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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,FR5* >MY MELT$ AWAY AT ! UNI=M RATE ( A MA!MATICAL 
 PROGRESSION2 & ?AT CROSS+ ( ! ,B]EZ9A AB\T :I* SO MU* HAS 
 BE5 WRITT5 WAS ONLY ONE 9T]M$IATE /AGE 9 ITS DE/RUCTION1 & NOT 
 AT ALL ! DECISIVE EPISODE ( ! CAMPAIGN4 ,IF SO MU* HAS BE5 & /ILL 
 IS WRITT5 AB\T ! ,B]EZ9A1 ON ! ,FR5* SIDE ?IS IS ONLY BECAUSE AT 
 ! BROK5 BRIDGE ACROSS ?AT RIV] ! CALAMITIES !IR >MY HAD BE5 
 PREVI\SLY 5DUR+ W]E SUDD5LY CONC5TRAT$ AT ONE MOM5T 9TO A TRAGIC 
 SPECTACLE ?AT REMA9$ 9 EV]Y MEMORY1 & ON ! ,RUSSIAN SIDE M]ELY 
 BECAUSE 9 ,PET]SBURG--F> FROM ! SEAT ( W>--A PLAN 7AGA9 
 ONE ( ,PFUEL'S7 HAD BE5 DEVIS$ TO CAT* ,NAPOLEON 9 A /RATEGIC TRAP AT 
 ! ,B]EZ9A ,RIV]4 ,EV]YONE ASSUR$ HIMSELF ?AT ALL W\LD HAPP5 
 ACCORD+ TO PLAN1 & !RE=E 9SI/$ ?AT IT WAS JU/ ! CROSS+ ( 
 ! ,B]EZ9A ?AT DE/ROY$ ! ,FR5* >MY4 ,9 REALITY ! RESULTS ( ! 
 CROSS+ W]E MU* LESS DISA/R\S TO ! ,FR5*--9 GUNS & M5 
 LO/--?AN ,KRASNOE HAD BE51 AS ! FIGURES %[4 

,! SOLE IMPORTANCE ( ! CROSS+ ( ! ,B]EZ9A LIES 9 ! FACT ?AT 
 IT PLA9LY & 9DUBITABLY PROV$ ! FALLACY ( ALL ! PLANS = CUTT+ 
 (F ! 5EMY'S RETREAT & ! S\NDNESS ( ! ONLY POSSIBLE L9E ( 
 ACTION--! ONE ,KUTUZOV & ! G5]AL MASS ( ! >MY DEM&$--NAMELY1 
 SIMPLY TO FOLL[ ! 5EMY UP4 ,! ,FR5* CR[D FL$ AT A CONT9UALLY 
 9CREAS+ SPE$ & ALL ITS 5]GY WAS DIRECT$ TO REA*+ ITS GOAL4 ,IT 
 FL$ LIKE A W\ND$ ANIMAL & IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO BLOCK ITS PA?4 ,?IS 
 WAS %[N NOT SO MU* BY ! >RANGEM5TS IT MADE = CROSS+ AS BY :AT 
 TOOK PLACE AT ! BRIDGES4 ,:5 ! BRIDGES BROKE D[N1 UN>M$ SOLDI]S1 
 PEOPLE FROM ,MOSC[ & WOM5 ) *ILDR5 :O W]E ) ! ,FR5* 
 TRANSPORT1 ALL--C>RI$ ON BY VIS 9]TIAE--PRESS$ =W>D 9TO 
 BOATS & 9TO ! ICE-COV]$ WAT] & DID NOT1 SURR5D]4 

,?AT IMPULSE WAS REASONABLE4 ,! CONDITION ( FUGITIVES & ( PURSU]S 
 WAS EQUALLY BAD4 ,AS LONG AS !Y REMA9$ ) !IR [N PEOPLE EA* MI<T 
 HOPE = HELP FROM HIS FELL[S & ! DEF9ITE PLACE HE HELD AMONG !M4 
 ,BUT ?OSE :O SURR5D]$1 :ILE REMA9+ 9 ! SAME PITIFUL PLI<T1 
 W\LD BE ON A L[] LEVEL TO CLAIM A %>E 9 ! NECESSITIES ( LIFE4 ,! 
 ,FR5* DID NOT NE$ TO BE 9=M$ ( ! FACT ?AT HALF ! PRISON]S--) 
 :OM ! ,RUSSIANS DID NOT KN[ :AT TO DO--P]I%$ ( COLD & 
 HUNG] DESPITE !IR CAPTORS' DESIRE TO SAVE !M2 !Y FELT ?AT IT C\LD 
 NOT BE O!RWISE4 ,! MO/ COMPASSIONATE ,RUSSIAN COMM&]S1 ?OSE 
 FAVORABLE TO ! ,FR5*--& EV5 ! ,FR5*M5 9 ! ,RUSSIAN 
 S]VICE--C\LD DO NO?+ = ! PRISON]S4 ,! ,FR5* P]I%$ FROM 
 ! CONDITIONS TO :I* ! ,RUSSIAN >MY WAS ITSELF EXPOS$4 ,IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE BREAD & CLO!S FROM \R HUNGRY & 9DISP5SABLE 
 SOLDI]S TO GIVE TO ! ,FR5* :O1 ?\< NOT H>MFUL1 OR HAT$1 OR 
 GUILTY1 W]E SIMPLY UNNECESS>Y4 ,SOME ,RUSSIANS EV5 DID ?AT1 BUT !Y 
 W]E EXCEPTIONS4 

,C]TA9 DE/RUCTION LAY BEH9D ! ,FR5* BUT 9 FRONT !RE WAS HOPE4 
 ,!IR %IPS HAD BE5 BURN$1 !RE WAS NO SALVATION SAVE 9 COLLECTIVE 
 FLI<T1 & ON ?AT ! :OLE /R5G? ( ! ,FR5* WAS CONC5TRAT$4 

,! F>!R !Y FL$ ! MORE WRET*$ BECAME ! PLI<T ( ! REMNANT1 
 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! ,B]EZ9A1 ON :I* 79 CONSEQU5CE ( ! ,PET]SBURG 
 PLAN7 SPECIAL HOPES HAD BE5 PLAC$ BY ! ,RUSSIANS1 & ! KE5] GREW 
 ! PASSIONS ( ! ,RUSSIAN COMM&]S1 :O BLAM$ ONE ANO!R & ,KUTUZOV 
 MO/ ( ALL4 ,ANTICIPATION ?AT ! FAILURE ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,B]EZ9A PLAN 
 W\LD BE ATTRIBUT$ TO ,KUTUZOV L$ TO DISSATISFACTION1 CONTEMPT1 & 
 RIDICULE1 MORE & MORE /RONGLY EXPRESS$4 ,! RIDICULE & CONTEMPT W]E 
 ( C\RSE EXPRESS$ 9 A RESPECTFUL =M1 MAK+ IT IMPOSSIBLE = HIM TO 
 ASK :]E9 HE WAS TO BLAME4 ,!Y DID NOT TALK S]I\SLY TO HIM2 :5 
 REPORT+ TO HIM OR ASK+ = HIS SANCTION !Y APPE>$ TO BE FULFILL+ 
 A REGRETTABLE =MALITY1 BUT !Y W9K$ BEH9D HIS BACK & TRI$ TO 
 MISLEAD HIM AT EV]Y TURN4 

,BECAUSE !Y C\LD NOT UND]/& HIM ALL !SE PEOPLE ASSUM$ ?AT IT WAS 
 USELESS TO TALK TO ! OLD MAN2 ?AT HE W\LD NEV] GRASP ! PR(UNDITY 
 ( !IR PLANS1 ?AT HE W\LD ANSW] ) HIS PHRASES 7:I* !Y ?\<T 
 W]E M]E PHRASES7 AB\T A 0GOLD5 BRIDGE10 AB\T ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( 
 CROSS+ ! FRONTI] ) A CR[D ( TATT]DEMALIONS1 & SO =?4 ,!Y 
 HAD HE>D ALL ?AT BE=E4 ,& ALL HE SAID--?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO 
 AWAIT PROVISIONS1 OR ?AT ! M5 HAD NO BOOTS--WAS SO SIMPLE1 :ILE 
 :AT !Y PROPOS$ WAS SO COMPLICAT$ & CLEV]1 ?AT IT WAS EVID5T ?AT 
 HE WAS OLD & /UPID & ?AT !Y1 ?\< NOT 9 P[]1 W]E COMM&]S 
 ( G5IUS4 

,AFT] ! JUNCTION ) ! >MY ( ! BRILLIANT ADMIRAL & ,PET]SBURG 
 H]O ,WITTG5/E91 ?IS MOOD & ! GOSSIP ( ! /AFF REA*$ !IR 
 MAXIMUM4 ,KUTUZOV SAW ?IS & M]ELY SI<$ & %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S4 
 ,ONLY ONCE1 AFT] ! AFFAIR ( ! ,B]EZ9A1 DID HE GET ANGRY & WRITE TO 
 ,B5NIGS5 7:O REPORT$ SEP>ATELY TO ! ,EMP]OR7 ! FOLL[+ LETT]3 

0,ON ACC\NT ( Y\R SPELLS ( ILL HEAL?1 WILL Y\R EXCELL5CY PLEASE BE 
 SO GOOD AS TO SET (F = ,KALUGA ON RECEIPT ( ?IS1 & !RE AWAIT 
 FUR!R COMM&S & APPO9TM5TS FROM ,HIS ,IMP]IAL ,MAJE/Y40 

,BUT AFT] ,B5NIGS5'S DEP>TURE1 ! ,GR& ,DUKE ,CZ>EVI* ,CON/ANT9E 
 ,PAVLOVI* JO9$ ! >MY4 ,HE HAD TAK5 P>T 9 ! BEG9N+ ( ! 
 CAMPAIGN BUT HAD SUBSEQU5TLY BE5 REMOV$ FROM ! >MY BY ,KUTUZOV4 ,N[ 
 HAV+ COME TO ! >MY1 HE 9=M$ ,KUTUZOV ( ! ,EMP]OR'S DISPLEASURE 
 AT ! POOR SUCCESS ( \R =CES & ! SL[NESS ( !IR ADVANCE4 ,! 
 ,EMP]OR 9T5D$ TO JO9 ! >MY P]SONALLY 9 A FEW DAYS' TIME4 

,! OLD MAN1 EXP]I5C$ 9 C\RT AS WELL AS 9 MILIT>Y AFFAIRS--?IS 
 SAME ,KUTUZOV :O 9 ,AUGU/ HAD BE5 *OS5 COMM&] 9 *IEF AGA9/ ! 
 SOV]EIGN'S WI%ES & :O HAD REMOV$ ! ,GR& ,DUKE & HEIR--APP>5T 
 FROM ! >MY--:O ON HIS [N AU?ORITY & CONTR>Y TO ! ,EMP]OR'S 
 WILL HAD DECID$ ON ! AB&ONM5T ( ,MOSC[1 N[ REALIZ$ AT ONCE ?AT 
 HIS DAY WAS OV]1 ?AT HIS P>T WAS PLAY$1 & ?AT ! P[] HE WAS 
 SUPPOS$ TO HOLD WAS NO LONG] HIS4 ,& HE UND]/OOD ?IS NOT M]ELY FROM 
 ! ATTITUDE ( ! C\RT4 ,HE SAW ON ! ONE H& ?AT ! MILIT>Y 
 BUS9ESS 9 :I* HE HAD PLAY$ HIS P>T WAS 5D$ & FELT ?AT HIS 
 MISSION WAS ACCOMPLI%$2 & AT ! SAME TIME HE BEGAN TO BE CONSCI\S ( 
 ! PHYSICAL WE>9ESS ( HIS AG$ BODY & ( ! NECESSITY ( PHYSICAL 
 RE/4 

,ON ! TW5TY-N9? ( ,NOVEMB] ,KUTUZOV 5T]$ ,VILNA--HIS 0DE> 
 ,VILNA0 AS HE CALL$ IT4 ,TWICE DUR+ HIS C>E] ,KUTUZOV HAD BE5 GOV]NOR 
 ( ,VILNA4 ,9 ?AT WEAL?Y T[N1 :I* HAD NOT BE5 9JUR$1 HE F\ND OLD 
 FRI5DS & ASSOCIATIONS1 BESIDES ! COM=TS ( LIFE ( :I* HE HAD SO 
 LONG BE5 DEPRIV$4 ,& HE SUDD5LY TURN$ FROM ! C>ES ( >MY & 
 /ATE &1 AS F> AS ! PASSIONS ?AT SEE!D >\ND HIM ALL[$1 
 IMM]S$ HIMSELF 9 ! QUIET LIFE TO :I* HE HAD =M]LY BE5 
 ACCU/OM$1 AS IF ALL ?AT WAS TAK+ PLACE & ALL ?AT HAD /ILL TO BE 
 DONE 9 ! REALM ( HI/ORY DID NOT CONC]N HIM AT ALL4 

,*I*AGOV1 ONE ( ! MO/ ZEAL\S 0CUTT]S-(F0 & 0BREAK]S-UP10 :O 
 HAD FIR/ WANT$ TO EFFECT A DIV]SION 9 ,GREECE & !N 9 ,W>SAW BUT 
 NEV] WI%$ TO GO :]E HE WAS S5T3 ,*I*AGOV1 NOT$ = ! BOLDNESS 
 ) :I* HE SPOKE TO ! ,EMP]OR1 & :O CONSID]$ ,KUTUZOV TO BE UND] 
 AN OBLIGATION TO HIM BECAUSE :5 HE WAS S5T TO MAKE PEACE ) ,TURKEY 9 
 #ahaa 9DEP5D5TLY ( ,KUTUZOV1 & F\ND ?AT PEACE HAD ALREADY BE5 
 CONCLUD$1 HE ADMITT$ TO ! ,EMP]OR ?AT ! M]IT ( SECUR+ ?AT 
 PEACE WAS REALLY ,KUTUZOV'S2 ?IS ,*I*AGOV WAS ! FIR/ TO MEET ,KUTUZOV 
 AT ! CA/LE :]E ! LATT] WAS TO /AY4 ,9 UNDRESS NAVAL UNI=M1 ) 
 A DIRK1 & HOLD+ HIS CAP UND] HIS >M1 HE H&$ ,KUTUZOV A G>RISON 
 REPORT & ! KEYS ( ! T[N4 ,! CONTEMPTU\SLY RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE ( 
 ! Y\NG] M5 TO ! OLD MAN 9 HIS DOTAGE WAS EXPRESS$ 9 ! HI<E/ 
 DEGREE BY ! BEHAVIOR ( ,*I*AGOV1 :O KNEW ( ! ACCUSATIONS ?AT W]E 
 BE+ DIRECT$ AGA9/ ,KUTUZOV4 

,:5 SPEAK+ TO ,*I*AGOV1 ,KUTUZOV 9CID5TALLY M5TION$ ?AT ! 
 VEHICLES PACK$ ) *9A ?AT HAD BE5 CAPTUR$ FROM HIM AT ,BORISOV HAD 
 BE5 RECOV]$ & W\LD BE RE/OR$ TO HIM4 

0,Y\ MEAN TO IMPLY ?AT ,I HAVE NO?+ TO EAT \T (4444 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 
 ,I CAN SUPPLY Y\ ) EV]Y?+ EV5 IF Y\ WANT TO GIVE D9N] P>TIES10 
 W>MLY REPLI$ ,*I*AGOV1 :O TRI$ BY EV]Y WORD HE SPOKE TO PROVE HIS 
 [N RECTITUDE & !RE=E IMAG9$ ,KUTUZOV TO BE ANIMAT$ BY ! SAME 
 DESIRE4 

,KUTUZOV1 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S1 REPLI$ ) HIS SUBTLE P5ETRAT+ 
 SMILE3 0,I MEANT M]ELY TO SAY :AT ,I SAID40 

,CONTR>Y TO ! ,EMP]OR'S WI% ,KUTUZOV DETA9$ ! GREAT] P>T ( ! 
 >MY AT ,VILNA4 ,?OSE AB\T HIM SAID ?AT HE BECAME EXTRAORD9>ILY SLACK 
 & PHYSICALLY FEEBLE DUR+ HIS /AY 9 ?AT T[N4 ,HE ATT5D$ TO >MY 
 AFFAIRS RELUCTANTLY1 LEFT EV]Y?+ TO HIS G5]ALS1 & :ILE AWAIT+ 
 ! ,EMP]OR'S >RIVAL L$ A DISSIPAT$ LIFE4 

,HAV+ LEFT ,PET]SBURG ON ! SEV5? ( ,DECEMB] ) HIS SUITE--,C\NT 
 ,TOL/OY1 ,PR9CE ,VOLKONSKI1 ,>AK*EEV1 & O!RS--! ,EMP]OR REA*$ 
 ,VILNA ON ! ELEV5?1 & 9 HIS TRAVEL+ SLEI< DROVE /RAI<T TO ! 
 CA/LE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! SEV]E FRO/ SOME HUNDR$ G5]ALS & /AFF 
 (FIC]S 9 FULL P>ADE UNI=M /OOD 9 FRONT ( ! CA/LE1 AS WELL AS A 
 GU>D ( HONOR ( ! ,SEM5OV REGIM5T4 

,A C\RI] :O GALLOP$ TO ! CA/LE 9 ADVANCE1 9 A TROYKA ) ?REE 
 FOAM-FLECK$ HORSES1 %\T$ 0,COM+60 & ,KONOVNITSYN RU%$ 9TO ! 
 VE/IBULE TO 9=M ,KUTUZOV1 :O WAS WAIT+ 9 ! HALL PORT]'S LITTLE 
 LODGE4 

,A M9UTE LAT] ! OLD MAN'S L>GE /\T FIGURE 9 FULL-DRESS UNI=M1 HIS 
 *E/ COV]$ ) ORD]S & A SC>F DRAWN R\ND HIS /OMA*1 WADDL$ \T 
 9TO ! POR*4 ,HE PUT ON HIS HAT ) ITS PEAKS TO ! SIDES &1 HOLD+ 
 HIS GLOVES 9 HIS H& & WALK+ ) AN EF=T SIDEWAYS D[N ! /EPS 
 TO ! LEVEL ( ! /REET1 TOOK 9 HIS H& ! REPORT HE HAD PREP>$ 
 = ! ,EMP]OR4 

,!RE WAS RUNN+ TO & FRO & :ISP]+2 ANO!R TROYKA FLEW FURI\SLY 
 UP1 & !N ALL EYES W]E TURN$ ON AN APPROA*+ SLEI< 9 :I* ! 
 FIGURES ( ! ,EMP]OR & ,VOLKONSKI C\LD ALREADY BE DESCRI$4 

,FROM ! HABIT ( FIFTY YE>S ALL ?IS HAD A PHYSICALLY AGITAT+ EFFECT 
 ON ! OLD G5]AL4 ,HE C>EFULLY & HA/ILY FELT HIMSELF ALL OV]1 
 READJU/$ HIS HAT1 & PULL+ HIMSELF TOGE!R DREW HIMSELF UP &1 AT 
 ! V]Y MOM5T :5 ! ,EMP]OR1 HAV+ ALI<T$ FROM ! SLEI<1 LIFT$ 
 HIS EYES TO HIM1 H&$ HIM ! REPORT & BEGAN SPEAK+ 9 HIS SMOO?1 
 +RATIAT+ VOICE4 

,! ,EMP]OR ) A RAPID GLANCE SCANN$ ,KUTUZOV FROM HEAD TO FOOT1 FR[N$ 
 = AN 9/ANT1 BUT IMM$IATELY MA/]+ HIMSELF W5T UP TO ! OLD MAN1 
 EXT5D$ HIS >MS & EMBRAC$ HIM4 ,& ?IS EMBRACE TOO1 [+ TO A 
 LONG-/&+ IMPRESSION RELAT$ TO HIS 9N]MO/ FEEL+S1 HAD ITS USUAL 
 EFFECT ON ,KUTUZOV & HE GAVE A SOB4 

,! ,EMP]OR GREET$ ! (FIC]S & ! ,SEM5OV GU>D1 & AGA9 PRESS+ 
 ! OLD MAN'S H& W5T ) HIM 9TO ! CA/LE4 

,:5 ALONE ) ! FIELD M>%AL ! ,EMP]OR EXPRESS$ HIS 
 DISSATISFACTION AT ! SL[NESS ( ! PURSUIT & AT ! MI/AKES MADE AT 
 ,KRASNOE & ! ,B]EZ9A1 & 9=M$ HIM ( HIS 9T5TIONS = A FUTURE 
 CAMPAIGN ABROAD4 ,KUTUZOV MADE NO REJO9D] OR REM>K4 ,! SAME SUBMISSIVE1 
 EXPRESSIONLESS LOOK ) :I* HE HAD LI/5$ TO ! ,EMP]OR'S COMM&S 
 ON ! FIELD ( ,AU/]LITZ SEV5 YE>S BE=E SETTL$ ON HIS FACE N[4 

,:5 ,KUTUZOV CAME \T ( ! /UDY & ) L[]$ HEAD WAS CROSS+ ! 
 BALLROOM ) HIS HEAVY WADDL+ GAIT1 HE WAS >RE/$ BY SOMEONE'S VOICE 
 SAY+3 

0,Y\R ,S]5E ,HI<NESS60 

,KUTUZOV RAIS$ HIS HEAD & LOOK$ = A LONG :ILE 9TO ! EYES ( ,C\NT 
 ,TOL/OY1 :O /OOD BE=E HIM HOLD+ A SILV] SALV] ON :I* LAY A SMALL 
 OBJECT4 ,KUTUZOV SEEM$ NOT TO UND]/& :AT WAS EXPECT$ ( HIM4 

,SUDD5LY HE SEEM$ TO REMEMB]2 A SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE SMILE FLA%$ 
 ACROSS HIS PUFFY FACE1 & B[+ L[ & RESPECTFULLY HE TOOK ! OBJECT 
 ?AT LAY ON ! SALV]4 ,IT WAS ! ,ORD] ( ,/4 ,GEORGE ( ! ,FIR/ ,CLASS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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