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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY ! TROOPS ASSEMBL$ 9 !IR APPO9T$ PLACES 9 ! EV5+ & 
 ADVANC$ DUR+ ! NI<T4 ,IT WAS AN AUTUMN NI<T ) D>K PURPLE CL\DS1 
 BUT NO RA94 ,! GR\ND WAS DAMP BUT NOT MUDDY1 & ! TROOPS ADVANC$ 
 NOISELESSLY1 ONLY OCCASIONALLY A J+L+ ( ! >TILL]Y C\LD BE 
 FA9TLY HE>D4 ,! M5 W]E =BIDD5 TO TALK \T L\D1 TO SMOKE !IR 
 PIPES1 OR TO /RIKE A LI<T1 & !Y TRI$ TO PREV5T !IR HORSES 
 NEI<+4 ,! SECRECY ( ! UND]TAK+ HEI<T5$ ITS *>M & !Y 
 M>*$ GAILY4 ,SOME COLUMNS1 SUPPOS+ !Y HAD REA*$ !IR DE/9ATION1 
 HALT$1 PIL$ >MS1 & SETTL$ D[N ON ! COLD GR\ND1 BUT ! MAJORITY 
 M>*$ ALL NI<T & >RIV$ AT PLACES :]E !Y EVID5TLY %\LD NOT 
 HAVE BE54 

,ONLY ,C\NT ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV ) HIS ,COSSACKS 7! LEA/ IMPORTANT DETA*M5T 
 ( ALL7 GOT TO HIS APPO9T$ PLACE AT ! RI<T TIME4 ,?IS DETA*M5T 
 HALT$ AT ! \TSKIRTS ( A =E/1 ON ! PA? LEAD+ FROM ! VILLAGE 
 ( ,/ROMILOVA TO ,DMITROVSK4 

,T[>D DAWN1 ,C\NT ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV1 :O HAD DOZ$ (F1 WAS AWAK5$ BY A 
 DES]T] FROM ! ,FR5* >MY BE+ BR\<T TO HIM4 ,?IS WAS A ,POLI% 
 S]GEANT ( ,PONIAT[SKI'S CORPS1 :O EXPLA9$ 9 ,POLI% ?AT HE HAD COME 
 OV] BECAUSE HE HAD BE5 SLI<T$ 9 ! S]VICE3 ?AT HE \<T LONG AGO 
 TO HAVE BE5 MADE AN (FIC]1 ?AT HE WAS BRAV] ?AN ANY ( !M1 & SO 
 HE HAD LEFT !M & WI%$ TO PAY !M \T4 ,HE SAID ?AT ,MURAT WAS 
 SP5D+ ! NI<T LESS ?AN A MILE FROM :]E !Y W]E1 & ?AT IF !Y 
 W\LD LET HIM HAVE A CONVOY ( A HUNDR$ M5 HE W\LD CAPTURE HIM ALIVE4 
 ,C\NT ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV CONSULT$ HIS FELL[ (FIC]S4 

,! (F] WAS TOO TEMPT+ TO BE REFUS$4 ,EV]YONE VOLUNTE]$ TO GO & 
 EV]YBODY ADVIS$ MAK+ ! ATTEMPT4 ,AFT] MU* DISPUT+ & >GU+1 
 ,MAJOR-,G5]AL ,GREKOV ) TWO ,COSSACK REGIM5TS DECID$ TO GO ) ! 
 ,POLI% S]GEANT4 

0,N[1 REMEMB]10 SAID ,C\NT ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV TO ! S]GEANT AT P>T+1 0IF 
 Y\ HAVE BE5 LY+ ,I'LL HAVE Y\ HANG$ LIKE A DOG2 BUT IF IT'S TRUE Y\ 
 %ALL HAVE A HUNDR$ GOLD PIECES60 

,)\T REPLY+1 ! S]GEANT1 ) A RESOLUTE AIR1 M\NT$ & RODE AWAY 
 ) ,GREKOV :OSE M5 HAD QUICKLY ASSEMBL$4 ,!Y DISAPPE>$ 9TO ! 
 =E/1 & ,C\NT ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV1 HAV+ SE5 ,GREKOV (F1 RETURN$1 
 %IV]+ FROM ! FRE%NESS ( ! E>LY DAWN & EXCIT$ BY :AT HE HAD 
 UND]TAK5 ON HIS [N RESPONSIBILITY1 & BEGAN LOOK+ AT ! 5EMY CAMP1 
 N[ JU/ VISIBLE 9 ! DECEPTIVE LI<T ( DAWN & ! DY+ CAMPFIRES4 
 ,\R COLUMNS \<T TO HAVE BEGUN TO APPE> ON AN OP5 DECLIVITY TO HIS 
 RI<T4 ,HE LOOK$ 9 ?AT DIRECTION1 BUT ?\< ! COLUMNS W\LD HAVE BE5 
 VISIBLE QUITE F> (F1 !Y W]E NOT TO BE SE54 ,IT SEEM$ TO ! C\NT 
 ?AT ?+S W]E BEG9N+ TO /IR 9 ! ,FR5* CAMP1 & HIS 
 KE5-SI<T$ ADJUTANT CONFIRM$ ?IS4 

0,OH1 IT IS REALLY TOO LATE10 SAID ,C\NT ,ORLOV1 LOOK+ AT ! CAMP4 

,AS (T5 HAPP5S :5 SOMEONE WE HAVE TRU/$ IS NO LONG] BE=E \R 
 EYES1 IT SUDD5LY SEEM$ QUITE CLE> & OBVI\S TO HIM ?AT ! S]GEANT 
 WAS AN IMPO/OR1 ?AT HE HAD LI$1 & ?AT ! :OLE ,RUSSIAN ATTACK W\LD 
 BE RU9$ BY ! ABS5CE ( ?OSE TWO REGIM5TS1 :I* HE W\LD LEAD AWAY 
 HEAV5 ONLY KNEW :]E4 ,H[ C\LD ONE CAPTURE A COMM&] 9 *IEF FROM 
 AMONG SU* A MASS ( TROOPS6 

0,I AM SURE ?AT RASCAL WAS LY+10 SAID ! C\NT4 

0,!Y CAN /ILL BE CALL$ BACK10 SAID ONE ( HIS SUITE1 :O LIKE ,C\NT 
 ,ORLOV FELT DI/RU/FUL ( ! ADV5TURE :5 HE LOOK$ AT ! 5EMY'S 
 CAMP4 

0,EH8 ,REALLY444 :AT DO Y\ ?9K8 ,%\LD WE LET !M GO ON OR NOT80 

0,WILL Y\ HAVE !M FET*$ BACK80 

0,FET* !M BACK1 FET* !M BACK60 SAID ,C\NT ,ORLOV ) SUDD5 
 DET]M9ATION1 LOOK+ AT HIS WAT*4 0,IT WILL BE TOO LATE4 ,IT IS QUITE 
 LI<T40 

,& ! ADJUTANT GALLOP$ ?R\< ! =E/ AFT] ,GREKOV4 ,:5 ,GREKOV 
 RETURN$1 ,C\NT ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV1 EXCIT$ BO? BY ! AB&ON$ ATTEMPT & 
 BY VA9LY AWAIT+ ! 9FANTRY COLUMNS ?AT /ILL DID NOT APPE>1 AS WELL 
 AS BY ! PROXIMITY ( ! 5EMY1 RESOLV$ TO ADVANCE4 ,ALL HIS M5 FELT 
 ! SAME EXCITEM5T4 

0,M\NT60 HE COMM&$ 9 A :ISP]4 ,! M5 TOOK !IR PLACES & CROSS$ 
 !MSELVES4444 0,=W>D1 ) ,GOD'S AID60 

0,HURRAH-AH-AH60 REV]B]AT$ 9 ! =E/1 & ! ,COSSACK COMPANIES1 
 TRAIL+ !IR LANCES & ADVANC+ ONE AFT] ANO!R AS IF P\R$ \T ( 
 A SACK1 DA%$ GAILY ACROSS ! BROOK T[>D ! CAMP4 

,ONE DESP]ATE1 FRI<T5$ YELL FROM ! FIR/ ,FR5* SOLDI] :O SAW ! 
 ,COSSACKS1 & ALL :O W]E 9 ! CAMP1 UNDRESS$ & ONLY JU/ WAK+ UP1 
 RAN (F 9 ALL DIRECTIONS1 AB&ON+ CANNONS1 MUSKETS1 & HORSES4 

,HAD ! ,COSSACKS PURSU$ ! ,FR5*1 )\T HE$+ :AT WAS BEH9D & 
 >\ND !M1 !Y W\LD HAVE CAPTUR$ ,MURAT & EV]Y?+ !RE4 ,?AT WAS 
 :AT ! (FIC]S DESIR$4 ,BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE ! ,COSSACKS 
 BUDGE :5 ONCE !Y HAD GOT BOOTY & PRISON]S4 ,NONE ( !M LI/5$ TO 
 ORD]S4 ,FIFTE5 HUNDR$ PRISON]S & ?IRTY-EI<T GUNS W]E TAK5 ON ! 
 SPOT1 BESIDES /&>DS & 7:AT SEEM$ MO/ IMPORTANT TO ! ,COSSACKS7 
 HORSES1 SADDLES1 HORSECLO?S1 & ! LIKE4 ,ALL ?IS HAD TO BE DEALT )1 
 ! PRISON]S & GUNS SECUR$1 ! BOOTY DIVID$--NOT )\T SOME 
 %\T+ & EV5 A LITTLE FI<T+ AMONG !MSELVES--& IT WAS ON 
 ?IS ?AT ! ,COSSACKS ALL BUSI$ !MSELVES4 

,! ,FR5*1 NOT BE+ F>!R PURSU$1 BEGAN TO RECOV] !MSELVES3 !Y 
 =M$ 9TO DETA*M5TS & BEGAN FIR+4 ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV1 /ILL WAIT+ = 
 ! O!R COLUMNS TO >RIVE1 ADVANC$ NO FUR!R4 

,MEANTIME1 ACCORD+ TO ! DISPOSITIONS :I* SAID ?AT 0! ,FIR/ ,COLUMN 
 WILL M>*0 & SO ON1 ! 9FANTRY ( ! BELAT$ COLUMNS1 COMM&$ BY 
 ,B5NIGS5 & DIRECT$ BY ,TOLL1 HAD />T$ 9 DUE ORD] &1 AS ALWAYS 
 HAPP5S1 HAD GOT SOME:]E1 BUT NOT TO !IR APPO9T$ PLACES4 ,AS ALWAYS 
 HAPP5S ! M51 />T+ *E]FULLY1 BEGAN TO HALT2 MURMURS W]E HE>D1 
 !RE WAS A S5SE ( CONFUSION1 & F9ALLY A BACKW>D MOVEM5T4 ,ADJUTANTS 
 & G5]ALS GALLOP$ AB\T1 %\T$1 GREW ANGRY1 QU>REL$1 SAID !Y HAD 
 COME QUITE WRONG & W]E LATE1 GAVE V5T TO A LITTLE ABUSE1 & AT LA/ 
 GAVE IT ALL UP & W5T =W>D1 SIMPLY TO GET SOME:]E4 0,WE %ALL GET 
 SOME:]E OR O!R60 ,& !Y DID 9DE$ GET SOME:]E1 ?\< NOT TO 
 !IR RI<T PLACES2 A FEW EV5TUALLY EV5 GOT TO !IR RI<T PLACE1 BUT 
 TOO LATE TO BE ( ANY USE & ONLY 9 TIME TO BE FIR$ AT4 ,TOLL1 :O 9 
 ?IS BATTLE PLAY$ ! P>T ( ,WEYRO!R AT ,AU/]LITZ1 GALLOP$ 
 ASSIDU\SLY FROM PLACE TO PLACE1 F9D+ EV]Y?+ UPSIDE D[N 
 EV]Y:]E4 ,?US HE /UMBL$ ON ,BAGOVUT'S CORPS 9 A WOOD :5 IT WAS 
 ALREADY BROAD DAYLI<T1 ?\< ! CORPS %\LD LONG BE=E HAVE JO9$ 
 ,ORLOV-,D5ISOV4 ,EXCIT$ & VEX$ BY ! FAILURE & SUPPOS+ ?AT SOMEONE 
 MU/ BE RESPONSIBLE = IT1 ,TOLL GALLOP$ UP TO ! COMM&] ( ! CORPS 
 & BEGAN UPBRAID+ HIM SEV]ELY1 SAY+ ?AT HE \<T TO BE %OT4 
 ,G5]AL ,BAGOVUT1 A FI<T+ OLD SOLDI] ( PLACID TEMP]AM5T1 BE+ ALSO 
 UPSET BY ALL ! DELAY1 CONFUSION1 & CROSS-PURPOSES1 FELL 9TO A RAGE TO 
 EV]YBODY'S SURPRISE & QUITE CONTR>Y TO HIS USUAL *>ACT] & SAID 
 DISAGREEABLE ?+S TO ,TOLL4 

0,I PREF] NOT TO TAKE LESSONS FROM ANYONE1 BUT ,I CAN DIE ) MY M5 AS 
 WELL AS ANYBODY10 HE SAID1 & ADVANC$ ) A S+LE DIVISION4 

,COM+ \T ONTO A FIELD UND] ! 5EMY'S FIRE1 ?IS BRAVE G5]AL W5T 
 /RAI<T AHEAD1 LEAD+ HIS M5 UND] FIRE1 )\T CONSID]+ 9 HIS 
 AGITATION :E!R GO+ 9TO ACTION N[1 ) A S+LE DIVISION1 W\LD BE 
 ( ANY USE OR NO4 ,DANG]1 CANNON BALLS1 & BULLETS W]E JU/ :AT HE 
 NE$$ 9 HIS ANGRY MOOD4 ,ONE ( ! FIR/ BULLETS KILL$ HIM1 & O!R 
 BULLETS KILL$ MANY ( HIS M54 ,& HIS DIVISION REMA9$ UND] FIRE = 
 SOME TIME QUITE USELESSLY4 

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