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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! RUG-COV]$ B5* :]E ,PI]RE HAD SE5 HIM 9 ! MORN+ SAT 
 ,KUTUZOV1 HIS GRAY HEAD HANG+1 HIS HEAVY BODY RELAX$4 ,HE GAVE NO ORD]S1 
 BUT ONLY ASS5T$ TO OR DISS5T$ FROM :AT O!RS SUGGE/$4 

0,YES1 YES1 DO ?AT10 HE REPLI$ TO V>I\S PROPOSALS4 0,YES1 YES3 GO1 DE> 
 BOY1 & HAVE A LOOK10 HE W\LD SAY TO ONE OR ANO!R ( ?OSE AB\T HIM2 
 OR1 0,NO1 DON'T1 WE'D BETT] WAIT60 ,HE LI/5$ TO ! REPORTS ?AT W]E 
 BR\<T HIM & GAVE DIRECTIONS :5 HIS SUBORD9ATES DEM&$ ?AT ( 
 HIM2 BUT :5 LI/5+ TO ! REPORTS IT SEEM$ AS IF HE W]E NOT 
 9T]E/$ 9 ! IMPORT ( ! WORDS SPOK51 BUT RA!R 9 SOME?+ ELSE--9 
 ! EXPRESSION ( FACE & TONE ( VOICE ( ?OSE :O W]E REPORT+4 ,BY 
 LONG YE>S ( MILIT>Y EXP]I5CE HE KNEW1 & ) ! WISDOM ( AGE 
 UND]/OOD1 ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = ONE MAN TO DIRECT HUNDR$S ( 
 ?\S&S ( O!RS /RUGGL+ ) DEA?1 & HE KNEW ?AT ! RESULT ( 
 A BATTLE IS DECID$ NOT BY ! ORD]S ( A COMM&] 9 *IEF1 NOR ! 
 PLACE :]E ! TROOPS >E /ATION$1 NOR BY ! NUMB] ( CANNON OR ( 
 SLAU<T]$ M51 BUT BY ?AT 9TANGIBLE =CE CALL$ ! SPIRIT ( ! 
 >MY1 & HE WAT*$ ?IS =CE & GUID$ IT 9 AS F> AS ?AT WAS 9 HIS 
 P[]4 

,KUTUZOV'S G5]AL EXPRESSION WAS ONE ( CONC5TRAT$ QUIET ATT5TION1 & 
 HIS FACE WORE A /RA9$ LOOK AS IF HE F\ND IT DIFFICULT TO MA/] ! 
 FATIGUE ( HIS OLD & FEEBLE BODY4 

,AT ELEV5 O'CLOCK !Y BR\<T HIM NEWS ?AT ! FLE*ES CAPTUR$ BY 
 ! ,FR5* HAD BE5 RETAK51 BUT ?AT ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION WAS W\ND$4 ,KUTUZOV 
 GROAN$ & SWAY$ HIS HEAD4 

0,RIDE OV] TO ,PR9CE ,PET] ,IVANOVI* & F9D \T AB\T IT EXACTLY10 HE 
 SAID TO ONE ( HIS ADJUTANTS1 & !N TURN$ TO ! ,DUKE ( ,WURTTEMB]G 
 :O WAS /&+ BEH9D HIM4 

0,WILL ,Y\R ,HI<NESS PLEASE TAKE COMM& ( ! FIR/ >MY80 

,SOON AFT] ! DUKE'S DEP>TURE--BE=E HE C\LD POSSIBLY HAVE 
 REA*$ ,SEM5OVSK--HIS ADJUTANT CAME BACK FROM HIM & TOLD ,KUTUZOV 
 ?AT ! DUKE ASK$ = MORE TROOPS4 

,KUTUZOV MADE A GRIMACE & S5T AN ORD] TO ,DOKHTUROV TO TAKE OV] ! 
 COMM& ( ! FIR/ >MY1 & A REQUE/ TO ! DUKE--:OM HE SAID HE 
 C\LD NOT SP>E AT SU* AN IMPORTANT MOM5T--TO RETURN TO HIM4 ,:5 
 !Y BR\<T HIM NEWS ?AT ,MURAT HAD BE5 TAK5 PRISON]1 & ! /AFF 
 (FIC]S CONGRATULAT$ HIM1 ,KUTUZOV SMIL$4 

0,WAIT A LITTLE1 G5TLEM510 SAID HE4 0,! BATTLE IS WON1 & !RE IS 
 NO?+ EXTRAORD9>Y 9 ! CAPTURE ( ,MURAT4 ,/ILL1 IT IS BETT] TO WAIT 
 BE=E WE REJOICE40 

,BUT HE S5T AN ADJUTANT TO TAKE ! NEWS R\ND ! >MY4 

,:5 ,S*]B99 CAME GALLOP+ FROM ! LEFT FLANK ) NEWS ?AT ! 
 ,FR5* HAD CAPTUR$ ! FLE*ES & ! VILLAGE ( ,SEM5OVSK1 ,KUTUZOV1 
 GUESS+ BY ! S\NDS ( ! BATTLE & BY ,S*]B99'S LOOKS ?AT ! 
 NEWS WAS BAD1 ROSE AS IF TO /RET* HIS LEGS &1 TAK+ ,S*]B99'S >M1 
 L$ HIM ASIDE4 

0,GO1 MY DE> FELL[10 HE SAID TO ,]MOLOV1 0& SEE :E!R SOME?+ CAN'T 
 BE DONE40 

,KUTUZOV WAS 9 ,GORKI1 NE> ! C5T] ( ! ,RUSSIAN POSITION4 ,! ATTACK 
 DIRECT$ BY ,NAPOLEON AGA9/ \R LEFT FLANK HAD BE5 SEV]AL TIMES 
 REPULS$4 ,9 ! C5T] ! ,FR5* HAD NOT GOT BEYOND ,BOROD9O1 & ON 
 !IR LEFT FLANK ,UV>OV'S CAVALRY HAD PUT ! ,FR5* TO FLI<T4 

,T[>D ?REE O'CLOCK ! ,FR5* ATTACKS CEAS$4 ,ON ! FACES ( ALL :O 
 CAME FROM ! FIELD ( BATTLE1 & ( ?OSE :O /OOD >\ND HIM1 ,KUTUZOV 
 NOTIC$ AN EXPRESSION ( EXTREME T5SION4 ,HE WAS SATISFI$ ) ! DAY'S 
 SUCCESS--A SUCCESS EXCE$+ HIS EXPECTATIONS1 BUT ! OLD MAN'S 
 /R5G? WAS FAIL+ HIM4 ,SEV]AL TIMES HIS HEAD DROPP$ L[ AS IF IT W]E 
 FALL+ & HE DOZ$ (F4 ,D9N] WAS BR\<T HIM4 

,ADJUTANT ,G5]AL ,WOLZOG51 ! MAN :O :5 RID+ PA/ ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD 
 SAID1 0! W> %\LD BE EXT5D$ WIDELY10 & :OM ,BAGRATION SO DETE/$1 
 RODE UP :ILE ,KUTUZOV WAS AT D9N]4 ,WOLZOG5 HAD COME FROM ,B>CLAY DE 
 ,TOLLY TO REPORT ON ! PROGRESS ( AFFAIRS ON ! LEFT FLANK4 ,! 
 SAGACI\S ,B>CLAY DE ,TOLLY1 SEE+ CR[DS ( W\ND$ M5 RUNN+ BACK & 
 ! DISORD]$ RE> ( ! >MY1 WEI<$ ALL ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 CONCLUD$ 
 ?AT ! BATTLE WAS LO/1 & S5T HIS FAVORITE (FIC] TO ! COMM&] 
 9 *IEF ) ?AT NEWS4 

,KUTUZOV WAS *EW+ A PIECE ( ROA/ *ICK5 ) DIFFICULTY & GLANC$ 
 AT ,WOLZOG5 ) EYES ?AT BRI<T5$ UND] !IR PUCK]+ LIDS4 

,WOLZOG51 NON*ALANTLY /RET*+ HIS LEGS1 APPROA*$ ,KUTUZOV ) A 
 HALF-CONTEMPTU\S SMILE ON HIS LIPS1 SC>CELY T\*+ ! PEAK ( HIS 
 CAP4 

,HE TREAT$ HIS ,S]5E ,HI<NESS ) A SOME:AT AFFECT$ NON*ALANCE 
 9T5D$ TO %[ ?AT1 AS A HI<LY TRA9$ MILIT>Y MAN1 HE LEFT IT TO 
 ,RUSSIANS TO MAKE AN IDOL ( ?IS USELESS OLD MAN1 BUT ?AT HE KNEW :OM HE 
 WAS DEAL+ )4 0,D] ALTE ,H]R0 7AS 9 !IR [N SET ! 
 ,G]MANS CALL$ ,KUTUZOV7 0IS MAK+ HIMSELF V]Y COM=TABLE10 ?\<T 
 ,WOLZOG51 & LOOK+ SEV]ELY AT ! DI%ES 9 FRONT ( ,KUTUZOV HE BEGAN TO REPORT 
 TO 0! OLD G5TLEMAN0 ! POSITION ( AFFAIRS ON ! LEFT FLANK AS 
 ,B>CLAY HAD ORD]$ HIM TO & AS HE HIMSELF HAD SE5 & UND]/OOD IT4 

0,ALL ! PO9TS ( \R POSITION >E 9 ! 5EMY'S H&S & WE CANNOT 
 DISLODGE !M = LACK ( TROOPS1 ! M5 >E RUNN+ AWAY & IT IS 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO /OP !M10 HE REPORT$4 

,KUTUZOV CEAS$ *EW+ & FIX$ AN A/ONI%$ GAZE ON ,WOLZOG51 AS IF NOT 
 UND]/&+ :AT WAS SAID TO HIM4 ,WOLZOG51 NOTIC+ 0! OLD 
 G5TLEMAN'S0 AGITATION1 SAID ) A SMILE3 

0,I HAVE NOT CONSID]$ IT RI<T TO CONCEAL FROM Y\R ,S]5E ,HI<NESS :AT 
 ,I HAVE SE54 ,! TROOPS >E 9 COMPLETE DISORD]44440 

0,Y\ HAVE SE58 ,Y\ HAVE SE584440 ,KUTUZOV %\T$4 ,FR[N+ & RIS+ 
 QUICKLY1 HE W5T UP TO ,WOLZOG54 

0,H[444 H[ D>E Y\64440 HE %\T$1 *OK+ & MAK+ A ?REAT5+ 
 GE/URE ) HIS TREMBL+ >MS3 0,H[ D>E Y\1 SIR1 SAY ?AT TO ME8 
 ,Y\ KN[ NO?+ AB\T IT4 ,TELL ,G5]AL ,B>CLAY FROM ME ?AT HIS 9=MATION 
 IS 9CORRECT & ?AT ! REAL C\RSE ( ! BATTLE IS BETT] KN[N TO ME1 
 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF1 ?AN TO HIM40 

,WOLZOG5 WAS AB\T TO MAKE A REJO9D]1 BUT ,KUTUZOV 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,! 5EMY HAS BE5 REPULS$ ON ! LEFT & DEFEAT$ ON ! RI<T FLANK4 
 ,IF Y\ HAVE SE5 AMISS1 SIR1 DO NOT ALL[ Y\RSELF TO SAY :AT Y\ DON'T 
 KN[6 ,BE SO GOOD AS TO RIDE TO ,G5]AL ,B>CLAY & 9=M HIM ( MY FIRM 
 9T5TION TO ATTACK ! 5EMY TOMORR[10 SAID ,KUTUZOV /]NLY4 

,ALL W]E SIL5T1 & ! ONLY S\ND AUDIBLE WAS ! HEAVY BREA?+ ( ! 
 PANT+ OLD G5]AL4 

0,!Y >E REPULS$ EV]Y:]E1 = :I* ,I ?ANK ,GOD & \R BRAVE >MY6 
 ,! 5EMY IS BEAT51 & TOMORR[ WE %ALL DRIVE HIM FROM ! SACR$ SOIL 
 ( ,RUSSIA10 SAID ,KUTUZOV CROSS+ HIMSELF1 & HE SUDD5LY SOBB$ AS HIS 
 EYES FILL$ ) TE>S4 

,WOLZOG51 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S & CURL+ HIS LIPS1 /EPP$ SIL5TLY 
 ASIDE1 M>VEL+ AT 0! OLD G5TLEMAN'S0 CONCEIT$ /UPIDITY4 

0,AH1 H]E HE IS1 MY H]O60 SAID ,KUTUZOV TO A PORTLY1 H&SOME1 D>K-HAIR$ 
 G5]AL :O WAS JU/ ASC5D+ ! KNOLL4 

,?IS WAS ,RAEVSKI1 :O HAD SP5T ! :OLE DAY AT ! MO/ IMPORTANT P>T 
 ( ! FIELD ( ,BOROD9O4 

,RAEVSKI REPORT$ ?AT ! TROOPS W]E FIRMLY HOLD+ !IR GR\ND & ?AT 
 ! ,FR5* NO LONG] V5TUR$ TO ATTACK4 

,AFT] HE>+ HIM1 ,KUTUZOV SAID 9 ,FR5*3 

0,!N Y\ DO NOT ?9K1 LIKE SOME O!RS1 ?AT WE MU/ RETREAT80 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y1 Y\R ,HI<NESS1 9 9DECISIVE ACTIONS IT IS ALWAYS ! 
 MO/ /UBBORN :O REMA9 VICTORS10 REPLI$ ,RAEVSKI1 0& 9 MY OP9ION4440 

0,KAYS>OV60 ,KUTUZOV CALL$ TO HIS ADJUTANT4 0,SIT D[N & WRITE \T ! 
 ORD] ( ! DAY = TOMORR[4 ,& Y\10 HE CONT9U$1 ADDRESS+ ANO!R1 
 0RIDE ALONG ! L9E & ANN\NCE ?AT TOMORR[ WE ATTACK40 

,:ILE ,KUTUZOV WAS TALK+ TO ,RAEVSKI & DICTAT+ ! ORD] ( ! DAY1 
 ,WOLZOG5 RETURN$ FROM ,B>CLAY & SAID ?AT ,G5]AL ,B>CLAY WI%$ TO 
 HAVE WRITT5 CONFIRMATION ( ! ORD] ! FIELD M>%AL HAD GIV54 

,KUTUZOV1 )\T LOOK+ AT ,WOLZOG51 GAVE DIRECTIONS = ! ORD] TO BE 
 WRITT5 \T :I* ! =M] COMM&] 9 *IEF1 TO AVOID P]SONAL 
 RESPONSIBILITY1 V]Y JUDICI\SLY WI%$ TO RECEIVE4 

,& BY MEANS ( ?AT MY/]I\S 9DEF9ABLE BOND :I* MA9TA9S 
 ?R\<\T AN >MY ONE & ! SAME TEMP]1 KN[N AS 0! SPIRIT ( ! 
 >MY10 & :I* CON/ITUTES ! S9EW ( W>1 ,KUTUZOV'S WORDS1 HIS ORD] 
 = A BATTLE NEXT DAY1 IMM$IATELY BECAME KN[N FROM ONE 5D ( ! >MY 
 TO ! O!R4 

,IT WAS F> FROM BE+ ! SAME WORDS OR ! SAME ORD] ?AT REA*$ ! 
 F>!/ L9KS ( ?AT *A94 ,! TALES PASS+ FROM M\? TO M\? AT 
 DIFF]5T 5DS ( ! >MY DID NOT EV5 RESEMBLE :AT ,KUTUZOV HAD SAID1 
 BUT ! S5SE ( HIS WORDS SPREAD EV]Y:]E BECAUSE :AT HE SAID WAS NOT 
 ! \TCOME ( CUNN+ CALCULATIONS1 BUT ( A FEEL+ ?AT LAY 9 ! 
 COMM&] 9 *IEF'S S\L AS 9 ?AT ( EV]Y ,RUSSIAN4 

,& ON LE>N+ ?AT TOMORR[ !Y W]E TO ATTACK ! 5EMY1 & HE>+ 
 FROM ! HI<E/ QU>T]S A CONFIRMATION ( :AT !Y WANT$ TO BELIEVE1 
 ! EXHAU/$1 WAV]+ M5 FELT COM=T$ & 9SPIRIT$4 

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