,BOOK #a#a1 ,*APT] #bf #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,T[>D F\R O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON ,MURAT'S TROOPS W]E 5T]+ ,MOSC[4 ,9 FRONT RODE A DETA*M5T ( ,WURTTEMB]G HUSS>S & BEH9D !M RODE ! ,K+ ( ,NAPLES HIMSELF ACCOMPANI$ BY A NUM]\S SUITE4 ,AB\T ! MIDDLE ( ! ,>BAT ,/REET1 NE> ! ,*UR* ( ! ,MIRACUL\S ,ICON ( ,/4 ,NI*OLAS1 ,MURAT HALT$ TO AWAIT NEWS FROM ! ADVANC$ DETA*M5T AS TO ! CONDITION 9 :I* !Y HAD F\ND ! CITADEL1 LE ,KREML94 ,>\ND ,MURAT GA!R$ A GR\P ( ?OSE :O HAD REMA9$ 9 ,MOSC[4 ,!Y ALL />$ 9 TIMID BEWILD]M5T AT ! /RANGE1 LONG-HAIR$ COMM&] DRESS$ UP 9 FEA!RS & GOLD4 0,IS ?AT !IR ,CZ> HIMSELF8 ,HE'S NOT BAD60 L[ VOICES C\LD BE HE>D SAY+4 ,AN 9T]PRET] RODE UP TO ! GR\P4 0,TAKE (F Y\R CAP444 Y\R CAPS60 ,!SE WORDS W5T FROM ONE TO ANO!R 9 ! CR[D4 ,! 9T]PRET] ADDRESS$ AN OLD PORT] & ASK$ IF IT WAS F> TO ! ,KREML94 ,! PORT]1 LI/5+ 9 P]PLEXITY TO ! UNFAMILI> ,POLI% ACC5T & NOT REALIZ+ ?AT ! 9T]PRET] WAS SPEAK+ ,RUSSIAN1 DID NOT UND]/& :AT WAS BE+ SAID TO HIM & SLIPP$ BEH9D ! O!RS4 ,MURAT APPROA*$ ! 9T]PRET] & TOLD HIM TO ASK :]E ! ,RUSSIAN >MY WAS4 ,ONE ( ! ,RUSSIANS UND]/OOD :AT WAS ASK$ & SEV]AL VOICES AT ONCE BEGAN ANSW]+ ! 9T]PRET]4 ,A ,FR5* (FIC]1 RETURN+ FROM ! ADVANC$ DETA*M5T1 RODE UP TO ,MURAT & REPORT$ ?AT ! GATES ( ! CITADEL HAD BE5 B>RICAD$ & ?AT !RE WAS PROBABLY AN AMBUSCADE !RE4 0,GOOD60 SAID ,MURAT &1 TURN+ TO ONE ( ! G5TLEM5 9 HIS SUITE1 ORD]$ F\R LID TO FIRE AT ! GATES4 ,! GUNS EM]G$ AT A TROT FROM ! COLUMN FOLL[+ ,MURAT & ADVANC$ UP ! ,>BAT4 ,:5 !Y REA*$ ! 5D ( ! ,VOZDVIZH5KA ,/REET !Y HALT$ & DREW 9 ! ,SQU>E4 ,SEV]AL ,FR5* (FIC]S SUP]9T5D$ ! PLAC+ ( ! GUNS & LOOK$ AT ! ,KREML9 ?R\< FIELD GLASSES4 ,! BELLS 9 ! ,KREML9 W]E R++ = VESP]S1 & ?IS S\ND TR\BL$ ! ,FR5*4 ,!Y IMAG9$ IT TO BE A CALL TO >MS4 ,A FEW 9FANTRYM5 RAN TO ! ,KUTAFYEV ,GATE4 ,BEAMS & WOOD5 SCRE5S HAD BE5 PUT !RE1 & TWO MUSKET %OTS RANG \T FROM UND] ! GATE AS SOON AS AN (FIC] & M5 BEGAN TO RUN T[>D IT4 ,A G5]AL :O WAS /&+ BY ! GUNS %\T$ SOME WORDS ( COMM& TO ! (FIC]1 & ! LATT] RAN BACK AGA9 ) HIS M54 ,! S\ND ( ?REE MORE %OTS CAME FROM ! GATE4 ,ONE %OT /RUCK A ,FR5* SOLDI]'S FOOT1 & FROM BEH9D ! SCRE5S CAME ! /RANGE S\ND ( A FEW VOICES %\T+4 ,9/ANTLY AS AT A WORD ( COMM& ! EXPRESSION ( *E]FUL S]5ITY ON ! FACES ( ! ,FR5* G5]AL1 (FIC]S1 & M5 *ANG$ TO ONE ( DET]M9$ CONC5TRAT$ READ9ESS = /RIFE & SUFF]+4 ,TO ALL ( !M FROM ! M>%AL TO ! LEA/ SOLDI]1 ?AT PLACE WAS NOT ! ,VOZDVIZH5KA1 ,MOKHAVAYA1 OR ,KUTAFYEV ,/REET1 NOR ! ,TROITSA ,GATE 7PLACES FAMILI> 9 ,MOSC[71 BUT A NEW BATTLEFIELD :I* W\LD PROBABLY PROVE SANGU9>Y4 ,& ALL MADE READY = ?AT BATTLE4 ,! CRIES FROM ! GATES CEAS$4 ,! GUNS W]E ADVANC$1 ! >TILL]YM5 BLEW ! A% (F !IR L9/OCKS1 & AN (FIC] GAVE ! WORD 0,FIRE60 ,?IS WAS FOLL[$ BY TWO :I/L+ S\NDS ( CANI/] %OT1 ONE AFT] ANO!R4 ,! %OT RATTL$ AGA9/ ! /ONE ( ! GATE & UPON ! WOOD5 BEAMS & SCRE5S1 & TWO WAV]+ CL\DS ( SMOKE ROSE OV] ! ,SQU>E4 ,A FEW 9/ANTS AFT] ! E*O ( ! REPORTS RES\ND+ OV] ! /ONE-BUILT ,KREML9 HAD DI$ AWAY ! ,FR5* HE>D A /RANGE S\ND ABOVE !IR HEAD4 ,?\S&S ( CR[S ROSE ABOVE ! WALLS & CIRCL$ 9 ! AIR1 CAW+ & NOISILY FLAPP+ !IR W+S4 ,TOGE!R ) ?AT S\ND CAME A SOLIT>Y HUMAN CRY FROM ! GATEWAY & AMID ! SMOKE APPE>$ ! FIGURE ( A B>EHEAD$ MAN 9 A PEASANT'S COAT4 ,HE GRASP$ A MUSKET & TOOK AIM AT ! ,FR5*4 0,FIRE60 REPEAT$ ! (FIC] ONCE MORE1 & ! REPORTS ( A MUSKET & ( TWO CANNON %OTS W]E HE>D SIMULTANE\SLY4 ,! GATE WAS AGA9 HIDD5 BY SMOKE4 ,NO?+ MORE /IRR$ BEH9D ! SCRE5S & ! ,FR5* 9FANTRY SOLDI]S & (FIC]S ADVANC$ TO ! GATE4 ,9 ! GATEWAY LAY ?REE W\ND$ & F\R DEAD4 ,TWO M5 9 PEASANT COATS RAN AWAY AT ! FOOT ( ! WALL1 T[>D ! ,ZNAM5KA4 0,CLE> ?AT AWAY60 SAID ! (FIC]1 PO9T+ TO ! BEAMS & ! CORPSES1 & ! ,FR5* SOLDI]S1 AFT] DISPAT*+ ! W\ND$1 ?REW ! CORPSES OV] ! P>APET4 ,:O !SE M5 W]E NOBODY KNEW4 0,CLE> ?AT AWAY60 WAS ALL ?AT WAS SAID ( !M1 & !Y W]E ?R[N OV] ! P>APET & REMOV$ LAT] ON ?AT !Y MIS5AL1 & FIR$0 7! WRET*ES7 0AT ! ,FR5*4 ,SOME ( !M W]E SAB]$ & ! ,KREML9 WAS PURG$ ( !IR PRES5CE40 ,MURAT WAS 9=M$ ?AT ! WAY HAD BE5 CLE>$4 ,! ,FR5* 5T]$ ! GATES & BEGAN PIT*+ !IR CAMP 9 ! ,S5ATE ,SQU>E4 ,\T ( ! W9D[S ( ! ,S5ATE ,H\SE ! SOLDI]S ?REW *AIRS 9TO ! ,SQU>E = FUEL & K9DL$ FIRES !RE4 ,O!R DETA*M5TS PASS$ ?R\< ! ,KREML9 & 5CAMP$ ALONG ! ,MOROSEYKA1 ! ,LUBYANKA1 & ,POKROVKA ,/REETS4 ,O!RS QU>T]$ !MSELVES ALONG ! ,VOZDVIZH5KA1 ! ,NIKOLSKI1 & ! ,TV]SKOY ,/REETS4 ,NO MA/]S ( ! H\SES BE+ F\ND ANY:]E1 ! ,FR5* W]E NOT BILLET$ ON ! 9HABITANTS AS IS USUAL 9 T[NS BUT LIV$ 9 IT AS 9 A CAMP4 ,?\< TATT]$1 HUNGRY1 WORN \T1 & R$UC$ TO A ?IRD ( !IR ORIG9AL NUMB]1 ! ,FR5* 5T]$ ,MOSC[ 9 GOOD M>*+ ORD]4 ,IT WAS A WE>Y & FAMI%$1 BUT /ILL A FIMY4 ,BUT IT REMA9$ AN >MY ONLY UNTIL ITS SOLDI]S HAD DISP]S$ 9TO !IR DIFF]5T LODG+S4 ,AS SOON AS ! M5 ( ! V>I\S REGIM5TS BEGAN TO DISP]SE AMONG ! WEAL?Y & DES]T$ H\SES1 ! >MY WAS LO/ =EV] & !RE CAME 9TO BE+ SOME?+ NONDESCRIPT1 NEI!R CITIZ5S NOR SOLDI]S BUT :AT >E KN[N AS M>AUD]S4 ,:5 FIVE WEEKS LAT] !SE SAME M5 LEFT ,MOSC[1 !Y NO LONG] =M$ AN >MY4 ,!Y W]E A MOB ( M>AUD]S1 EA* C>RY+ A QUANTITY ( >TICLES :I* SEEM$ TO HIM VALUABLE OR USEFUL4 ,! AIM ( EA* MAN :5 HE LEFT ,MOSC[ WAS NO LONG]1 AS IT HAD BE51 TO CONQU]1 BUT M]ELY TO KEEP :AT HE HAD ACQUIR$4 ,LIKE A MONKEY :I* PUTS ITS PAW 9TO ! N>R[ NECK ( A JUG1 & HAV+ SEIZ$ A H&FUL ( NUTS WILL NOT OP5 ITS FI/ = FE> ( LOS+ :AT IT HOLDS1 & !RE=E P]I%ES1 ! ,FR5* :5 !Y LEFT ,MOSC[ HAD 9EVITABLY TO P]I% BECAUSE !Y C>RI$ !IR LOOT ) !M1 YET TO AB&ON :AT !Y HAD /OL5 WAS AS IMPOSSIBLE = !M AS IT IS = ! MONKEY TO OP5 ITS PAW & LET GO ( ITS NUTS4 ,T5 M9UTES AFT] EA* REGIM5T HAD 5T]$ A ,MOSC[ DI/RICT1 NOT A SOLDI] OR (FIC] WAS LEFT4 ,M5 9 MILIT>Y UNI=MS & ,HESSIAN BOOTS C\LD BE SE5 ?R\< ! W9D[S1 LAU<+ & WALK+ ?R\< ! ROOMS4 ,9 CELL>S & /OR]OOMS SIMIL> M5 W]E BUSY AMONG ! PROVISIONS1 & 9 ! Y>DS UNLOCK+ OR BREAK+ OP5 COA* H\SE & /ABLE DOORS1 LIESS+ WOM5 & *ILDR54 ,!RE W]E MANY SU* M5 BO? 9 ! %OPS & H\SES--BUT !RE WAS NO >MY4 ,ORD] AFT] ORD] WAS ISSU$ BY ! ,FR5* COMM&]S ?AT DAY =BIDD+ ! M5 TO DISP]SE AB\T ! T[N1 /]NLY =BIDD+ ANY VIOL5CE TO ! 9HABITANTS OR ANY LOOT+1 & ANN\NC+ A ROLL CALL = ?AT V]Y EV5+4 ,BUT DESPITE ALL !SE MEASURES ! M51 :O HAD TILL !N CON/ITUT$ AN >MY1 FL[$ ALL OV] ! WEAL?Y1 DES]T$ CITY ) ITS COM=TS & PL5TIFUL SUPPLIES4 ,AS A HUNGRY H]D ( CATTLE KEEPS WELL TOGE!R :5 CROSS+ A B>R5 FIELD1 BUT GETS \T ( H& & AT ONCE DISP]SES UNCONTROLLABLY AS SOON AS IT REA*ES RI* PA/URES1 SO DID ! >MY DISP]SE ALL OV] ! WEAL?Y CITY4 ,NO RESID5TS W]E LEFT 9 ,MOSC[1 & ! SOLDI]S--LIKE WAT] P]COLAT+ ?R\< S&--SPREAD IRRESI/IBLY ?R\< ! CITY 9 ALL DIRECTIONS FROM ! ,KREML9 9TO :I* !Y HAD FIR/ M>*$4 ,! CAVALRY1 ON 5T]+ A M]*ANT'S H\SE ?AT HAD BE5 AB&ON$ & F9D+ !RE /ABL+ MORE ?AN SUFFICI5T = !IR HORSES1 W5T ON1 ALL ! SAME1 TO ! NEXT H\SE :I* SEEM$ TO !M BETT]4 ,MANY ( !M APPROPRIAT$ SEV]AL H\SES1 *ALK$ !IR NAMES ON !M1 & QU>REL$ & EV5 F\T]S ! SOLDI]S RAN \T 9TO ! /REETS TO SEE ! CITY &1 HE>+ ?AT EV]Y?+ HAD BE5 AB&ON$1 RU%$ TO PLACES :]E VALUABLES W]E TO BE HAD = ! TAK+4 ,! (FIC]S FOLL[$ TO *ECK ! SOLDI]S & W]E 9VOLUNT>ILY DRAWN 9TO DO+ ! SAME4 ,9 ,C>RIAGE ,R[ C>RIAGES HAD BE5 LEFT 9 ! %OPS1 & G5]ALS FLOCK$ !RE TO SELECT CALE*ES & COA*ES = !MSELVES4 ,! FEW 9HABITANTS :O HAD REMA9$ 9VIT$ COMM&+ (FIC]S TO !IR H\SES1 HOP+ !REBY TO SECURE !MSELVES FROM BE+ PLUND]$4 ,!RE W]E MASSES ( WEAL? & !RE SEEM$ NO 5D TO IT4 ,ALL >\ND ! QU>T]S OCCUPI$ BY ! ,FR5* W]E O!R REGIONS /ILL UNEXPLOR$ & UNOCCUPI$ :]E1 !Y ?\MY EV] DEEP] & DEEP]4 ,:5 WAT] IS SPILL$ ON DRY GR\ND BO? ! DRY GR\ND & ! WAT] DISAPPE> & MUD RESULTS2 & 9 ! SAME WAY ! 5TRY ( ! FAMI%$ >MY 9TO ! RI* & DES]T$ CITY RESULT$ 9 FIRES & LOOT+ & ! DE/RUCTION ( BO? ! >MY & ! WEAL?Y CITY4 ,! ,FR5* ATTRIBUT$ ! ,FIRE ( ,MOSC[ AU PATRIOTISME F]OCE DE ,RO/OP*9E1 "9 ! ,RUSSIANS TO ! B>B>ITY ( ! ,FR5*4 ,9 REALITY1 H[EV]1 IT WAS NOT1 & C\LD NOT BE1 POSSIBLE TO EXPLA9 ! BURN+ ( ,MOSC[ BY MAK+ ANY 9DIVIDUAL1 OR ANY GR\P ( PEOPLE1 RESPONSIBLE = IT4 ,MOSC[ WAS BURN$ BECAUSE IT F\ND ITSELF 9 A POSITION 9 :I* ANY T[N BUILT ( WOOD WAS B\ND TO BURN1 QUITE AP>T FROM :E!R IT HAD1 OR HAD NOT1 A HUNDR$ & ?IRTY 9F]IOR FIRE 5G9ES4 ,DES]T$ ,MOSC[ HAD TO BURN AS 9EVITABLY AS A HEAP ( %AV+S HAS TO BURN ON :I* SP>KS CONT9UALLY FALL = SEV]AL DAYS4 ,A T[N BUILT ( WOOD1 :]E SC>CELY A DAY PASSES )\T CONFLAGRATIONS :5 ! H\SE [N]S >E 9 RESID5CE & A POLICE =CE IS PRES5T1 CANNOT HELP BURN+ :5 ITS 9HABITANTS HAVE LEFT IT & IT IS OCCUPI$ BY SOLDI]S :O SMOKE PIPES1 MAKE CAMPFIRES ( ! ,S5ATE *AIRS 9 ! ,S5ATE ,SQU>E1 & COOK !MSELVES MEALS TWICE A DAY4 ,9 PEACETIME IT IS ONLY NECESS>Y TO BILLET TROOPS 9 ! VILLAGES ( ANY DI/RICT & ! NUMB] ( FIRES 9 ?AT DI/RICT IMM$IATELY 9CREASES4 ,H[ MU* !N MU/ ! PROBABILITY ( FIRE BE 9CREAS$ 9 AN AB&ON$1 WOOD5 T[N :]E =EIGN TROOPS >E QU>T]$4 0,LE PATRIOTISME F]OCE DE ,RO/OP*9E0 & ! B>B>ITY ( ! ,FR5* W]E NOT TO BLAME 9 ! MATT]4 ,MOSC[ WAS SET ON FIRE BY ! SOLDI]S' PIPES1 KIT*5S1 & CAMPFIRES1 & BY ! C>ELESSNESS ( 5EMY SOLDI]S OCCUPY+ H\SES !Y DID NOT [N4 ,EV5 IF !RE WAS ANY >SON 7:I* IS V]Y D\BTFUL1 = NO ONE HAD ANY REASON TO BURN ! H\SES--9 ANY CASE A TR\BLESOME & DANG]\S ?+ TO DO71 >SON CANNOT BE REG>D$ AS ! CAUSE1 = ! SAME ?+ W\LD HAVE HAPP5$ )\T ANY 9C5DI>ISM4 "9 ,TO ,RO/OP*9'S F]OCI\S PATRIOTISM4 ,H[EV] TEMPT+ IT MITE1 OR LAT] ON TO PLACE AN H]OIC TOR* 9 ! H&S ( !IR [N PEOPLE1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SEE ?AT !RE C\LD BE NO SU* DIRECT CAUSE ( ! FIRE1 = ,MOSC[ HAD TO BURN AS EV]Y VILLAGE1 FACTORY1 OR H\SE MU/ BURN :I* IS LEFT BY ITS [N]S & 9 :I* /RANG]S >E ALL[$ TO LIVE & COOK !IR PORRIDGE4 ,MOSC[ WAS BURN$ BY ITS 9HABITANTS1 IT IS TRUE1 BUT BY ?OSE :O HAD AB&ON$ IT & NOT BY ?OSE :O REMA9$ 9 IT4 ,MOSC[ :5 OCCUPI$ BY ! 5EMY DID NOT REMA9 9TACT LIKE ,B]L91 ,VI5NA1 & O!R T[NS1 SIMPLY BECAUSE ITS 9HABITANTS AB&ON$ IT & DID NOT WELCOME ! ,FR5* ) BREAD & SALT1 NOR BR+ !M ! KEYS ( ! CITY4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #a#a1 ,*APT] #bf -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #a#a1 ,*APT] #bf -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/