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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ATTACK ( ! ,SIX? ,*ASSEURS SECUR$ ! RETREAT ( \R RI<T FLANK4 
 ,9 ! C5T] ,TU%9'S =GOTT5 BATT]Y1 :I* HAD MANAG$ TO SET FIRE TO 
 ! ,S*ON ,GRAB]N VILLAGE1 DELAY$ ! ,FR5* ADVANCE4 ,! ,FR5* W]E 
 PUTT+ \T ! FIRE :I* ! W9D WAS SPREAD+1 & ?US GAVE US TIME 
 TO RETREAT4 ,! RETIREM5T ( ! C5T] TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! DIP 9 
 ! GR\ND AT ! RE> WAS HURRI$ & NOISY1 BUT ! DIFF]5T COMPANIES 
 DID NOT GET MIX$4 ,BUT \R LEFT--:I* CONSI/$ ( ! ,AZOV & 
 ,PODOLSK 9FANTRY & ! ,PAVLOGRAD HUSS>S--WAS SIMULTANE\SLY 
 ATTACK$ & \TFLANK$ BY SUP]IOR ,FR5* =CES UND] ,LANNES & WAS 
 ?R[N 9TO CONFUSION4 ,BAGRATION HAD S5T ,ZH]KOV TO ! G5]AL 
 COMM&+ ?AT LEFT FLANK ) ORD]S TO RETREAT IMM$IATELY4 

,ZH]KOV1 NOT REMOV+ HIS H& FROM HIS CAP1 TURN$ HIS HORSE AB\T & 
 GALLOP$ (F4 ,BUT NO SOON] HAD HE LEFT ,BAGRATION ?AN HIS C\RAGE FAIL$ 
 HIM4 ,HE WAS SEIZ$ BY PANIC & C\LD NOT GO :]E IT WAS DANG]\S4 

,HAV+ REA*$ ! LEFT FLANK1 9/EAD ( GO+ TO ! FRONT :]E ! 
 FIR+ WAS1 HE BEGAN TO LOOK = ! G5]AL & HIS /AFF :]E !Y 
 C\LD NOT POSSIBLY BE1 & SO DID NOT DELIV] ! ORD]4 

,! COMM& ( ! LEFT FLANK BELONG$ BY S5IORITY TO ! COMM&] ( 
 ! REGIM5T ,KUTUZOV HAD REVIEW$ AT ,BRAUNAU & 9 :I* ,DOLOKHOV WAS 
 S]V+ AS A PRIVATE4 ,BUT ! COMM& ( ! EXTREME LEFT FLANK HAD BE5 
 ASSIGN$ TO ! COMM&] ( ! ,PAVLOGRAD REGIM5T 9 :I* ,RO/OV WAS 
 S]V+1 & A MISUND]/&+ >OSE4 ,! TWO COMM&]S W]E MU* 
 EXASP]AT$ ) ONE ANO!R &1 LONG AFT] ! ACTION HAD BEGUN ON ! 
 RI<T FLANK & ! ,FR5* W]E ALREADY ADVANC+1 W]E 5GAG$ 9 
 DISCUSSION ) ! SOLE OBJECT ( (F5D+ ONE ANO!R4 ,BUT ! 
 REGIM5TS1 BO? CAVALRY & 9FANTRY1 W]E BY NO MEANS READY = ! 
 IMP5D+ ACTION4 ,FROM PRIVATES TO G5]AL !Y W]E NOT EXPECT+ A 
 BATTLE & W]E 5GAG$ 9 PEACEFUL OCCUPATIONS1 ! CAVALRY FE$+ ! 
 HORSES & ! 9FANTRY COLLECT+ WOOD4 

0,HE HI<] ISS DAN ,I 9 RANK10 SAID ! ,G]MAN COLONEL ( ! HUSS>S1 
 FLU%+ & ADDRESS+ AN ADJUTANT :O HAD RIDD5 UP1 0SO LET HIM DO :AT 
 HE VILL1 BUT ,I CANNOT SACRIFICE MY HUSS>S444 ,BUGL]1 S\NT ZE RETREAT60 

,BUT HA/E WAS BECOM+ IMP]ATIVE4 ,CANNON & MUSKETRY1 M+L+ TOGE!R1 
 ?UND]$ ON ! RI<T & 9 ! C5T]1 :ILE ! CAPOTES ( ,LANNES' 
 %>P%OOT]S W]E ALREADY SE5 CROSS+ ! MILLDAM & =M+ UP )9 
 TWICE ! RANGE ( A MUSKET %OT4 ,! G5]AL 9 COMM& ( ! 9FANTRY 
 W5T T[>D HIS HORSE ) J]KY /EPS1 & HAV+ M\NT$ DREW HIMSELF UP 
 V]Y /RAI<T & TALL & RODE TO ! ,PAVLOGRAD COMM&]4 ,! COMM&]S 
 MET ) POLITE B[S BUT ) SECRET MALEVOL5CE 9 !IR HE>TS4 

0,ONCE AGA91 ,COLONEL10 SAID ! G5]AL1 0,I CAN'T LEAVE HALF MY M5 9 ! 
 WOOD4 ,I BEG ( Y\1 ,I BEG ( Y\10 HE REPEAT$1 0TO OCCUPY ! POSITION 
 & PREP>E = AN ATTACK40 

0,I PEG ( Y\ Y\RSELF NOT TO MIX 9 VOT IS NOT Y\R BUS9ESS60 SUDD5LY 
 REPLI$ ! IRATE COLONEL4 0,IF Y\ V]E 9 ! CAVALRY4440 

0,I AM NOT 9 ! CAVALRY1 ,COLONEL1 BUT ,I AM A ,RUSSIAN G5]AL & IF Y\ 
 >E NOT AW>E ( ! FACT4440 

0,QUITE AV>E1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 SUDD5LY %\T$ ! COLONEL1 T\*+ HIS 
 HORSE & TURN+ PURPLE 9 ! FACE4 0,VILL Y\ BE SO GOOT TO COME TO ZE 
 FRONT & SEE DAT ZIS POSITION ISS NO GOOT8 ,I DON'T VI% TO DE/ROY MY M5 
 = Y\R PLEASURE60 

0,Y\ =GET Y\RSELF1 ,COLONEL4 ,I AM NOT CONSID]+ MY [N PLEASURE & ,I 
 WON'T ALL[ IT TO BE SAID60 

,TAK+ ! COLONEL'S \TBUR/ AS A *ALL5GE TO HIS C\RAGE1 ! G5]AL 
 EXP&$ HIS *E/ & RODE1 FR[N+1 BESIDE HIM TO ! FRONT L9E1 AS IF 
 !IR DIFF]5CES W\LD BE SETTL$ !RE AMONG ! BULLETS4 ,!Y REA*$ 
 ! FRONT1 SEV]AL BULLETS SP$ OV] !M1 & !Y HALT$ 9 SIL5CE4 
 ,!RE WAS NO?+ FRE% TO BE SE5 FROM ! L9E1 = FROM :]E !Y HAD 
 BE5 BE=E IT HAD BE5 EVID5T ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = CAVALRY TO ACT 
 AMONG ! BU%ES & BROK5 GR\ND1 AS WELL AS ?AT ! ,FR5* W]E 
 \TFLANK+ \R LEFT4 ,! G5]AL & COLONEL LOOK$ /]NLY & 
 SIGNIFICANTLY AT ONE ANO!R LIKE TWO FI<T+ COCKS PREP>+ = BATTLE1 
 EA* VA9LY TRY+ TO DETECT SIGNS ( C[>DICE 9 ! O!R4 ,BO? PASS$ 
 ! EXAM9ATION SUCCESSFULLY4 ,AS !RE WAS NO?+ TO BE SAID1 & NEI!R 
 WI%$ TO GIVE OCCASION = IT TO BE ALLEG$ ?AT HE HAD BE5 ! FIR/ TO 
 LEAVE ! RANGE ( FIRE1 !Y W\LD HAVE REMA9$ !RE = A LONG TIME 
 TE/+ EA* O!R'S C\RAGE HAD IT NOT BE5 ?AT JU/ !N !Y HE>D ! 
 RATTLE ( MUSKETRY & A MUFFL$ %\T ALMO/ BEH9D !M 9 ! WOOD4 ,! 
 ,FR5* HAD ATTACK$ ! M5 COLLECT+ WOOD 9 ! COPSE4 ,IT WAS NO LONG] 
 POSSIBLE = ! HUSS>S TO RETREAT ) ! 9FANTRY4 ,!Y W]E CUT (F 
 FROM ! L9E ( RETREAT ON ! LEFT BY ! ,FR5*4 ,H[EV] 9CONV5I5T 
 ! POSITION1 IT WAS N[ NECESS>Y TO ATTACK 9 ORD] TO CUT A WAY ?R\< 
 = !MSELVES4 

,! SQUADRON 9 :I* ,RO/OV WAS S]V+ HAD SC>CELY TIME TO M\NT BE=E 
 IT WAS HALT$ FAC+ ! 5EMY4 ,AGA91 AS AT ! ,5NS BRIDGE1 !RE WAS 
 NO?+ BETWE5 ! SQUADRON & ! 5EMY1 & AGA9 ?AT T]RIBLE 
 DIVID+ L9E ( UNC]TA9TY & FE>--RESEMBL+ ! L9E SEP>AT+ 
 ! LIV+ FROM ! DEAD--LAY BETWE5 !M4 ,ALL W]E CONSCI\S ( 
 ?IS UNSE5 L9E1 & ! QUE/ION :E!R !Y W\LD CROSS IT OR NOT1 & 
 H[ !Y W\LD CROSS IT1 AGITAT$ !M ALL4 

,! COLONEL RODE TO ! FRONT1 ANGRILY GAVE SOME REPLY TO QUE/IONS PUT TO 
 HIM BY ! (FIC]S1 &1 LIKE A MAN DESP]ATELY 9SI/+ ON HAV+ HIS 
 [N WAY1 GAVE AN ORD]4 ,NO ONE SAID ANY?+ DEF9ITE1 BUT ! RUMOR ( AN 
 ATTACK SPREAD ?R\< ! SQUADRON4 ,! COMM& TO =M UP RANG \T & 
 ! SAB]S :IZZ$ AS !Y W]E DRAWN FROM !IR SCABB>DS4 ,/ILL NO ONE 
 MOV$4 ,! TROOPS ( ! LEFT FLANK1 9FANTRY & HUSS>S ALIKE1 FELT ?AT 
 ! COMM&] DID NOT HIMSELF KN[ :AT TO DO1 & ?IS IRRESOLUTION 
 COMMUNICAT$ ITSELF TO ! M54 

0,IF ONLY !Y W\LD BE QUICK60 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 FEEL+ ?AT AT LA/ ! 
 TIME HAD COME TO EXP]I5CE ! JOY ( AN ATTACK ( :I* HE HAD SO (T5 
 HE>D FROM HIS FELL[ HUSS>S4 

0,FO'W>D1 ) ,GOD1 LADS60 RANG \T ,D5ISOV'S VOICE4 0,AT A TWOT FO'W>D60 

,! HORSES' CR\PS BEGAN TO SWAY 9 ! FRONT L9E4 ,ROOK PULL$ AT ! 
 RE9S & />T$ ( HIS [N ACCORD4 

,BE=E HIM1 ON ! RI<T1 ,RO/OV SAW ! FRONT L9ES ( HIS HUSS>S & 
 /ILL F>!R AHEAD A D>K L9E :I* HE C\LD NOT SEE DI/9CTLY BUT TOOK 
 TO BE ! 5EMY4 ,%OTS C\LD BE HE>D1 BUT SOME WAY (F4 

0,FA/]60 CAME ! WORD ( COMM&1 & ,RO/OV FELT ,ROOK'S FLANKS DROOP+ 
 AS HE BROKE 9TO A GALLOP4 

,RO/OV ANTICIPAT$ HIS HORSE'S MOVEM5TS & BECAME MORE & MORE ELAT$4 
 ,HE HAD NOTIC$ A SOLIT>Y TREE AHEAD ( HIM4 ,?IS TREE HAD BE5 9 ! 
 MIDDLE ( ! L9E ?AT HAD SEEM$ SO T]RIBLE--& N[ HE HAD 
 CROSS$ ?AT L9E & NOT ONLY WAS !RE NO?+ T]RIBLE1 BUT EV]Y?+ 
 WAS BECOM+ MORE & MORE HAPPY & ANIMAT$4 0,OH1 H[ ,I WILL SLA% AT 
 HIM60 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 GRIPP+ ! HILT ( HIS SAB]4 

0,HUR-A-A-A-AH60 CAME A RO> ( VOICES4 0,LET ANYONE COME MY WAY N[10 
 ?\<T ,RO/OV DRIV+ HIS SPURS 9TO ,ROOK & LETT+ HIM GO AT A FULL 
 GALLOP SO ?AT HE \T/RIPP$ ! O!RS4 ,AHEAD1 ! 5EMY WAS ALREADY 
 VISIBLE4 ,SUDD5LY SOME?+ LIKE A BIR* BROOM SEEM$ TO SWEEP OV] ! 
 SQUADRON4 ,RO/OV RAIS$ HIS SAB]1 READY TO /RIKE1 BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT 
 ! TROOP] ,NIKIT5KO1 :O WAS GALLOP+ AHEAD1 %OT AWAY FROM HIM1 & 
 ,RO/OV FELT AS 9 A DREAM ?AT HE CONT9U$ TO BE C>RI$ =W>D ) 
 UNNATURAL SPE$ BUT YET /AY$ ON ! SAME SPOT4 ,FROM BEH9D HIM 
 ,BOND>*UK1 AN HUSS> HE KNEW1 JOLT$ AGA9/ HIM & LOOK$ ANGRILY AT 
 HIM4 ,BOND>*UK'S HORSE SW]V$ & GALLOP$ PA/4 

0,H[ IS IT ,I AM NOT MOV+8 ,I HAVE FALL51 ,I AM KILL$60 ,RO/OV ASK$ & 
 ANSW]$ AT ! SAME 9/ANT4 ,HE WAS ALONE 9 ! MIDDLE ( A FIELD4 
 ,9/EAD ( ! MOV+ HORSES & HUSS>S' BACKS1 HE SAW NO?+ BE=E HIM 
 BUT ! MOTIONLESS E>? & ! /UBBLE >\ND HIM4 ,!RE WAS W>M BLOOD 
 UND] HIS >M4 0,NO1 ,I AM W\ND$ & ! HORSE IS KILL$40 ,ROOK TRI$ TO 
 RISE ON HIS =ELEGS BUT FELL BACK1 P9N+ HIS RID]'S LEG4 ,BLOOD WAS 
 FL[+ FROM HIS HEAD2 HE /RUGGL$ BUT C\LD NOT RISE4 ,RO/OV ALSO TRI$ 
 TO RISE BUT FELL BACK1 HIS SABRETA*E HAV+ BECOME 5TANGL$ 9 ! 
 SADDLE4 ,:]E \R M5 W]E1 & :]E ! ,FR5*1 HE DID NOT KN[4 ,!RE 
 WAS NO ONE NE>4 

,HAV+ DIS5TANGL$ HIS LEG1 HE ROSE4 0,:]E1 ON :I* SIDE1 WAS N[ ! 
 L9E ?AT HAD SO %>PLY DIVID$ ! TWO >MIES80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF & 
 C\LD NOT ANSW]4 0,CAN SOME?+ BAD HAVE HAPP5$ TO ME80 HE WOND]$ AS 
 HE GOT UP3 & AT ?AT MOM5T HE FELT ?AT SOME?+ SUP]FLU\S WAS 
 HANG+ ON HIS B5UMB$ LEFT >M4 ,! WRI/ FELT AS IF IT W]E NOT HIS4 ,HE 
 EXAM9$ HIS H& C>EFULLY1 VA9LY TRY+ TO F9D BLOOD ON IT4 0,AH1 H]E 
 >E PEOPLE COM+10 HE ?\<T JOYFULLY1 SEE+ SOME M5 RUNN+ T[>D 
 HIM4 0,!Y WILL HELP ME60 ,9 FRONT CAME A MAN WE>+ A /RANGE %AKO & 
 A BLUE CLOAK1 SW>?Y1 SUNBURN$1 & ) A HOOK$ NOSE4 ,!N CAME TWO 
 MORE1 & MANY MORE RUNN+ BEH9D4 ,ONE ( !M SAID SOME?+ /RANGE1 
 NOT 9 ,RUSSIAN4 ,9 AMONG ! H9DMO/ ( !SE M5 WE>+ SIMIL> %AKOS 
 WAS A ,RUSSIAN HUSS>4 ,HE WAS BE+ HELD BY ! >MS & HIS HORSE WAS 
 BE+ L$ BEH9D HIM4 

0,IT MU/ BE ONE ( \RS1 A PRISON]4 ,YES4 ,CAN IT BE ?AT !Y WILL TAKE ME 
 TOO8 ,:O >E !SE M580 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 SC>CELY BELIEV+ HIS EYES4 0,CAN 
 !Y BE ,FR5*80 ,HE LOOK$ AT ! APPROA*+ ,FR5*M51 & ?\< BUT A 
 MOM5T BE=E HE HAD BE5 GALLOP+ TO GET AT !M & HACK !M TO 
 PIECES1 !IR PROXIMITY N[ SEEM$ SO AWFUL ?AT HE C\LD NOT BELIEVE HIS 
 EYES4 0,:O >E !Y8 ,:Y >E !Y RUNN+8 ,CAN !Y BE COM+ AT ME8 ,& 
 :Y8 ,TO KILL ME8 ,ME :OM EV]YONE IS SO FOND (80 ,HE REMEMB]$ HIS 
 MO!R'S LOVE = HIM1 & HIS FAMILY'S1 & HIS FRI5DS'1 & ! 5EMY'S 
 9T5TION TO KILL HIM SEEM$ IMPOSSIBLE4 0,BUT P]HAPS !Y MAY DO IT60 ,= 
 MORE ?AN T5 SECONDS HE /OOD NOT MOV+ FROM ! SPOT OR REALIZ+ ! 
 SITUATION4 ,! =EMO/ ,FR5*MAN1 ! ONE ) ! HOOK$ NOSE1 WAS 
 ALREADY SO CLOSE ?AT ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE C\LD BE SE54 ,& ! 
 EXCIT$1 ALI5 FACE ( ?AT MAN1 HIS BAYONET HANG+ D[N1 HOLD+ HIS 
 BREA?1 & RUNN+ SO LI<TLY1 FRI<T5$ ,RO/OV4 ,HE SEIZ$ HIS PI/OL 
 &1 9/EAD ( FIR+ IT1 FLUNG IT AT ! ,FR5*MAN & RAN ) ALL HIS 
 MI<T T[>D ! BU%ES4 ,HE DID NOT N[ RUN ) ! FEEL+ ( D\BT & 
 CONFLICT ) :I* HE HAD TRODD5 ! ,5NS BRIDGE1 BUT ) ! FEEL+ 
 ( A H>E FLEE+ FROM ! H\NDS4 ,ONE S+LE S5TIM5T1 ?AT ( FE> = 
 HIS Y\NG & HAPPY LIFE1 POSSESS$ HIS :OLE BE+4 ,RAPIDLY LEAP+ ! 
 FURR[S1 HE FL$ ACROSS ! FIELD ) ! IMPETUOSITY HE US$ TO %[ AT 
 CAT*PLAY1 N[ & !N TURN+ HIS GOOD-NATUR$1 PALE1 Y\NG FACE TO LOOK 
 BACK4 ,A %UDD] ( T]ROR W5T ?R\< HIM3 0,NO1 BETT] NOT LOOK10 HE 
 ?\<T1 BUT HAV+ REA*$ ! BU%ES HE GLANC$ R\ND ONCE MORE4 ,! 
 ,FR5* HAD FALL5 BEH9D1 & JU/ AS HE LOOK$ R\ND ! FIR/ MAN 
 *ANG$ HIS RUN TO A WALK &1 TURN+1 %\T$ SOME?+ L\DLY TO A 
 COMRADE F>!R BACK4 ,RO/OV PAUS$4 0,NO1 !RE'S SOME MI/AKE10 ?\<T 
 HE4 0,!Y CAN'T HAVE WANT$ TO KILL ME40 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 HIS LEFT 
 >M FELT AS HEAVY AS IF A SEV5TY-P\ND WEI<T W]E TI$ TO IT4 ,HE C\LD 
 RUN NO MORE4 ,! ,FR5*MAN ALSO /OPP$ & TOOK AIM4 ,RO/OV CLOS$ HIS 
 EYES & /OOP$ D[N4 ,ONE BULLET & !N ANO!R :I/L$ PA/ HIM4 ,HE 
 MU/]$ HIS LA/ REMA9+ /R5G?1 TOOK HOLD ( HIS LEFT H& ) HIS 
 RI<T1 & REA*$ ! BU%ES4 ,BEH9D !SE W]E SOME ,RUSSIAN 
 %>P%OOT]S4 

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