON HIS WAY D[N 
 ! KNOLL4 

0,TO ! CROSS+60 SAID ! G5]AL COLDLY & /]NLY 9 REPLY TO ONE ( 
 ! /AFF :O ASK$ :]E HE WAS GO+4 

0,I'LL GO !RE TOO1 ,I TOO60 ?\<T ,PI]RE1 & FOLL[$ ! G5]AL4 

,! G5]AL M\NT$ A HORSE A ,COSSACK HAD BR\<T HIM4 ,PI]RE W5T TO HIS 
 GROOM :O WAS HOLD+ HIS HORSES &1 ASK+ :I* WAS ! QUIETE/1 
 CLAMB]$ ONTO IT1 SEIZ$ IT BY ! MANE1 & TURN+ \T HIS TOES PRESS$ 
 HIS HEELS AGA9/ ITS SIDES &1 FEEL+ ?AT HIS SPECTACLES W]E SLIPP+ 
 (F BUT UNABLE TO LET GO ( ! MANE & RE9S1 HE GALLOP$ AFT] ! 
 G5]AL1 CAUS+ ! /AFF (FIC]S TO SMILE AS !Y WAT*$ HIM FROM ! 
 KNOLL4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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