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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:ILE ?IS WAS TAK+ PLACE 9 ,PET]SBURG ! ,FR5* HAD ALREADY PASS$ 
 ,SMOL5SK & W]E DRAW+ NE>] & NE>] TO ,MOSC[4 ,NAPOLEON'S 
 HI/ORIAN ,?I]S1 LIKE O!R ( HIS HI/ORIANS1 TRY+ TO JU/IFY HIS H]O 
 SAYS ?AT HE WAS DRAWN TO ! WALLS ( ,MOSC[ AGA9/ HIS WILL4 ,HE IS AS 
 RI<T AS O!R HI/ORIANS :O LOOK = ! EXPLANATION ( HI/ORIC EV5TS 
 9 ! WILL ( ONE MAN2 HE IS AS RI<T AS ! ,RUSSIAN HI/ORIANS :O 
 MA9TA9 ?AT ,NAPOLEON WAS DRAWN TO ,MOSC[ BY ! SKILL ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
 COMM&]S4 ,H]E BESIDES ! LAW ( RETROSPECTION1 :I* REG>DS ALL ! 
 PA/ AS A PREP>ATION = EV5TS ?AT SUBSEQU5TLY OCCUR1 ! LAW ( 
 RECIPROCITY COMES 91 CONFUS+ ! :OLE MATT]4 ,A GOOD *ESSPLAY] 
 HAV+ LO/ A GAME IS S9C]ELY CONV9C$ ?AT HIS LOSS RESULT$ FROM A 
 MI/AKE HE MADE & LOOKS = ?AT MI/AKE 9 ! OP5+1 BUT =GETS 
 ?AT AT EA* /AGE ( ! GAME !RE W]E SIMIL> MI/AKES & ?AT NONE 
 ( HIS MOVES W]E P]FECT4 ,HE ONLY NOTICES ! MI/AKE TO :I* HE PAYS 
 ATT5TION1 BECAUSE HIS OPPON5T TOOK ADVANTAGE ( IT4 ,H[ MU* MORE 
 COMPLEX ?AN ?IS IS ! GAME ( W>1 :I* OCCURS UND] C]TA9 LIMITS ( 
 TIME1 & :]E IT IS NOT ONE WILL ?AT MANIPULATES LIFELESS OBJECTS1 BUT 
 EV]Y?+ RESULTS FROM 9NUM]ABLE CONFLICTS ( V>I\S WILLS6 

,AFT] ,SMOL5SK ,NAPOLEON S\<T A BATTLE BEYOND ,DOROGOBUZH AT ,VYAZMA1 & 
 !N AT ,TS>EVO-,ZAYMI%*E1 BUT IT HAPP5$ ?AT [+ TO A CONJUNCTION ( 
 9NUM]ABLE CIRCUM/ANCES ! ,RUSSIANS C\LD NOT GIVE BATTLE TILL !Y 
 REA*$ ,BOROD9O1 SEV5TY MILES FROM ,MOSC[4 ,FROM ,VYAZMA ,NAPOLEON ORD]$ 
 A DIRECT ADVANCE ON ,MOSC[4 

,MOSC\1 LA CAPITALE ASIATIQUE DE CE GR& EMPIRE1 LA VILLE SACREE DES 
 PEUPLES D',ALEX&RE1 ,MOSC\ AVEC SES 9NOMBRABLES EGLISES 5 =ME DE 
 PAGODES *9OISES1 "9 ?IS ,MOSC[ GAVE ,NAPOLEON'S IMAG9ATION NO RE/4 ,ON 
 ! M>* FROM ,VYAZMA TO ,TS>EVO-,ZAYMI%*E HE RODE HIS LI<T BAY 
 BOBTAIL$ AMBL] ACCOMPANI$ BY HIS ,GU>DS1 HIS BODYGU>D1 HIS PAGES1 & 
 AIDES-DE-CAMP4 ,B]?I]1 HIS *IEF ( /AFF1 DROPP$ BEH9D TO QUE/ION A 
 ,RUSSIAN PRISON] CAPTUR$ BY ! CAVALRY4 ,FOLL[$ BY ,LELORGNE D',IDEVILLE1 
 AN 9T]PRET]1 HE OV]TOOK ,NAPOLEON AT A GALLOP & RE9$ 9 HIS HORSE 
 ) AN AMUS$ EXPRESSION4 

 "9 0,MOSC[1 ! ,ASIATIC CAPITAL ( ?IS GREAT EMPIRE1 ! 
 SACR$ CITY ( ,ALEX&]'S PEOPLE1 ,MOSC[ ) ITS 
 9NUM]ABLE *UR*ES %AP$ LIKE ,*9ESE PAGODAS40 
  
  

0,WELL80 ASK$ ,NAPOLEON4 

0,ONE ( ,PLATOV'S ,COSSACKS SAYS ?AT ,PLATOV'S CORPS IS JO9+ UP ) ! 
 MA9 >MY & ?AT ,KUTUZOV HAS BE5 APPO9T$ COMM&] 9 *IEF4 ,HE IS A 
 V]Y %REWD & G>RUL\S FELL[40 

,NAPOLEON SMIL$ & TOLD !M TO GIVE ! ,COSSACK A HORSE & BR+ ! 
 MAN TO HIM4 ,HE WI%$ TO TALK TO HIM HIMSELF4 ,SEV]AL ADJUTANTS GALLOP$ 
 (F1 & AN H\R LAT]1 ,LAVRU%KA1 ! S]F ,D5ISOV HAD H&$ OV] TO 
 ,RO/OV1 RODE UP TO ,NAPOLEON 9 AN ORD]LY'S JACKET & ON A ,FR5* CAVALRY 
 SADDLE1 ) A M]RY1 & TIPSY FACE4 ,NAPOLEON TOLD HIM TO RIDE BY HIS 
 SIDE & BEGAN QUE/ION+ HIM4 

0,Y\ >E A ,COSSACK80 

0,YES1 A ,COSSACK1 Y\R ,HONOR40 

0,! ,COSSACK1 NOT KN[+ 9 :AT COMPANY HE WAS1 = ,NAPOLEON'S PLA9 
 APPE>ANCE HAD NO?+ AB\T IT ?AT W\LD REVEAL TO AN ,ORI5TAL M9D ! 
 PRES5CE ( A MON>*1 TALK$ ) EXTREME FAMILI>ITY ( ! 9CID5TS ( 
 ! W>10 SAYS ,?I]S1 N>RAT+ ?IS EPISODE4 ,9 REALITY ,LAVRU%KA1 
 HAV+ GOT DRUNK ! DAY BE=E & LEFT HIS MA/] D9N]LESS1 HAD BE5 
 :IPP$ & S5T TO ! VILLAGE 9 QUE/ ( *ICK5S1 :]E HE 5GAG$ 9 
 LOOT+ TILL ! ,FR5* TOOK HIM PRISON]4 ,LAVRU%KA WAS ONE ( ?OSE 
 CO>SE1 B>E-FAC$ LACKEYS :O HAVE SE5 ALL SORTS ( ?+S1 CONSID] IT 
 NECESS>Y TO DO EV]Y?+ 9 A MEAN & CUNN+ WAY1 >E READY TO R5D] 
 ANY SORT ( S]VICE TO !IR MA/]1 & >E KE5 AT GUESS+ !IR 
 MA/]'S BAS] IMPULSES1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE PROMPT$ BY VANITY & 
 PETT9ESS4 

,F9D+ HIMSELF 9 ! COMPANY ( ,NAPOLEON1 :OSE ID5TITY HE HAD EASILY 
 & SURELY RECOGNIZ$1 ,LAVRU%KA WAS NOT 9 ! LEA/ ABA%$ BUT M]ELY 
 DID HIS UTMO/ TO GA9 HIS NEW MA/]'S FAVOR4 

,HE KNEW V]Y WELL ?AT ?IS WAS ,NAPOLEON1 BUT ,NAPOLEON'S PRES5CE C\LD NO 
 MORE 9TIMIDATE HIM ?AN ,RO/OV'S1 OR A S]GEANT MAJOR'S ) ! RODS1 
 W\LD HAVE DONE1 = HE HAD NO?+ ?AT EI!R ! S]GEANT MAJOR OR 
 ,NAPOLEON C\LD DEPRIVE HIM (4 

,SO HE RATTL$ ON1 TELL+ ALL ! GOSSIP HE HAD HE>D AMONG ! ORD]LIES4 
 ,MU* ( IT TRUE4 ,BUT :5 ,NAPOLEON ASK$ HIM :E!R ! ,RUSSIANS ?\<T 
 !Y W\LD BEAT ,BONAP>TE OR NOT1 ,LAVRU%KA SCREW$ UP HIS EYES & 
 CONSID]$4 

,9 ?IS QUE/ION HE SAW SUBTLE CUNN+1 AS M5 ( HIS TYPE SEE CUNN+ 9 
 EV]Y?+1 SO HE FR[N$ & DID NOT ANSW] IMM$IATELY4 

0,IT'S LIKE ?IS10 HE SAID ?\<TFULLY1 0IF !RE'S A BATTLE SOON1 Y\RS 
 WILL W94 ,?AT'S RI<T4 ,BUT IF ?REE DAYS PASS1 !N AFT] ?AT1 WELL1 
 !N ?AT SAME BATTLE WILL NOT SOON BE OV]40 

,LELORGNE D',IDEVILLE SMIL+LY 9T]PRET$ ?IS SPEE* TO ,NAPOLEON ?US3 
 0,IF A BATTLE TAKES PLACE )9 ! NEXT ?REE DAYS ! ,FR5* WILL W91 
 BUT IF LAT]1 ,GOD KN[S :AT WILL HAPP540 ,NAPOLEON DID NOT SMILE1 ?\< 
 HE WAS EVID5TLY 9 HI< GOOD HUMOR1 & HE ORD]$ !SE WORDS TO BE 
 REPEAT$4 

,LAVRU%KA NOTIC$ ?IS & TO 5T]TA9 HIM FUR!R1 PRET5D+ NOT TO 
 KN[ :O ,NAPOLEON WAS1 ADD$3 

0,WE KN[ ?AT Y\ HAVE ,BONAP>TE & ?AT HE HAS BEAT5 EV]YBODY 9 ! 
 WORLD1 BUT WE >E A DIFF]5T MATT]4440--)\T KN[+ :Y OR H[ 
 ?IS BIT ( BOA/FUL PATRIOTISM SLIPP$ \T AT ! 5D4 

,! 9T]PRET] TRANSLAT$ !SE WORDS )\T ! LA/ PHRASE1 & 
 ,BONAP>TE SMIL$4 0,! Y\NG ,COSSACK MADE HIS MI<TY 9T]LOCUTOR SMILE10 
 SAYS ,?I]S4 ,AFT] RID+ A FEW PACES 9 SIL5CE1 ,NAPOLEON TURN$ TO 
 ,B]?I] & SAID HE WI%$ TO SEE H[ ! NEWS ?AT HE WAS TALK+ TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR HIMSELF1 TO ?AT V]Y ,EMP]OR :O HAD WRITT5 HIS IMMORTALLY 
 VICTORI\S NAME ON ! ,PYRAMIDS1 W\LD AFFECT ?IS 5FANT DU ,DON4 "9 

 "9 0,*ILD ( ! ,DON40 
  
  

,! FACT WAS ACCORD+LY CONVEY$ TO ,LAVRU%KA4 

,LAVRU%KA1 UND]/&+ ?AT ?IS WAS DONE TO P]PLEX HIM & ?AT 
 ,NAPOLEON EXPECT$ HIM TO BE FRI<T5$1 TO GRATIFY HIS NEW MA/]S 
 PROMPTLY PRET5D$ TO BE A/ONI%$ & AWE-/RUCK1 OP5$ HIS EYES WIDE1 
 & ASSUM$ ! EXPRESSION HE USUALLY PUT ON :5 TAK5 TO BE :IPP$4 0,AS 
 SOON AS ,NAPOLEON'S 9T]PRET] HAD SPOK510 SAYS ,?I]S1 0! ,COSSACK1 
 SEIZ$ BY AMAZEM5T1 DID NOT UTT] ANO!R WORD1 BUT RODE ON1 HIS EYES 
 FIX$ ON ! CONQU]OR :OSE FAME HAD REA*$ HIM ACROSS ! /EPPES ( 
 ! ,EA/4 ,ALL HIS LOQUACITY WAS SUDD5LY >RE/$ & REPLAC$ BY A NAIVE 
 & SIL5T FEEL+ ( ADMIRATION4 ,NAPOLEON1 AFT] MAK+ ! ,COSSACK A 
 PRES5T1 HAD HIM SET FREE LIKE A BIRD RE/OR$ TO ITS NATIVE FIELDS40 

,NAPOLEON RODE ON1 DREAM+ ( ! ,MOSC[ ?AT SO APPEAL$ TO HIS 
 IMAG9ATION1 & 0! BIRD RE/OR$ TO ITS NATIVE FIELDS0 GALLOP$ TO \R 
 \TPO/S1 9V5T+ ON ! WAY ALL ?AT HAD NOT TAK5 PLACE BUT ?AT HE 
 MEANT TO RELATE TO HIS COMRADES4 ,:AT HAD REALLY TAK5 PLACE HE DID NOT 
 WI% TO RELATE BECAUSE IT SEEM$ TO HIM NOT WOR? TELL+4 ,HE F\ND ! 
 ,COSSACKS1 9QUIR$ = ! REGIM5T OP]AT+ ) ,PLATOV'S DETA*M5T & 
 BY EV5+ F\ND HIS MA/]1 ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV1 QU>T]$ AT ,YANKOVO4 ,RO/OV 
 WAS JU/ M\NT+ TO GO = A RIDE R\ND ! NEI<BOR+ VILLAGES ) 
 ,ILY92 HE LET ,LAVRU%KA HAVE ANO!R HORSE & TOOK HIM ALONG ) HIM4 

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