,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #af 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,KUTUZOV ACCOMPANI$ BY HIS ADJUTANTS RODE AT A WALK+ PACE BEH9D ! 
 C>AB9E]S4 

,:5 HE HAD GONE LESS ?AN HALF A MILE 9 ! RE> ( ! COLUMN HE 
 /OPP$ AT A SOLIT>Y1 DES]T$ H\SE ?AT HAD PROBABLY ONCE BE5 AN 9N1 
 :]E TWO ROADS P>T$4 ,BO? ( !M L$ D[NHILL & TROOPS W]E M>*+ 
 ALONG BO?4 

,! FOG HAD BEGUN TO CLE> & 5EMY TROOPS W]E ALREADY DIMLY VISIBLE 
 AB\T A MILE & A HALF (F ON ! OPPOSITE HEI<TS4 ,D[N BEL[1 ON ! 
 LEFT1 ! FIR+ BECAME MORE DI/9CT4 ,KUTUZOV HAD /OPP$ & WAS 
 SPEAK+ TO AN ,AU/RIAN G5]AL4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 :O WAS A LITTLE BEH9D 
 LOOK+ AT !M1 TURN$ TO AN ADJUTANT TO ASK HIM = A FIELD GLASS4 

0,LOOK1 LOOK60 SAID ?IS ADJUTANT1 LOOK+ NOT AT ! TROOPS 9 ! 
 DI/ANCE1 BUT D[N ! HILL BE=E HIM4 0,IT'S ! ,FR5*60 

,! TWO G5]ALS & ! ADJUTANT TOOK HOLD ( ! FIELD GLASS1 TRY+ TO 
 SNAT* IT FROM ONE ANO!R4 ,! EXPRESSION ON ALL !IR FACES SUDD5LY 
 *ANG$ TO ONE ( HORROR4 ,! ,FR5* W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE A MILE & A HALF 
 AWAY1 BUT HAD SUDD5LY & UNEXPECT$LY APPE>$ JU/ 9 FRONT ( US4 

0,IT'S ! 5EMY8444 ,NO6444 ,YES1 SEE IT IS6444 = C]TA94444 ,BUT H[ IS 
 ?AT80 SAID DIFF]5T VOICES4 

,) ! NAK$ EYE ,PR9CE ,&REW SAW BEL[ !M TO ! RI<T1 NOT MORE 
 ?AN FIVE HUNDR$ PACES FROM :]E ,KUTUZOV WAS /&+1 A D5SE ,FR5* 
 COLUMN COM+ UP TO MEET ! ,AP%]ONS4 

0,H]E IT IS6 ,! DECISIVE MOM5T HAS >RIV$4 ,MY TURN HAS COME10 ?\<T 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 & /RIK+ HIS HORSE HE RODE UP TO ,KUTUZOV4 

0,! ,AP%]ONS MU/ BE /OPP$1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 CRI$ HE4 ,BUT AT ?AT 
 V]Y 9/ANT A CL\D ( SMOKE SPREAD ALL R\ND1 FIR+ WAS HE>D QUITE 
 CLOSE AT H&1 & A VOICE ( NAIVE T]ROR B>ELY TWO /EPS FROM ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW %\T$1 0,BRO!RS6 ,ALL'S LO/60 ,& AT ?IS AS IF AT A COMM&1 
 EV]YONE BEGAN TO RUN4 

,CONFUS$ & EV]-9CREAS+ CR[DS W]E RUNN+ BACK TO :]E FIVE 
 M9UTES BE=E ! TROOPS HAD PASS$ ! ,EMP]ORS4 ,NOT ONLY W\LD IT HAVE 
 BE5 DIFFICULT TO /OP ?AT CR[D1 IT WAS EV5 IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO BE 
 C>RI$ BACK ) IT ONESELF4 ,BOLKONSKI ONLY TRI$ NOT TO LOSE T\* ) 
 IT1 & LOOK$ >\ND BEWILD]$ & UNABLE TO GRASP :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 
 FRONT ( HIM4 ,NESVITSKI ) AN ANGRY FACE1 R$ & UNLIKE HIMSELF1 WAS 
 %\T+ TO ,KUTUZOV ?AT IF HE DID NOT RIDE AWAY AT ONCE HE W\LD 
 C]TA9LY BE TAK5 PRISON]4 ,KUTUZOV REMA9$ 9 ! SAME PLACE & 
 )\T ANSW]+ DREW \T A H&K]*IEF4 ,BLOOD WAS FL[+ FROM HIS 
 *EEK4 ,PR9CE ,&REW =C$ HIS WAY TO HIM4 

0,Y\ >E W\ND$80 HE ASK$1 H>DLY ABLE TO MA/] ! TREMBL+ ( HIS 
 L[] JAW4 

0,! W\ND IS NOT H]E1 IT IS !RE60 SAID ,KUTUZOV1 PRESS+ ! 
 H&K]*IEF TO HIS W\ND$ *EEK & PO9T+ TO ! FLEE+ SOLDI]S4 
 0,/OP !M60 HE %\T$1 & AT ! SAME MOM5T1 PROBABLY REALIZ+ ?AT 
 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO /OP !M1 SPURR$ HIS HORSE & RODE TO ! RI<T4 

,A FRE% WAVE ( ! FLY+ MOB CAU<T HIM & BORE HIM BACK ) IT4 

,! TROOPS W]E RUNN+ 9 SU* A D5SE MASS ?AT ONCE SURR\ND$ BY !M 
 IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET \T AGA94 ,ONE WAS %\T+1 0,GET ON6 ,:Y >E Y\ 
 H9D]+ US80 ,ANO!R 9 ! SAME PLACE TURN$ R\ND & FIR$ 9 ! 
 AIR2 A ?IRD WAS /RIK+ ! HORSE ,KUTUZOV HIMSELF RODE4 ,HAV+ BY A 
 GREAT EF=T GOT AWAY TO ! LEFT FROM ?AT FLOOD ( M51 ,KUTUZOV1 ) 
 HIS SUITE DIM9I%$ BY MORE ?AN HALF1 RODE T[>D A S\ND ( >TILL]Y 
 FIRE NE> BY4 ,HAV+ =C$ HIS WAY \T ( ! CR[D ( FUGITIVES1 ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW1 TRY+ TO KEEP NE> ,KUTUZOV1 SAW ON ! SLOPE ( ! HILL AMID ! 
 SMOKE A ,RUSSIAN BATT]Y ?AT WAS /ILL FIR+ & ,FR5*M5 RUNN+ T[>D 
 IT4 ,HI<] UP /OOD SOME ,RUSSIAN 9FANTRY1 NEI!R MOV+ =W>D TO 
 PROTECT ! BATT]Y NOR BACKW>D ) ! FLEE+ CR[D4 ,A M\NT$ G5]AL 
 SEP>AT$ HIMSELF FROM ! 9FANTRY & APPROA*$ ,KUTUZOV4 ,( ,KUTUZOV'S 
 SUITE ONLY F\R REMA9$4 ,!Y W]E ALL PALE & EX*ANG$ LOOKS 9 
 SIL5CE4 

0,/OP ?OSE WRET*ES60 GASP$ ,KUTUZOV TO ! REGIM5TAL COMM&]1 
 PO9T+ TO ! FLY+ SOLDI]S2 BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT1 AS IF TO PUNI% HIM 
 = ?OSE WORDS1 BULLETS FLEW HISS+ ACROSS ! REGIM5T & ACROSS 
 ,KUTUZOV'S SUITE LIKE A FLOCK ( LITTLE BIRDS4 

,! ,FR5* HAD ATTACK$ ! BATT]Y &1 SEE+ ,KUTUZOV1 W]E FIR+ AT 
 HIM4 ,AFT] ?IS VOLLEY ! REGIM5TAL COMM&] CLUT*$ AT HIS LEG2 
 SEV]AL SOLDI]S FELL1 & A SECOND LIEUT5ANT :O WAS HOLD+ ! FLAG 
 LET IT FALL FROM HIS H&S4 ,IT SWAY$ & FELL1 BUT CAU<T ON ! MUSKETS 
 ( ! NE>E/ SOLDI]S4 ,! SOLDI]S />T$ FIR+ )\T ORD]S4 

0,OH6 ,OH6 ,OH60 GROAN$ ,KUTUZOV DESPAIR+LY & LOOK$ >\ND4444 
 0,BOLKONSKI60 HE :ISP]$1 HIS VOICE TREMBL+ FROM A CONSCI\SNESS ( ! 
 FEEBL5ESS ( AGE1 0,BOLKONSKI60 HE :ISP]$1 PO9T+ TO ! DISORD]$ 
 BATTALION & AT ! 5EMY1 0:AT'S ?AT80 

,BUT BE=E HE HAD F9I%$ SPEAK+1 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 FEEL+ TE>S ( %AME 
 & ANG] *OK+ HIM1 HAD ALREADY LEAP$ FROM HIS HORSE & RUN TO ! 
 /&>D4 

0,=W>D1 LADS60 HE %\T$ 9 A VOICE PI]C+ AS A *ILD'S4 

0,H]E IT IS60 ?\<T HE1 SEIZ+ ! /AFF ( ! /&>D & HE>+ 
 ) PLEASURE ! :I/LE ( BULLETS EVID5TLY AIM$ AT HIM4 ,SEV]AL 
 SOLDI]S FELL4 

0,HURRAH60 %\T$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 &1 SC>CELY ABLE TO HOLD UP ! HEAVY 
 /&>D1 HE RAN =W>D ) FULL CONFID5CE ?AT ! :OLE BATTALION 
 W\LD FOLL[ HIM4 

,& REALLY HE ONLY RAN A FEW /EPS ALONE4 ,ONE SOLDI] MOV$ & !N 
 ANO!R & SOON ! :OLE BATTALION RAN =W>D %\T+ 0,HURRAH60 & 
 OV]TOOK HIM4 ,A S]GEANT ( ! BATTALION RAN UP & TOOK ! FLAG ?AT 
 WAS SWAY+ FROM ITS WEI<T 9 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S H&S1 BUT HE WAS 
 IMM$IATELY KILL$4 ,PR9CE ,&REW AGA9 SEIZ$ ! /&>D &1 DRAGG+ 
 IT BY ! /AFF1 RAN ON ) ! BATTALION4 ,9 FRONT HE SAW \R 
 >TILL]YM51 SOME ( :OM W]E FI<T+1 :ILE O!RS1 HAV+ AB&ON$ 
 !IR GUNS1 W]E RUNN+ T[>D HIM4 ,HE ALSO SAW ,FR5* 9FANTRY SOLDI]S 
 :O W]E SEIZ+ ! >TILL]Y HORSES & TURN+ ! GUNS R\ND4 ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW & ! BATTALION W]E ALREADY )9 TW5TY PACES ( ! CANNON4 
 ,HE HE>D ! :I/LE ( BULLETS ABOVE HIM UNCEAS+LY & TO RI<T & 
 LEFT ( HIM SOLDI]S CONT9UALLY GROAN$ & DROPP$4 ,BUT HE DID NOT LOOK 
 AT !M3 HE LOOK$ ONLY AT :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 FRONT ( HIM--AT ! 
 BATT]Y4 ,HE N[ SAW CLE>LY ! FIGURE ( A R$-HAIR$ GUNN] ) HIS 
 %AKO KNOCK$ AWRY1 PULL+ ONE 5D ( A MOP :ILE A ,FR5* SOLDI] TUGG$ 
 AT ! O!R4 ,HE C\LD DI/9CTLY SEE ! DI/RAU<T YET ANGRY EXPRESSION 
 ON ! FACES ( !SE TWO M51 :O EVID5TLY DID NOT REALIZE :AT !Y 
 W]E DO+4 

0,:AT >E !Y AB\T80 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW AS HE GAZ$ AT !M4 0,:Y 
 DOESN'T ! R$-HAIR$ GUNN] RUN AWAY AS HE IS UN>M$8 ,:Y DOESN'T ! 
 ,FR5*MAN /AB HIM8 ,HE WILL NOT GET AWAY BE=E ! ,FR5*MAN REMEMB]S 
 HIS BAYONET & /ABS HIM44440 

,& REALLY ANO!R ,FR5* SOLDI]1 TRAIL+ HIS MUSKET1 RAN UP TO ! 
 /RUGGL+ M51 & ! FATE ( ! R$-HAIR$ GUNN]1 :O HAD 
 TRIUMPHANTLY SECUR$ ! MOP & /ILL DID NOT REALIZE :AT AWAIT$ HIM1 
 WAS AB\T TO BE DECID$4 ,BUT ,PR9CE ,&REW DID NOT SEE H[ IT 5D$4 ,IT 
 SEEM$ TO HIM AS ?\< ONE ( ! SOLDI]S NE> HIM HIT HIM ON ! HEAD 
 ) ! FULL SW+ ( A BLUDGEON4 ,IT HURT A LITTLE1 BUT ! WOR/ ( IT 
 WAS ?AT ! PA9 DI/RACT$ HIM & PREV5T$ HIS SEE+ :AT HE HAD BE5 
 LOOK+ AT4 

0,:AT'S ?IS8 ,AM ,I FALL+8 ,MY LEGS >E GIV+ WAY10 ?\<T HE1 & FELL 
 ON HIS BACK4 ,HE OP5$ HIS EYES1 HOP+ TO SEE H[ ! /RUGGLE ( ! 
 ,FR5*M5 ) ! GUNN]S 5D$1 :E!R ! R$-HAIR$ GUNN] HAD BE5 
 KILL$ OR NOT & :E!R ! CANNON HAD BE5 CAPTUR$ OR SAV$4 ,BUT HE 
 SAW NO?+4 ,ABOVE HIM !RE WAS N[ NO?+ BUT ! SKY--! L(TY 
 SKY1 NOT CLE> YET /ILL IMMEASURABLY L(TY1 ) GRAY CL\DS GLID+ 
 SL[LY ACROSS IT4 0,H[ QUIET1 PEACEFUL1 & SOLEMN2 NOT AT ALL AS ,I RAN10 
 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW--0NOT AS WE RAN1 %\T+ & FI<T+1 NOT AT 
 ALL AS ! GUNN] & ! ,FR5*MAN ) FRI<T5$ & ANGRY FACES 
 /RUGGL$ = ! MOP3 H[ DIFF]5TLY DO ?OSE CL\DS GLIDE ACROSS ?AT 
 L(TY 9F9ITE SKY6 ,H[ WAS IT ,I DID NOT SEE ?AT L(TY SKY BE=E8 ,& 
 H[ HAPPY ,I AM TO HAVE F\ND IT AT LA/6 ,YES6 ,ALL IS VANITY1 ALL 
 FALSEHOOD1 EXCEPT ?AT 9F9ITE SKY4 ,!RE IS NO?+1 NO?+1 BUT ?AT4 
 ,BUT EV5 IT DOES NOT EXI/1 !RE IS NO?+ BUT QUIET & PEACE4 ,?ANK 
 ,GOD64440 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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