,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #ae 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,BETWE5 ?REE & F\R O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON ,PR9CE ,&REW1 :O HAD 
 P]SI/$ 9 HIS REQUE/ TO ,KUTUZOV1 >RIV$ AT ,GRUN? & REPORT$ 
 HIMSELF TO ,BAGRATION4 ,BONAP>TE'S ADJUTANT HAD NOT YET REA*$ ,MURAT'S 
 DETA*M5T & ! BATTLE HAD NOT YET BEGUN4 ,9 ,BAGRATION'S DETA*M5T NO 
 ONE KNEW ANY?+ ( ! G5]AL POSITION ( AFFAIRS4 ,!Y TALK$ ( PEACE 
 BUT DID NOT BELIEVE 9 ITS POSSIBILITY2 O!RS TALK$ ( A BATTLE BUT ALSO 
 DISBELIEV$ 9 ! NE>NESS ( AN 5GAGEM5T4 ,BAGRATION1 KN[+ ,BOLKONSKI 
 TO BE A FAVORITE & TRU/$ ADJUTANT1 RECEIV$ HIM ) DI/9CTION & 
 SPECIAL M>KS ( FAVOR1 EXPLA9+ TO HIM ?AT !RE W\LD PROBABLY BE AN 
 5GAGEM5T ?AT DAY OR ! NEXT1 & GIV+ HIM FULL LIB]TY TO REMA9 
 ) HIM DUR+ ! BATTLE OR TO JO9 ! RE>GU>D & HAVE AN EYE ON ! 
 ORD] ( RETREAT1 0:I* IS ALSO V]Y IMPORTANT40 

0,H[EV]1 !RE WILL H>DLY BE AN 5GAGEM5T TODAY10 SAID ,BAGRATION 
 AS IF TO REASSURE ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,IF HE IS ONE ( ! ORD9>Y LITTLE /AFF D&IES S5T TO E>N A M$AL HE 
 CAN GET HIS REW>D JU/ AS WELL 9 ! RE>GU>D1 BUT IF HE WI%ES TO /AY 
 ) ME1 LET HIM444 HE'LL BE ( USE H]E IF HE'S A BRAVE 
 (FIC]10 ?\<T ,BAGRATION4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 )\T REPLY+1 ASK$ ! 
 PR9CE'S P]MISSION TO RIDE R\ND ! POSITION TO SEE ! DISPOSITION ( 
 ! =CES1 SO AS TO KN[ HIS BE>+S %\LD HE BE S5T TO EXECUTE AN ORD]4 
 ,! (FIC] ON DUTY1 A H&SOME1 ELEGANTLY DRESS$ MAN ) A DIAMOND R+ ON HIS 
 =EF+]1 :O WAS FOND ( SPEAK+ ,FR5* ?\< HE SPOKE IT BADLY1 
 (F]$ TO CONDUCT ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,ON ALL SIDES !Y SAW RA9-SOAK$ (FIC]S ) DEJECT$ FACES :O SEEM$ 
 TO BE SEEK+ SOME?+1 & SOLDI]S DRAGG+ DOORS1 B5*ES1 & F5C+ 
 FROM ! VILLAGE4 

0,!RE N[1 ,PR9CE6 ,WE CAN'T /OP ?OSE FELL[S10 SAID ! /AFF (FIC] 
 PO9T+ TO ! SOLDI]S4 0,! (FIC]S DON'T KEEP !M 9 H&4 ,& 
 !RE10 HE PO9T$ TO A SUTL]'S T5T1 0!Y CR[D 9 & SIT4 ,?IS 
 MORN+ ,I TURN$ !M ALL \T & N[ LOOK1 IT'S FULL AGA94 ,I MU/ GO 
 !RE1 ,PR9CE1 & SC>E !M A BIT4 ,IT WON'T TAKE A MOM5T40 

0,YES1 LET'S GO 9 & ,I WILL GET MYSELF A ROLL & SOME *EESE10 SAID 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW :O HAD NOT YET HAD TIME TO EAT ANY?+4 

0,:Y DIDN'T Y\ M5TION IT1 ,PR9CE8 ,I W\LD HAVE (F]$ Y\ SOME?+40 

,!Y DISM\NT$ & 5T]$ ! T5T4 ,SEV]AL (FIC]S1 ) FLU%$ & 
 WE>Y FACES1 W]E SITT+ AT ! TABLE EAT+ & DR9K+4 

0,N[ :AT DOES ?IS MEAN1 G5TLEM580 SAID ! /AFF (FIC]1 9 ! 
 REPROA*FUL TONE ( A MAN :O HAS REPEAT$ ! SAME ?+ MORE ?AN ONCE4 
 0,Y\ KN[ IT WON'T DO TO LEAVE Y\R PO/S LIKE ?IS4 ,! PR9CE GAVE 
 ORD]S ?AT NO ONE %\LD LEAVE HIS PO/4 ,N[ Y\1 ,CAPTA910 & HE TURN$ 
 TO A ?91 DIRTY LITTLE >TILL]Y (FIC] :O )\T HIS BOOTS 7HE HAD 
 GIV5 !M TO ! CANTE5 KEEP] TO DRY71 9 ONLY HIS /OCK+S1 ROSE :5 
 !Y 5T]$1 SMIL+ NOT ALTOGE!R COM=TABLY4 

0,WELL1 >5'T Y\ A%AM$ ( Y\RSELF1 ,CAPTA9 ,TU%980 HE CONT9U$4 0,ONE 
 W\LD ?9K ?AT AS AN >TILL]Y (FIC] Y\ W\LD SET A GOOD EXAMPLE1 YET 
 H]E Y\ >E )\T Y\R BOOTS6 ,! AL>M WILL BE S\ND$ & Y\'LL BE 
 9 A PRETTY POSITION )\T Y\R BOOTS60 7,! /AFF (FIC] SMIL$47 
 0,K9DLY RETURN TO Y\R PO/S1 G5TLEM51 ALL ( Y\1 ALL60 HE ADD$ 9 A 
 TONE ( COMM&4 

,PR9CE ,&REW SMIL$ 9VOLUNT>ILY AS HE LOOK$ AT ! >TILL]Y (FIC] 
 ,TU%91 :O SIL5T & SMIL+1 %IFT+ FROM ONE /OCK+$ FOOT TO ! 
 O!R1 GLANC$ 9QUIR+LY ) HIS L>GE1 9TELLIG5T1 K9DLY EYES FROM 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW TO ! /AFF (FIC]4 

0,! SOLDI]S SAY IT FEELS EASI] )\T BOOTS10 SAID ,CAPTA9 ,TU%9 
 SMIL+ %YLY 9 HIS UNCOM=TABLE POSITION1 EVID5TLY WI%+ TO ADOPT A 
 JOCUL> TONE4 ,BUT BE=E HE HAD F9I%$ HE FELT ?AT HIS JE/ WAS 
 UNACCEPTABLE & HAD NOT COME (F4 ,HE GREW CONFUS$4 

0,K9DLY RETURN TO Y\R PO/S10 SAID ! /AFF (FIC] TRY+ TO PRES]VE 
 HIS GRAVITY4 

,PR9CE ,&REW GLANC$ AGA9 AT ! >TILL]Y (FIC]'S SMALL FIGURE4 ,!RE 
 WAS SOME?+ PECULI> AB\T IT1 QUITE UNSOLDI]LY1 RA!R COMIC1 BUT 
 EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE4 

,! /AFF (FIC] & ,PR9CE ,&REW M\NT$ !IR HORSES & RODE ON4 

,HAV+ RIDD5 BEYOND ! VILLAGE1 CONT9UALLY MEET+ & OV]TAK+ 
 SOLDI]S & (FIC]S ( V>I\S REGIM5TS1 !Y SAW ON !IR LEFT SOME 
 5TR5*M5TS BE+ ?R[N UP1 ! FRE%LY DUG CLAY ( :I* %[$ UP 
 R$4 ,SEV]AL BATTALIONS ( SOLDI]S1 9 !IR %IRT SLEEVES DESPITE ! 
 COLD W9D1 SW>M$ 9 !SE E>?WORKS LIKE A HO/ ( :ITE ANTS2 
 SPADEFULS ( R$ CLAY W]E CONT9UALLY BE+ ?R[N UP FROM BEH9D ! 
 BANK BY UNSE5 H&S4 ,PR9CE ,&REW & ! (FIC] RODE UP1 LOOK$ AT ! 
 5TR5*M5T1 & W5T ON AGA94 ,JU/ BEH9D IT !Y CAME UPON SOME DOZ5S 
 ( SOLDI]S1 CONT9UALLY REPLAC$ BY O!RS1 :O RAN FROM ! 
 5TR5*M5T4 ,!Y HAD TO HOLD !IR NOSES & PUT !IR HORSES TO A TROT 
 TO ESCAPE FROM ! POISON$ ATMOSPH]E ( !SE LATR9ES4 

0,VOILA L'AGREM5T DES CAMPS1 MONSIEUR LE PR9CE10 "9 SAID ! /AFF 
 (FIC]4 

 "9 0,?IS IS A PLEASURE ONE GETS 9 CAMP1 ,PR9CE40 
  
  

,!Y RODE UP ! OPPOSITE HILL4 ,FROM !RE ! ,FR5* C\LD ALREADY BE 
 SE54 ,PR9CE ,&REW /OPP$ & BEGAN EXAM9+ ! POSITION4 

0,?AT'S \R BATT]Y10 SAID ! /AFF (FIC] 9DICAT+ ! HI<E/ PO9T4 
 0,IT'S 9 *>GE ( ! QUE] FELL[ WE SAW )\T HIS BOOTS4 ,Y\ CAN SEE 
 EV]Y?+ FROM !RE2 LET'S GO !RE1 ,PR9CE40 

0,?ANK Y\ V]Y MU*1 ,I WILL GO ON ALONE10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 WI%+ TO 
 RID HIMSELF ( ?IS /AFF (FIC]'S COMPANY1 0PLEASE DON'T TR\BLE 
 Y\RSELF FUR!R40 

,! /AFF (FIC] REMA9$ BEH9D & ,PR9CE ,&REW RODE ON ALONE4 

,! F>!R =W>D & NE>] ! 5EMY HE W5T1 ! MORE ORD]LY & 
 *E]FUL W]E ! TROOPS4 ,! GREATE/ DISORD] & DEPRESSION HAD BE5 9 
 ! BAGGAGE TRA9 HE HAD PASS$ ?AT MORN+ ON ! ,ZNAIM ROAD SEV5 MILES 
 AWAY FROM ! ,FR5*4 ,AT ,GRUN? ALSO SOME APPREH5SION & AL>M C\LD BE 
 FELT1 BUT ! NE>] ,PR9CE ,&REW CAME TO ! ,FR5* L9ES ! MORE 
 CONFID5T WAS ! APPE>ANCE ( \R TROOPS4 ,! SOLDI]S 9 !IR 
 GREATCOATS W]E RANG$ 9 L9ES1 ! S]GEANTS MAJOR & COMPANY (FIC]S 
 W]E C\NT+ ! M51 POK+ ! LA/ MAN 9 EA* SECTION 9 ! RIBS & 
 TELL+ HIM TO HOLD HIS H& UP4 ,SOLDI]S SCATT]$ OV] ! :OLE PLACE 
 W]E DRAGG+ LOGS & BRU%WOOD & W]E BUILD+ %ELT]S ) M]RY 
 *ATT] & LAU<T]2 >\ND ! FIRES SAT O!RS1 DRESS$ & UNDRESS$1 
 DRY+ !IR %IRTS & LEG B&S OR M5D+ BOOTS OR OV]COATS & 
 CR[D+ R\ND ! BOIL]S & PORRIDGE COOK]S4 ,9 ONE COMPANY D9N] WAS 
 READY1 & ! SOLDI]S W]E GAZ+ EAG]LY AT ! /EAM+ BOIL]1 
 WAIT+ TILL ! SAMPLE1 :I* A QU>T]MA/] S]GEANT WAS C>RY+ 9 A 
 WOOD5 B[L TO AN (FIC] :O SAT ON A LOG BE=E HIS %ELT]1 HAD BE5 
 TA/$4 

,ANO!R COMPANY1 A LUCKY ONE = NOT ALL ! COMPANIES HAD VODKA1 CR[D$ 
 R\ND A POCKM>K$1 BROAD-%\LD]$ S]GEANT MAJOR :O1 TILT+ A KEG1 
 FILL$ ONE AFT] ANO!R ! CANTE5 LIDS HELD \T TO HIM4 ,! SOLDI]S 
 LIFT$ ! CANTE5 LIDS TO !IR LIPS ) REV]5TIAL FACES1 EMPTI$ 
 !M1 ROLL+ ! VODKA 9 !IR M\?S1 & WALK$ AWAY FROM ! S]GEANT 
 MAJOR ) BRI<T5$ EXPRESSIONS1 LICK+ !IR LIPS & WIP+ !M ON 
 ! SLEEVES ( !IR GREATCOATS4 ,ALL !IR FACES W]E AS S]5E AS IF ALL 
 ?IS W]E HAPP5+ AT HOME AWAIT+ PEACEFUL 5CAMPM5T1 & NOT )9 
 SI<T ( ! 5EMY BE=E AN ACTION 9 :I* AT LEA/ HALF ( !M W\LD 
 BE LEFT ON ! FIELD4 ,AFT] PASS+ A *ASSEUR REGIM5T & 9 ! L9ES 
 ( ! ,KIEV GR5ADI]S--F9E FELL[S BUSY ) SIMIL> PEACEFUL 
 AFFAIRS--NE> ! %ELT] ( ! REGIM5TAL COMM&]1 HI<] ?AN 
 & DIFF]5T FROM ! O!RS1 ,PR9CE ,&REW CAME \T 9 FRONT ( A 
 PLATOON ( GR5ADI]S BE=E :OM LAY A NAK$ MAN4 ,TWO SOLDI]S HELD HIM 
 :ILE TWO O!RS W]E FL\RI%+ !IR SWIT*ES & /RIK+ HIM 
 REGUL>LY ON HIS B>E BACK4 ,! MAN %RIEK$ UNNATURALLY4 ,A /\T MAJOR 
 WAS PAC+ UP & D[N ! L9E1 & REG>DLESS ( ! SCREAMS KEPT 
 REPEAT+3 

0,IT'S A %AME = A SOLDI] TO /EAL2 A SOLDI] MU/ BE HONE/1 HONORABLE1 
 & BRAVE1 BUT IF HE ROBS HIS FELL[S !RE IS NO HONOR 9 HIM1 HE'S A 
 SC\NDREL4 ,GO ON6 ,GO ON60 

,SO ! SWI%+ S\ND ( ! /ROKES1 & ! DESP]ATE BUT UNNATURAL 
 SCREAMS1 CONT9U$4 

0,GO ON1 GO ON60 SAID ! MAJOR4 

,A Y\NG (FIC] ) A BEWILD]$ & PA9$ EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE 
 /EPP$ AWAY FROM ! MAN & LOOK$ R\ND 9QUIR+LY AT ! ADJUTANT AS 
 HE RODE BY4 

,PR9CE ,&REW1 HAV+ REA*$ ! FRONT L9E1 RODE ALONG IT4 ,\R FRONT 
 L9E & ?AT ( ! 5EMY W]E F> AP>T ON ! RI<T & LEFT FLANKS1 
 BUT 9 ! C5T] :]E ! M5 ) A FLAG ( TRUCE HAD PASS$ ?AT 
 MORN+1 ! L9ES W]E SO NE> TOGE!R ?AT ! M5 C\LD SEE ONE 
 ANO!R'S FACES & SPEAK TO ONE ANO!R4 ,BESIDES ! SOLDI]S :O =M$ 
 ! PICKET L9E ON EI!R SIDE1 !RE W]E MANY CURI\S ONLOOK]S :O1 
 JE/+ & LAU<+1 />$ AT !IR /RANGE =EIGN 5EMIES4 

,S9CE E>LY MORN+--DESPITE AN 9JUNCTION NOT TO APPROA* ! PICKET 
 L9E--! (FIC]S HAD BE5 UNABLE TO KEEP SI<T-SE]S AWAY4 ,! 
 SOLDI]S =M+ ! PICKET L9E1 LIKE %[M5 EXHIBIT+ A CURIOSITY1 NO 
 LONG] LOOK$ AT ! ,FR5* BUT PAID ATT5TION TO ! SI<T-SE]S & GREW 
 WE>Y WAIT+ TO BE RELIEV$4 ,PR9CE ,&REW HALT$ TO HAVE A LOOK AT ! 
 ,FR5*4 

0,LOOK6 ,LOOK !RE60 ONE SOLDI] WAS SAY+ TO ANO!R1 PO9T+ TO A 
 ,RUSSIAN MUSKETE] :O HAD GONE UP TO ! PICKET L9E ) AN (FIC] & 
 WAS RAPIDLY & EXCIT$LY TALK+ TO A ,FR5* GR5ADI]4 0,H>K TO HIM 
 JABB]+6 ,F9E1 ISN'T IT8 ,IT'S ALL ! ,FR5*Y CAN DO TO KEEP UP ) 
 HIM4 ,!RE N[1 ,SIDOROV60 

0,WAIT A BIT & LI/54 ,IT'S F9E60 ANSW]$ ,SIDOROV1 :O 
 WAS CONSID]$ AN ADEPT AT ,FR5*4 

,! SOLDI] TO :OM ! LAU<]S REF]R$ WAS ,DOLOKHOV4 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 RECOGNIZ$ HIM & /OPP$ TO LI/5 TO :AT HE WAS SAY+4 ,DOLOKHOV HAD 
 COME FROM ! LEFT FLANK :]E !IR REGIM5T WAS /ATION$1 ) HIS 
 CAPTA94 

0,N[ !N1 GO ON1 GO ON60 9CIT$ ! (FIC]1 B5D+ =W>D & TRY+ 
 NOT TO LOSE A WORD ( ! SPEE* :I* WAS 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO HIM4 0,MORE1 
 PLEASE3 MORE6 ,:AT'S HE SAY+80 

,DOLOKHOV DID NOT ANSW] ! CAPTA92 HE HAD BE5 DRAWN 9TO A HOT DISPUTE 
 ) ! ,FR5* GR5ADI]4 ,!Y W]E NATURALLY TALK+ AB\T ! CAMPAIGN4 
 ,! ,FR5*MAN1 CONFUS+ ! ,AU/RIANS ) ! ,RUSSIANS1 WAS TRY+ TO 
 PROVE ?AT ! ,RUSSIANS HAD SURR5D]$ & HAD FL$ ALL ! WAY FROM ,ULM1 
 :ILE ,DOLOKHOV MA9TA9$ ?AT ! ,RUSSIANS HAD NOT SURR5D]$ BUT HAD 
 BEAT5 ! ,FR5*4 

0,WE HAVE ORD]S TO DRIVE Y\ (F H]E1 & WE %ALL DRIVE Y\ (F10 SAID 
 ,DOLOKHOV4 

0,ONLY TAKE C>E Y\ & Y\R ,COSSACKS >E NOT ALL CAPTUR$60 SAID ! 
 ,FR5* GR5ADI]4 

,! ,FR5* ONLOOK]S & LI/5]S LAU<$4 

0,WE'LL MAKE Y\ DANCE AS WE DID UND] ,SUVOROV44410 "9 SAID ,DOLOKHOV4 

 "9 0,ON V\S F]A DANS]40 
  
  

0,QU' E/-CE QU'IL *ANTE80 "9 ASK$ A ,FR5*MAN4 

 "9 0,:AT'S HE S++ AB\T80 
  
  

0,IT'S ANCI5T HI/ORY10 SAID ANO!R1 GUESS+ ?AT IT REF]R$ TO A 
 =M] W>4 0,! ,EMP]OR WILL TEA* Y\R ,SUV>A AS HE HAS TAU<T ! 
 O!RS4440 

0,BONAP>TE4440 BEGAN ,DOLOKHOV1 BUT ! ,FR5*MAN 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,NOT ,BONAP>TE4 ,HE IS ! ,EMP]OR6 ,SACRE NOM44460 CRI$ HE ANGRILY4 

0,! DEVIL SK9 Y\R ,EMP]OR40 

,& ,DOLOKHOV SWORE AT HIM 9 CO>SE SOLDI]'S ,RUSSIAN & %\LD]+ HIS 
 MUSKET WALK$ AWAY4 

0,LET US GO1 ,IVAN ,LUKI*10 HE SAID TO ! CAPTA94 

0,AH1 ?AT'S ! WAY TO TALK ,FR5*10 SAID ! PICKET SOLDI]S4 0,N[1 
 ,SIDOROV1 Y\ HAVE A TRY60 

,SIDOROV1 TURN+ TO ! ,FR5*1 W9K$1 & BEGAN TO JABB] MEAN+LESS 
 S\NDS V]Y FA/3 0,K>I1 MALA1 TAFA1 SAFI1 MUT]1 ,KASKA10 HE SAID1 TRY+ 
 TO GIVE AN EXPRESSIVE 9TONATION TO HIS VOICE4 

0,HO6 HO6 HO6 ,HA6 HA6 HA6 HA6 ,\H6 \H60 CAME PEALS ( SU* HEAL?Y & 
 GOOD-HUMOR$ LAU<T] FROM ! SOLDI]S ?AT IT 9FECT$ ! ,FR5* 
 9VOLUNT>ILY1 SO MU* SO ?AT ! ONLY ?+ LEFT TO DO SEEM$ TO BE TO 
 UNLOAD ! MUSKETS1 EXPLODE ! AMMUNITION1 & ALL RETURN HOME AS QUICKLY 
 AS POSSIBLE4 

,BUT ! GUNS REMA9$ LOAD$1 ! LOOPHOLES 9 BLOCKH\SES & 
 5TR5*M5TS LOOK$ \T JU/ AS M5AC+LY1 & ! UNLIMB]$ CANNON 
 CONFRONT$ ONE ANO!R AS BE=E4 

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