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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,]MOLOV1 HAV+ BE5 S5T BY ,KUTUZOV TO 9SPECT ! POSITION1 TOLD 
 ! FIELD M>%AL ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FI<T !RE BE=E ,MOSC[ & 
 ?AT !Y MU/ RETREAT1 ,KUTUZOV LOOK$ AT HIM 9 SIL5CE4 

0,GIVE ME Y\R H&10 SAID HE &1 TURN+ IT OV] SO AS TO FEEL ! PULSE1 
 ADD$3 0,Y\ >E NOT WELL1 MY DE> FELL[4 ,?9K :AT Y\ >E SAY+60 

,KUTUZOV C\LD NOT YET ADMIT ! POSSIBILITY ( RETREAT+ BEYOND ,MOSC[ 
 )\T A BATTLE4 

,ON ! ,POKLONNY ,HILL1 F\R MILES FROM ! ,DOROGOMILOV GATE ( ,MOSC[1 
 ,KUTUZOV GOT \T ( HIS C>RIAGE & SAT D[N ON A B5* BY ! ROADSIDE4 ,A 
 GREAT CR[D ( G5]ALS GA!R$ R\ND HIM1 & ,C\NT ,RO/OP*91 :O HAD 
 COME \T FROM ,MOSC[1 JO9$ !M4 ,?IS BRILLIANT COMPANY SEP>AT$ 9TO 
 SEV]AL GR\PS :O ALL DISCUSS$ ! ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES ( ! 
 POSITION1 ! /ATE ( ! >MY1 ! PLANS SUGGE/$1 ! SITUATION ( 
 ,MOSC[1 & MILIT>Y QUE/IONS G5]ALLY4 ,?\< !Y HAD NOT BE5 
 SUMMON$ = ! PURPOSE1 & ?\< IT WAS NOT SO CALL$1 !Y ALL FELT 
 ?AT ?IS WAS REALLY A C\NCIL ( W>4 ,! CONV]SATIONS ALL DEALT ) 
 PUBLIC QUE/IONS4 ,IF ANYONE GAVE OR ASK$ = P]SONAL NEWS1 IT WAS DONE 
 9 A :ISP] & !Y IMM$IATELY REV]T$ TO G5]AL MATT]S4 ,NO JOKES1 
 OR LAU<T]1 OR SMILES EV51 W]E SE5 AMONG ALL !SE M54 ,!Y EVID5TLY 
 ALL MADE AN EF=T TO HOLD !MSELVES AT ! HEI<T ! SITUATION 
 DEM&$4 ,& ALL !SE GR\PS1 :ILE TALK+ AMONG !MSELVES1 TRI$ TO 
 KEEP NE> ! COMM&] 9 *IEF 7:OSE B5* =M$ ! C5T] ( ! 
 GA!R+7 & TO SPEAK SO ?AT HE MI<T OV]HE> !M4 ,! COMM&] 9 
 *IEF LI/5$ TO :AT WAS BE+ SAID & SOMETIMES ASK$ !M TO REPEAT 
 !IR REM>KS1 BUT DID NOT HIMSELF TAKE P>T 9 ! CONV]SATIONS OR 
 EXPRESS ANY OP9ION4 ,AFT] HE>+ :AT WAS BE+ SAID BY ONE OR O!R ( 
 !SE GR\PS HE G5]ALLY TURN$ AWAY ) AN AIR ( DISAPPO9TM5T1 AS 
 ?\< !Y W]E NOT SPEAK+ ( ANY?+ HE WI%$ TO HE>4 ,SOME 
 DISCUSS$ ! POSITION ?AT HAD BE5 *OS51 CRITICIZ+ NOT ! POSITION 
 ITSELF SO MU* AS ! M5TAL CAPACITY ( ?OSE :O HAD *OS5 IT4 ,O!RS 
 >GU$ ?AT A MI/AKE HAD BE5 MADE E>LI] & ?AT A BATTLE %\LD HAVE 
 BE5 F\<T TWO DAYS BE=E4 ,O!RS AGA9 SPOKE ( ! BATTLE ( 
 ,SALAMANCA1 :I* WAS DESCRIB$ BY ,CROS>T1 A NEWLY >RIV$ ,FR5*MAN 9 A 
 ,SPANI% UNI=M4 7,?IS ,FR5*MAN & ONE ( ! ,G]MAN PR9CES S]V+ 
 ) ! ,RUSSIAN >MY W]E DISCUSS+ ! SIEGE ( ,S>AGOSSA & 
 CONSID]+ ! POSSIBILITY ( DEF5D+ ,MOSC[ 9 A SIMIL> MANN]47 
 ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 WAS TELL+ A F\R? GR\P ?AT HE WAS PREP>$ TO DIE 
 ) ! CITY TRA9 B&S UND] ! WALLS ( ! CAPITAL1 BUT ?AT HE 
 /ILL C\LD NOT HELP REGRETT+ HAV+ BE5 LEFT 9 IGNORANCE ( :AT WAS 
 HAPP5+1 & ?AT HAD HE KN[N IT SOON] ?+S W\LD HAVE BE5 
 DIFF]5T4444 ,A FIF? GR\P1 DISPLAY+ ! PR(UNDITY ( !IR /RATEGIC 
 P]CEPTIONS1 DISCUSS$ ! DIRECTION ! TROOPS W\LD N[ HAVE TO TAKE4 ,A 
 SIX? GR\P WAS TALK+ ABSOLUTE NONS5SE4 ,KUTUZOV'S EXPRESSION GREW MORE 
 & MORE PREOCCUPI$ & GLOOMY4 ,FROM ALL ?IS TALK HE SAW ONLY ONE ?+3 
 ?AT TO DEF5D ,MOSC[ WAS A PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY 9 ! FULL MEAN+ ( 
 ?OSE WORDS1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 SO UTT]LY IMPOSSIBLE ?AT IF ANY S5SELESS 
 COMM&] W]E TO GIVE ORD]S TO FI<T1 CONFUSION W\LD RESULT BUT ! 
 BATTLE W\LD /ILL NOT TAKE PLACE4 ,IT W\LD NOT TAKE PLACE BECAUSE ! 
 COMM&]S NOT M]ELY ALL RECOGNIZ$ ! POSITION TO BE IMPOSSIBLE1 BUT 9 
 !IR CONV]SATIONS W]E ONLY DISCUSS+ :AT W\LD HAPP5 AFT] ITS 
 9EVITABLE AB&ONM5T4 ,H[ C\LD ! COMM&]S LEAD !IR TROOPS TO A 
 FIELD ( BATTLE !Y CONSID]$ IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD8 ,! L[]-GRADE 
 (FIC]S & EV5 ! SOLDI]S 7:O TOO REASON7 ALSO CONSID]$ ! 
 POSITION IMPOSSIBLE & !RE=E C\LD NOT GO TO FI<T1 FULLY CONV9C$ 
 AS !Y W]E ( DEFEAT4 ,IF ,B5NIGS5 9SI/$ ON ! POSITION BE+ 
 DEF5D$ & O!RS /ILL DISCUSS$ IT1 ! QUE/ION WAS NO LONG] 
 IMPORTANT 9 ITSELF BUT ONLY AS A PRETEXT = DISPUTES & 9TRIGUE4 ,?IS 
 ,KUTUZOV KNEW WELL4 

,B5NIGS51 :O HAD *OS5 ! POSITION1 W>MLY DISPLAY$ HIS ,RUSSIAN 
 PATRIOTISM 7,KUTUZOV C\LD NOT LI/5 TO ?IS )\T W9C+7 BY 9SI/+ 
 ?AT ,MOSC[ MU/ BE DEF5D$4 ,HIS AIM WAS AS CLE> AS DAYLI<T TO ,KUTUZOV3 
 IF ! DEF5SE FAIL$1 TO ?R[ ! BLAME ON ,KUTUZOV :O HAD BR\<T ! 
 >MY AS F> AS ! ,SP>R[ ,HILLS )\T GIV+ BATTLE2 IF IT SUCCE$$1 
 TO CLAIM ! SUCCESS AS HIS [N2 OR IF BATTLE W]E NOT GIV51 TO CLE> 
 HIMSELF ( ! CRIME ( AB&ON+ ,MOSC[4 ,BUT ?IS 9TRIGUE DID NOT N[ 
 OCCUPY ! OLD MAN'S M9D4 ,ONE T]RIBLE QUE/ION ABSORB$ HIM & TO ?AT 
 QUE/ION HE HE>D NO REPLY FROM ANYONE4 ,! QUE/ION = HIM N[ WAS3 
 0,HAVE ,I REALLY ALL[$ ,NAPOLEON TO REA* ,MOSC[1 & :5 DID ,I DO SO8 
 ,:5 WAS IT DECID$8 ,CAN IT HAVE BE5 YE/]DAY :5 ,I ORD]$ ,PLATOV TO 
 RETREAT1 OR WAS IT ! EV5+ BE=E1 :5 ,I HAD A NAP & TOLD ,B5NIGS5 
 TO ISSUE ORD]S8 ,OR WAS IT E>LI] /ILL8444 ,:51 :5 WAS ?IS T]RIBLE 
 AFFAIR DECID$8 ,MOSC[ MU/ BE AB&ON$4 ,! >MY MU/ RETREAT & ! 
 ORD] TO DO SO MU/ BE GIV540 ,TO GIVE ?AT T]RIBLE ORD] SEEM$ TO HIM 
 EQUIVAL5T TO RESIGN+ ! COMM& ( ! >MY4 ,& NOT ONLY DID HE LOVE 
 P[] TO :I* HE WAS ACCU/OM$ 7! HONORS AW>D$ TO ,PR9CE 
 ,PROZOROVSKI1 UND] :OM HE HAD S]V$ 9 ,TURKEY1 GALL$ HIM71 BUT HE WAS 
 CONV9C$ ?AT HE WAS DE/9$ TO SAVE ,RUSSIA & ?AT ?AT WAS :Y1 
 AGA9/ ! ,EMP]OR'S WI% & BY ! WILL ( ! PEOPLE1 HE HAD BE5 
 *OS5 COMM&] 9 *IEF4 ,HE WAS CONV9C$ ?AT HE ALONE C\LD MA9TA9 
 COMM& ( ! >MY 9 !SE DIFFICULT CIRCUM/ANCES1 & ?AT 9 ALL ! 
 WORLD HE ALONE C\LD 5C\NT] ! 9V9CIBLE ,NAPOLEON )\T FE>1 & 
 HE WAS HORRIFI$ AT ! ?\<T ( ! ORD] HE HAD TO ISSUE4 ,BUT 
 SOME?+ HAD TO BE DECID$1 & !SE CONV]SATIONS >\ND HIM :I* W]E 
 ASSUM+ TOO FREE A *>ACT] MU/ BE /OPP$4 

,HE CALL$ ! MO/ IMPORTANT G5]ALS TO HIM4 

0,MY HEAD1 BE IT GOOD OR BAD1 MU/ DEP5D ON ITSELF10 SAID HE1 RIS+ FROM 
 ! B5*1 & HE RODE TO ,FILI :]E HIS C>RIAGES W]E WAIT+4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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