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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! FIF? ( ,NOVEMB] WAS ! FIR/ DAY ( :AT IS CALL$ ! BATTLE ( 
 ,KRASNOE4 ,T[>D EV5+--AFT] MU* DISPUT+ & MANY MI/AKES MADE 
 BY G5]ALS :O DID NOT GO TO !IR PROP] PLACES1 & AFT] ADJUTANTS HAD 
 BE5 S5T AB\T ) C\NT]ORD]S--:5 IT HAD BECOME PLA9 ?AT ! 
 5EMY WAS EV]Y:]E 9 FLI<T & ?AT !RE C\LD & W\LD BE NO 
 BATTLE1 ,KUTUZOV LEFT ,KRASNOE & W5T TO ,DOBROE :I!R HIS HEADQU>T]S 
 HAD ?AT DAY BE5 TRANSF]R$4 

,! DAY WAS CLE> & FRO/Y4 ,KUTUZOV RODE TO ,DOBROE ON HIS PLUMP LITTLE 
 :ITE HORSE1 FOLL[$ BY AN 5ORM\S SUITE ( DISCONT5T$ G5]ALS :O 
 :ISP]$ AMONG !MSELVES BEH9D HIS BACK4 ,ALL ALONG ! ROAD GR\PS ( 
 ,FR5* PRISON]S CAPTUR$ ?AT DAY 7!RE W]E SEV5 ?\S& ( !M7 
 W]E CR[D+ TO W>M !MSELVES AT CAMPFIRES4 ,NE> ,DOBROE AN IMM5SE 
 CR[D ( TATT]$ PRISON]S1 BUZZ+ ) TALK & WRAPP$ & B&AG$ 9 
 ANY?+ !Y HAD BE5 ABLE TO GET HOLD (1 W]E /&+ 9 ! ROAD 
 BESIDE A LONG R[ ( UNH>NESS$ ,FR5* GUNS4 ,AT ! APPROA* ( ! 
 COMM&] 9 *IEF ! BUZZ ( TALK CEAS$ & ALL EYES W]E FIX$ ON 
 ,KUTUZOV :O1 WE>+ A :ITE CAP ) A R$ B& & A PADD$ OV]COAT 
 ?AT BULG$ ON HIS R\ND %\LD]S1 MOV$ SL[LY ALONG ! ROAD ON HIS 
 :ITE HORSE4 ,ONE ( ! G5]ALS WAS REPORT+ TO HIM :]E ! GUNS & 
 PRISON]S HAD BE5 CAPTUR$4 

,KUTUZOV SEEM$ PREOCCUPI$ & DID NOT LI/5 TO :AT ! G5]AL WAS 
 SAY+4 ,HE SCREW$ UP HIS EYES ) A DISSATISFI$ LOOK AS HE GAZ$ 
 ATT5TIVELY & FIX$LY AT !SE PRISON]S1 :O PRES5T$ A SPECIALLY 
 WRET*$ APPE>ANCE4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E DISFIGUR$ BY FRO/-BITT5 NOSES 
 & *EEKS1 & NE>LY ALL HAD R$1 SWOLL5 & FE/]+ EYES4 

,ONE GR\P ( ! ,FR5* /OOD CLOSE TO ! ROAD1 & TWO ( !M1 ONE ( 
 :OM HAD HIS FACE COV]$ ) SORES1 W]E TE>+ A PIECE ( RAW FLE% 
 ) !IR H&S4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ HORRIBLE & BE/IAL 9 ! FLEET+ 
 GLANCE !Y ?REW AT ! RID]S & 9 ! MALEVOL5T EXPRESSION ) 
 :I*1 AFT] A GLANCE AT ,KUTUZOV1 ! SOLDI] ) ! SORES IMM$IATELY 
 TURN$ AWAY & W5T ON ) :AT HE WAS DO+4 

,KUTUZOV LOOK$ LONG & 9T5TLY AT !SE TWO SOLDI]S4 ,HE PUCK]$ HIS 
 FACE1 SCREW$ UP HIS EYES1 & P5SIVELY SWAY$ HIS HEAD4 ,AT ANO!R SPOT 
 HE NOTIC$ A ,RUSSIAN SOLDI] LAU<+LY PATT+ A ,FR5*MAN ON ! 
 %\LD]1 SAY+ SOME?+ TO HIM 9 A FRI5DLY MANN]1 & ,KUTUZOV ) 
 ! SAME EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE AGA9 SWAY$ HIS HEAD4 

0,:AT W]E Y\ SAY+80 HE ASK$ ! G5]AL1 :O CONT9U+ HIS REPORT 
 DIRECT$ ! COMM&] 9 *IEF'S ATT5TION TO SOME /&>DS CAPTUR$ 
 FROM ! ,FR5* & /&+ 9 FRONT ( ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK REGIM5T4 

0,AH1 ! /&>DS60 SAID ,KUTUZOV1 EVID5TLY DETA*+ HIMSELF ) 
 DIFFICULTY FROM ! ?\<TS ?AT PREOCCUPI$ HIM4 

,HE LOOK$ AB\T HIM ABS5TLY4 ,?\S&S ( EYES W]E LOOK+ AT HIM FROM 
 ALL SIDES AWAIT+ A WORD FROM HIM4 

,HE /OPP$ 9 FRONT ( ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK REGIM5T1 SI<$ DEEPLY1 & 
 CLOS$ HIS EYES4 ,ONE ( HIS SUITE BECKON$ TO ! SOLDI]S C>RY+ ! 
 /&>DS TO ADVANCE & SURR\ND ! COMM&] 9 *IEF ) !M4 
 ,KUTUZOV WAS SIL5T = A FEW SECONDS & !N1 SUBMITT+ ) EVID5T 
 RELUCTANCE TO ! DUTY IMPOS$ BY HIS POSITION1 RAIS$ HIS HEAD & BEGAN 
 TO SPEAK4 ,A ?RONG ( (FIC]S SURR\ND$ HIM4 ,HE LOOK$ ATT5TIVELY 
 >\ND AT ! CIRCLE ( (FIC]S1 RECOGNIZ+ SEV]AL ( !M4 

0,I ?ANK Y\ ALL60 HE SAID1 ADDRESS+ ! SOLDI]S & !N AGA9 ! 
 (FIC]S4 ,9 ! /ILLNESS >\ND HIM HIS SL[LY UTT]$ WORDS W]E 
 DI/9CTLY HE>D4 0,I ?ANK Y\ ALL = Y\R H>D & FAI?FUL S]VICE4 ,! 
 VICTORY IS COMPLETE & ,RUSSIA WILL NOT =GET Y\6 ,HONOR TO Y\ =EV]40 

,HE PAUS$ & LOOK$ >\ND4 

0,L[] ITS HEAD1 L[] IT60 HE SAID TO A SOLDI] :O HAD ACCID5TALLY 
 L[]$ ! ,FR5* EAGLE HE WAS HOLD+ BE=E ! ,PREOBRAZH5SK 
 /&>DS4 0,L[]1 L[]1 ?AT'S IT4 ,HURRAH LADS60 HE ADD$1 ADDRESS+ 
 ! M5 ) A RAPID MOVEM5T ( HIS *94 

0,HUR-R-RAH60 RO>$ ?\S&S ( VOICES4 

,:ILE ! SOLDI]S W]E %\T+ ,KUTUZOV LEAN$ =W>D 9 HIS SADDLE & 
 B[$ HIS HEAD1 & HIS EYE LIT UP ) A MILD & APP>5TLY IRONIC 
 GLEAM4 

0,Y\ SEE1 BRO!RS4440 SAID HE :5 ! %\TS HAD CEAS$444 & ALL AT 
 ONCE HIS VOICE & ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE *ANG$4 ,IT WAS NO LONG] 
 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF SPEAK+ BUT AN ORD9>Y OLD MAN :O WANT$ TO TELL 
 HIS COMRADES SOME?+ V]Y IMPORTANT4 

,!RE WAS A /IR AMONG ! ?RONG ( (FIC]S & 9 ! RANKS ( ! 
 SOLDI]S1 :O MOV$ ?AT !Y MI<T HE> BETT] :AT HE WAS GO+ TO SAY4 

0,Y\ SEE1 BRO!RS1 ,I KN[ IT'S H>D = Y\1 BUT IT CAN'T BE HELP$6 ,BE> 
 UP2 IT WON'T BE = LONG N[6 ,WE'LL SEE \R VISITORS (F & !N WE'LL 
 RE/4 ,! ,CZ> WON'T =GET Y\R S]VICE4 ,IT IS H>D = Y\1 BUT /ILL 
 Y\ >E AT HOME :ILE !Y--Y\ SEE :AT !Y HAVE COME TO10 SAID HE1 
 PO9T+ TO ! PRISON]S4 0,WORSE (F ?AN \R POORE/ BEGG>S4 ,:ILE !Y 
 W]E /RONG WE DIDN'T SP>E \RSELVES1 BUT N[ WE MAY EV5 PITY !M4 ,!Y 
 >E HUMAN BE+S TOO4 ,ISN'T IT SO1 LADS80 

,HE LOOK$ >\ND1 & 9 ! DIRECT1 RESPECTFUL1 WOND]+ GAZE FIX$ UPON 
 HIM HE READ SYMPA?Y ) :AT HE HAD SAID4 ,HIS FACE GREW BRI<T] & 
 BRI<T] ) AN OLD MAN'S MILD SMILE1 :I* DREW ! CORN]S ( HIS LIPS 
 & EYES 9TO A CLU/] ( WR9KLES4 ,HE CEAS$ SPEAK+ & B[$ HIS HEAD 
 AS IF 9 P]PLEXITY4 

0,BUT AFT] ALL :O ASK$ !M H]E8 ,S]VES !M RI<T1 ! BLOODY 
 BA/>DS60 HE CRI$1 SUDD5LY LIFT+ HIS HEAD4 

,& FL\RI%+ HIS :IP HE RODE (F AT A GALLOP = ! FIR/ TIME DUR+ 
 ! :OLE CAMPAIGN1 & LEFT ! BROK5 RANKS ( ! SOLDI]S LAU<+ 
 JOYFULLY & %\T+ 0,HURRAH60 

,KUTUZOV'S WORDS W]E H>DLY UND]/OOD BY ! TROOPS4 ,NO ONE C\LD HAVE 
 REPEAT$ ! FIELD M>%AL'S ADDRESS1 BEGUN SOLEMNLY & !N *ANG+ 
 9TO AN OLD MAN'S SIMPLEHE>T$ TALK2 BUT ! HE>TY S9C]ITY ( ?AT 
 SPEE*1 ! FEEL+ ( MAJE/IC TRIUMPH COMB9$ ) PITY = ! FOE & 
 CONSCI\SNESS ( ! JU/ICE ( \R CAUSE1 EXACTLY EXPRESS$ BY ?AT OLD 
 MAN'S GOOD-NATUR$ EXPLETIVES1 WAS NOT M]ELY UND]/OOD BUT LAY 9 ! 
 S\L ( EV]Y SOLDI] & F\ND EXPRESSION 9 !IR JOY\S & 
 LONG-SU/A9$ %\TS4 ,AFT]W>DS :5 ONE ( ! G5]ALS ADDRESS$ 
 ,KUTUZOV ASK+ :E!R HE WI%$ HIS CALE*E TO BE S5T =1 ,KUTUZOV 9 
 ANSW]+ UNEXPECT$LY GAVE A SOB1 BE+ EVID5TLY GREATLY MOV$4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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