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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,N9E DAYS AFT] ! AB&ONM5T ( ,MOSC[1 A MESS5G] FROM ,KUTUZOV 
 REA*$ ,PET]SBURG ) ! (FICIAL ANN\NCEM5T ( ?AT EV5T4 ,?IS 
 MESS5G] WAS ,MI*AUD1 A ,FR5*MAN :O DID NOT KN[ ,RUSSIAN1 BUT :O WAS 
 QUOIQUE ETRANG]1 RUSSE DE COEUR ET D'AME1 "9 AS HE SAID ( HIMSELF4 

 "9 ,?\< A =EIGN]1 ,RUSSIAN 9 HE>T & S\L4 

  

,! ,EMP]OR AT ONCE RECEIV$ ?IS MESS5G] 9 HIS /UDY AT ! PALACE ON 
 ,/ONE ,ISL&4 ,MI*AUD1 :O HAD NEV] SE5 ,MOSC[ BE=E ! CAMPAIGN & 
 :O DID NOT KN[ ,RUSSIAN1 YET FELT DEEPLY MOV$ 7AS HE WROTE7 :5 HE 
 APPE>$ BE=E NOT] TRES GRACIEUX S\V]A9 "9 ) ! NEWS ( ! 
 BURN+ ( ,MOSC[1 DONT LES FLAMMES ECLAIRAI5T SA R\TE4 "97#b7 

 "9 ,\R MO/ GRACI\S SOV]EIGN4 

 "9 7#b7 ,:OSE FLAMES ILLUM9$ HIS R\TE4 

  

,?\< ! S\RCE ( ,M4 ,MI*AUD'S *AGR9 MU/ HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T FROM 
 ?AT :I* CAUS$ ,RUSSIANS TO GRIEVE1 HE HAD SU* A SAD FACE :5 %[N 
 9TO ! ,EMP]OR'S /UDY ?AT ! LATT] AT ONCE ASK$3 

0,HAVE Y\ BR\<T ME SAD NEWS1 ,COLONEL80 

0,V]Y SAD1 SIRE10 REPLI$ ,MI*AUD1 L[]+ HIS EYES ) A SI<4 0,! 
 AB&ONM5T ( ,MOSC[40 

0,HAVE !Y SURR5D]$ MY ANCI5T CAPITAL )\T A BATTLE80 ASK$ ! 
 ,EMP]OR QUICKLY1 HIS FACE SUDD5LY FLU%+4 

,MI*AUD RESPECTFULLY DELIV]$ ! MESSAGE ,KUTUZOV HAD 5TRU/$ TO HIM1 
 :I* WAS ?AT IT HAD BE5 IMPOSSIBLE TO FI<T BE=E ,MOSC[1 & ?AT AS 
 ! ONLY REMA9+ *OICE WAS BETWE5 LOS+ ! >MY AS WELL AS ,MOSC[1 
 OR LOS+ ,MOSC[ ALONE1 ! FIELD M>%AL HAD TO *OOSE ! LATT]4 

,! ,EMP]OR LI/5$ 9 SIL5CE1 NOT LOOK+ AT ,MI*AUD4 

0,HAS ! 5EMY 5T]$ ! CITY80 HE ASK$4 

0,YES1 SIRE1 & ,MOSC[ IS N[ 9 A%ES4 ,I LEFT IT ALL 9 FLAMES10 REPLI$ 
 ,MI*AUD 9 A DECID$ TONE1 BUT GLANC+ AT ! ,EMP]OR HE WAS FRI<T5$ 
 BY :AT HE HAD DONE4 

,! ,EMP]OR BEGAN TO BREA! HEAVILY & RAPIDLY1 HIS L[] LIP TREMBL$1 
 & TE>S 9/ANTLY APPE>$ 9 HIS F9E BLUE EYES4 

,BUT ?IS LA/$ ONLY A MOM5T4 ,HE SUDD5LY FR[N$1 AS IF BLAM+ HIMSELF 
 = HIS WEAKNESS1 & RAIS+ HIS HEAD ADDRESS$ ,MI*AUD 9 A FIRM VOICE3 

0,I SEE1 ,COLONEL1 FROM ALL ?AT IS HAPP5+1 ?AT ,PROVID5CE REQUIRES 
 GREAT SACRIFICES ( US444 ,I AM READY TO SUBMIT MYSELF 9 ALL ?+S TO ,HIS 
 WILL2 BUT TELL ME1 ,MI*AUD1 H[ DID Y\ LEAVE ! >MY :5 IT SAW MY 
 ANCI5T CAPITAL AB&ON$ )\T A BATTLE8 ,DID Y\ NOT NOTICE 
 DISC\RAGEM5T84440 

,SEE+ ?AT HIS MO/ GRACI\S RUL] WAS CALM ONCE MORE1 ,MI*AUD ALSO GREW 
 CALM1 BUT WAS NOT IMM$IATELY READY TO REPLY TO ! ,EMP]OR'S DIRECT & 
 RELEVANT QUE/ION :I* REQUIR$ A DIRECT ANSW]4 

0,SIRE1 WILL Y\ ALL[ ME TO SPEAK FRANKLY AS BEFITS A LOYAL SOLDI]80 HE 
 ASK$ TO GA9 TIME4 

0,COLONEL1 ,I ALWAYS REQUIRE IT10 REPLI$ ! ,EMP]OR4 0,CONCEAL NO?+ FROM 
 ME1 ,I WI% TO KN[ ABSOLUTELY H[ ?+S >E40 

0,SIRE60 SAID ,MI*AUD ) A SUBTLE1 SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE SMILE ON HIS 
 LIPS1 HAV+ N[ PREP>$ A WELL-PHRAS$ REPLY1 0SIRE1 ,I LEFT ! :OLE 
 >MY1 FROM ITS *IEFS TO ! L[E/ SOLDI]1 )\T EXCEPTION 9 
 DESP]ATE & AGONIZ$ T]ROR4440 

0,H[ IS ?AT80 ! ,EMP]OR 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 FR[N+ /]NLY4 0,W\LD 
 MIS=TUNE MAKE MY ,RUSSIANS LOSE HE>T8444 ,NEV]60 

,MI*AUD HAD ONLY WAIT$ = ?IS TO BR+ \T ! PHRASE HE HAD PREP>$4 

0,SIRE10 HE SAID1 ) RESPECTFUL PLAYFULNESS1 0!Y >E ONLY AFRAID LE/ 
 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y1 9 ! GOODNESS ( Y\R HE>T1 %\LD ALL[ Y\RSELF TO BE 
 P]SUAD$ TO MAKE PEACE4 ,!Y >E BURN+ = ! COMBAT10 DECL>$ ?IS 
 REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,RUSSIAN NATION1 0& TO PROVE TO ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y BY ! 
 SACRIFICE ( !IR LIVES H[ DEVOT$ !Y >E44440 

0,AH60 SAID ! ,EMP]OR REASSUR$1 & ) A K9DLY GLEAM 9 HIS EYES1 HE 
 PATT$ ,MI*AUD ON ! %\LD]4 0,Y\ SET ME AT EASE1 ,COLONEL40 

,HE B5T HIS HEAD & WAS SIL5T = SOME TIME4 

0,WELL1 !N1 GO BACK TO ! >MY10 HE SAID1 DRAW+ HIMSELF UP TO HIS FULL 
 HEI<T & ADDRESS+ ,MI*AUD ) A GRACI\S & MAJE/IC GE/URE1 0& 
 TELL \R BRAVE M5 & ALL MY GOOD SUBJECTS :]EV] Y\ GO ?AT :5 ,I 
 HAVE NOT A SOLDI] LEFT ,I %ALL PUT MYSELF AT ! HEAD ( MY BELOV$ 
 NOBILITY & MY GOOD PEASANTS & SO USE ! LA/ RES\RCES ( MY EMPIRE4 
 ,IT /ILL (F]S ME MORE ?AN MY 5EMIES SUPPOSE10 SAID ! ,EMP]OR GR[+ 
 MORE & MORE ANIMAT$2 0BUT %\LD IT EV] BE ORDA9$ BY ,DIV9E 
 ,PROVID5CE10 HE CONT9U$1 RAIS+ TO HEAV5 HIS F9E EYES %9+ ) 
 EMOTION1 0?AT MY DYNA/Y %\LD CEASE TO REIGN ON ! ?RONE ( MY 
 ANCE/ORS1 !N AFT] EXHAU/+ ALL ! MEANS AT MY COMM&1 ,I %ALL LET 
 MY BE>D GR[ TO H]E0 7HE PO9T$ HALFWAY D[N HIS *E/7 0& GO & EAT 
 POTATOES ) ! MEANE/ ( MY PEASANTS1 RA!R ?AN SIGN ! DISGRACE ( 
 MY C\NTRY & ( MY BELOV$ PEOPLE :OSE SACRIFICES ,I KN[ H[ TO 
 APPRECIATE40 

,HAV+ UTT]$ !SE WORDS 9 AN AGITAT$ VOICE ! ,EMP]OR SUDD5LY 
 TURN$ AWAY AS IF TO HIDE FROM ,MI*AUD ! TE>S ?AT ROSE TO HIS EYES1 
 & W5T TO ! FUR!R 5D ( HIS /UDY4 ,HAV+ /OOD !RE A FEW 
 MOM5TS1 HE /RODE BACK TO ,MI*AUD & PRESS$ HIS >M BEL[ ! ELB[ 
 ) A VIGOR\S MOVEM5T4 ,! ,EMP]OR'S MILD & H&SOME FACE WAS FLU%$ 
 & HIS EYES GLEAM$ ) RESOLUTION & ANG]4 

0,COLONEL ,MI*AUD1 DO NOT =GET :AT ,I SAY TO Y\ H]E1 P]HAPS WE MAY 
 RECALL IT ) PLEASURE SOM$AY444 ,NAPOLEON OR ,I10 SAID ! ,EMP]OR1 
 T\*+ HIS BREA/4 0,WE CAN NO LONG] BO? REIGN TOGE!R4 ,I HAVE LE>N$ 
 TO KN[ HIM1 & HE WILL NOT DECEIVE ME ANY MORE44440 

,& ! ,EMP]OR PAUS$1 ) A FR[N4 

,:5 HE HE>D !SE WORDS & SAW ! EXPRESSION ( FIRM RESOLUTION 9 ! 
 ,EMP]OR'S EYES1 ,MI*AUD--QUOIQUE ETRANG]1 RUSSE DE COEUR ET 
 D'AME1--AT ?AT SOLEMN MOM5T FELT HIMSELF 5RAPTUR$ BY ALL ?AT 
 HE HAD HE>D 7AS HE US$ AFT]W>DS TO SAY71 & GAVE EXPRESSION TO HIS [N 
 FEEL+S & ?OSE ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE :OSE REPRES5TATIVE HE CONSID]$ 
 HIMSELF TO BE1 9 ! FOLL[+ WORDS3 

0,SIRE60 SAID HE1 0,Y\R ,MAJE/Y IS AT ?IS MOM5T SIGN+ ! GLORY ( ! 
 NATION & ! SALVATION ( ,EUROPE60 

,) AN 9CL9ATION ( ! HEAD ! ,EMP]OR DISMISS$ HIM4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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