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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S PRES5TIM5T WAS 9 FACT FULFILL$4 ,NEXT DAY DUR+ ! 
 S]VICE AT ! PALACE *UR* 9 HONOR ( ! ,EMP]OR'S BIR?DAY1 ,PR9CE 
 ,VOLKONSKI WAS CALL$ \T ( ! *UR* & RECEIV$ A DISPAT* FROM ,PR9CE 
 ,KUTUZOV4 ,IT WAS ,KUTUZOV'S REPORT1 WRITT5 FROM ,TAT>9OVA ON ! DAY ( 
 ! BATTLE4 ,KUTUZOV WROTE ?AT ! ,RUSSIANS HAD NOT RETREAT$ A /EP1 ?AT 
 ! ,FR5* LOSSES W]E MU* HEAVI] ?AN \RS1 & ?AT HE WAS WRIT+ 9 
 HA/E FROM ! FIELD ( BATTLE BE=E COLLECT+ FULL 9=MATION4 ,IT 
 FOLL[$ ?AT !RE MU/ HAVE BE5 A VICTORY4 ,& AT ONCE1 )\T LEAV+ 
 ! *UR*1 ?ANKS W]E R5D]$ TO ! ,CREATOR = ,HIS HELP & = ! 
 VICTORY4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S PRES5TIM5T WAS JU/IFI$1 & ALL ?AT MORN+ A 
 JOY\SLY FE/IVE MOOD REIGN$ 9 ! CITY4 ,EV]YONE BELIEV$ ! VICTORY 
 TO HAVE BE5 COMPLETE1 & SOME EV5 SPOKE ( ,NAPOLEON'S HAV+ BE5 
 CAPTUR$1 ( HIS DEPOSITION1 & ( ! *OICE ( A NEW RUL] = ,FRANCE4 

,IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT = EV5TS TO BE REFLECT$ 9 !IR REAL /R5G? & 
 COMPLET5ESS AMID ! CONDITIONS ( C\RT LIFE & F> FROM ! SC5E ( 
 ACTION4 ,G5]AL EV5TS 9VOLUNT>ILY GR\P !MSELVES >\ND SOME 
 P>TICUL> 9CID5T4 ,SO N[ ! C\RTI]S' PLEASURE WAS BAS$ AS MU* ON 
 ! FACT ?AT ! NEWS HAD >RIV$ ON ! ,EMP]OR'S BIR?DAY AS ON ! 
 FACT ( ! VICTORY ITSELF4 ,IT WAS LIKE A SUCCESSFULLY >RANG$ SURPRISE4 
 ,M5TION WAS MADE 9 ,KUTUZOV'S REPORT ( ! ,RUSSIAN LOSSES1 AMONG :I* 
 FIGUR$ ! NAMES ( ,TU*KOV1 ,BAGRATION1 & ,KUTAYSOV4 ,9 ! ,PET]SBURG 
 WORLD ?IS SAD SIDE ( ! AFFAIR AGA9 9VOLUNT>ILY C5T]$ R\ND A 
 S+LE 9CID5T3 ,KUTAYSOV'S DEA?4 ,EV]YBODY KNEW HIM1 ! ,EMP]OR LIK$ 
 HIM1 & HE WAS Y\NG & 9T]E/+4 ,?AT DAY EV]YONE MET ) ! 
 WORDS3 

0,:AT A WOND]FUL CO9CID5CE6 ,JU/ DUR+ ! S]VICE4 ,BUT :AT A LOSS 
 ,KUTAYSOV IS6 ,H[ SORRY ,I AM60 

0,:AT DID ,I TELL AB\T ,KUTUZOV80 ,PR9CE ,VASILI N[ SAID ) A PROPHET'S 
 PRIDE4 0,I ALWAYS SAID HE WAS ! ONLY MAN CAPABLE ( DEFEAT+ ,NAPOLEON40 

,BUT NEXT DAY NO NEWS >RIV$ FROM ! >MY & ! PUBLIC MOOD GREW 
 ANXI\S4 ,! C\RTI]S SUFF]$ BECAUSE ( ! SUFF]+ ! SUSP5SE 
 OCCASION$ ! ,EMP]OR4 

0,FANCY ! ,EMP]OR'S POSITION60 SAID !Y1 & 9/EAD ( EXTOLL+ 
 ,KUTUZOV AS !Y HAD DONE ! DAY BE=E1 !Y CONDEMN$ HIM AS ! CAUSE 
 ( ! ,EMP]OR'S ANXIETY4 ,?AT DAY ,PR9CE ,VASILI NO LONG] BOA/$ ( HIS 
 PROTEGE ,KUTUZOV1 BUT REMA9$ SIL5T :5 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF WAS 
 M5TION$4 ,MOREOV]1 T[>D EV5+1 AS IF EV]Y?+ CONSPIR$ TO MAKE 
 ,PET]SBURG SOCIETY ANXI\S & UNEASY1 A T]RIBLE PIECE ( NEWS WAS ADD$4 
 ,C\NTESS ,HEL5E ,BEZUKHOVA HAD SUDD5LY DI$ ( ?AT T]RIBLE MALADY IT HAD 
 BE5 SO AGREEABLE TO M5TION4 ,(FICIALLY1 AT L>GE GA!R+S1 EV]YONE 
 SAID ?AT ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA HAD DI$ ( A T]RIBLE ATTACK ( ANG9A 
 PECTORIS1 BUT 9 9TIMATE CIRCLES DETAILS W]E M5TION$ ( H[ ! 
 PRIVATE PHYSICIAN ( ! ,QUE5 ( ,SPA9 HAD PRESCRIB$ SMALL DOSES ( A 
 C]TA9 DRUG TO PRODUCE A C]TA9 EFFECT2 BUT ,HEL5E1 TORTUR$ BY ! FACT 
 ?AT ! OLD C\NT SUSPECT$ H] & ?AT H] HUSB& TO :OM %E HAD 
 WRITT5 7?AT WRET*$1 PR(LIGATE ,PI]RE7 HAD NOT REPLI$1 HAD SUDD5LY 
 TAK5 A V]Y L>GE DOSE ( ! DRUG1 & HAD DI$ 9 AGONY BE=E 
 ASSI/ANCE C\LD BE R5D]$ H]4 ,IT WAS SAID ?AT ,PR9CE ,VASILI & ! 
 OLD C\NT HAD TURN$ UPON ! ,ITALIAN1 BUT ! LATT] HAD PRODUC$ SU* 
 LETT]S FROM ! UN=TUNATE DECEAS$ ?AT !Y HAD IMM$IATELY LET ! 
 MATT] DROP4 

,TALK 9 G5]AL C5T]$ R\ND ?REE MELAN*OLY FACTS3 ! ,EMP]OR'S LACK 
 ( NEWS1 ! LOSS ( ,KUTAYSOV1 & ! DEA? ( ,HEL5E4 

,ON ! ?IRD DAY AFT] ,KUTUZOV'S REPORT A C\NTRY G5TLEMAN >RIV$ FROM 
 ,MOSC[1 & NEWS ( ! SURR5D] ( ,MOSC[ TO ! ,FR5* SPREAD ?R\< 
 ! :OLE T[N4 ,?IS WAS T]RIBLE6 ,:AT A POSITION = ! ,EMP]OR TO BE 
 96 ,KUTUZOV WAS A TRAITOR1 & ,PR9CE ,VASILI DUR+ ! VISITS ( 
 CONDOL5CE PAID TO HIM ON ! OCCASION ( HIS DAU<T]'S DEA? SAID ( 
 ,KUTUZOV1 :OM HE HAD =M]LY PRAIS$ 7IT WAS EXCUSABLE = HIM 9 HIS 
 GRIEF TO =GET :AT HE HAD SAID71 ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPECT 
 ANY?+ ELSE FROM A BL9D & DEPRAV$ OLD MAN4 

0,I ONLY WOND] ?AT ! FATE ( ,RUSSIA C\LD HAVE BE5 5TRU/$ TO SU* A 
 MAN40 

,AS LONG AS ?IS NEWS REMA9$ UN(FICIAL IT WAS POSSIBLE TO D\BT IT1 BUT 
 ! NEXT DAY ! FOLL[+ COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIV$ FROM ,C\NT 
 ,RO/OP*93 

,PR9CE ,KUTUZOV'S ADJUTANT HAS BR\<T ME A LETT] 9 :I* HE DEM&S 
 POLICE (FIC]S TO GUIDE ! >MY TO ! ,RYAZAN ROAD4 ,HE WRITES ?AT HE IS 
 REGRETFULLY AB&ON+ ,MOSC[4 ,SIRE6 ,KUTUZOV'S ACTION DECIDES ! FATE ( 
 ! CAPITAL & ( Y\R EMPIRE6 ,RUSSIA WILL %UDD] TO LE>N ( ! 
 AB&ONM5T ( ! CITY 9 :I* H] GREATNESS IS C5T]$ & 9 :I* 
 LIE ! A%ES ( Y\R ANCE/ORS6 ,I %ALL FOLL[ ! >MY4 ,I HAVE HAD 
 EV]Y?+ REMOV$1 & IT ONLY REMA9S = ME TO WEEP OV] ! FATE ( MY 
 FA!RL&4 

,ON RECEIV+ ?IS DISPAT* ! ,EMP]OR S5T ,PR9CE ,VOLKONSKI TO ,KUTUZOV 
 ) ! FOLL[+ RESCRIPT3 

,PR9CE ,MI*AEL ,IL>IONOVI*6 ,S9CE ! TW5TY-N9? ( ,AUGU/ ,I HAVE 
 RECEIV$ NO COMMUNICATION FROM Y\1 YET ON ! FIR/ ( ,SEPTEMB] ,I 
 RECEIV$ FROM ! COMM&] 9 *IEF ( ,MOSC[1 VIA ,Y>OSLAVL1 ! SAD 
 NEWS ?AT Y\1 ) ! >MY1 HAVE DECID$ TO AB&ON ,MOSC[4 ,Y\ CAN 
 Y\RSELF IMAG9E ! EFFECT ?IS NEWS HAS HAD ON ME1 & Y\R SIL5CE 
 9CREASES MY A/ONI%M5T4 ,I AM S5D+ ?IS BY ,ADJUTANT-,G5]AL ,PR9CE 
 ,VOLKONSKI1 TO HE> FROM Y\ ! SITUATION ( ! >MY & ! REASONS ?AT 
 HAVE 9DUC$ Y\ TO TAKE ?IS MELAN*OLY DECISION4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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