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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! DAY AFT] ,RO/OV HAD BE5 TO SEE ,BORIS1 A REVIEW WAS HELD ( ! 
 ,AU/RIAN & ,RUSSIAN TROOPS1 BO? ?OSE FRE%LY >RIV$ FROM ,RUSSIA & 
 ?OSE :O HAD BE5 CAMPAIGN+ UND] ,KUTUZOV4 ,! TWO ,EMP]ORS1 ! 
 ,RUSSIAN ) HIS HEIR ! ,CZ>EVI*1 & ! ,AU/RIAN ) ! ,>*DUKE1 
 9SPECT$ ! ALLI$ >MY ( EI<TY ?\S& M54 

,FROM E>LY MORN+ ! SM>T CLEAN TROOPS W]E ON ! MOVE1 =M+ UP ON 
 ! FIELD BE=E ! =TRESS4 ,N[ ?\S&S ( FEET & BAYONETS MOV$ 
 & HALT$ AT ! (FIC]S' COMM&1 TURN$ ) BANN]S FLY+1 =M$ UP 
 AT 9T]VALS1 & :EEL$ R\ND O!R SIMIL> MASSES ( 9FANTRY 9 
 DIFF]5T UNI=MS2 N[ WAS HE>D ! RHY?MIC BEAT ( HO(S & ! 
 J+L+ ( %[Y CAVALRY 9 BLUE1 R$1 & GRE5 BRAID$ UNI=MS1 ) 
 SM>TLY DRESS$ B&SM5 9 FRONT M\NT$ ON BLACK1 ROAN1 OR GRAY HORSES2 
 !N AGA91 SPREAD+ \T ) ! BRAZ5 CLATT] ( ! POLI%$ %9+ 
 CANNON ?AT QUIV]$ ON ! GUN C>RIAGES & ) ! SMELL ( L9/OCKS1 
 CAME ! >TILL]Y :I* CRAWL$ BETWE5 ! 9FANTRY & CAVALRY & TOOK 
 UP ITS APPO9T$ POSITION4 ,NOT ONLY ! G5]ALS 9 FULL P>ADE UNI=MS1 
 ) !IR ?9 OR ?ICK WAI/S DRAWN 9 TO ! UTMO/1 !IR R$ NECKS 
 SQUEEZ$ 9TO !IR /IFF COLL>S1 & WE>+ SC>VES & ALL !IR 
 DECORATIONS1 NOT ONLY ! ELEGANT1 POMAD$ (FIC]S1 BUT EV]Y SOLDI] 
 ) HIS FRE%LY WA%$ & %AV5 FACE & HIS WEAPONS CLEAN & POLI%$ 
 TO ! UTMO/1 & EV]Y HORSE GROOM$ TILL ITS COAT %ONE LIKE SAT9 & 
 EV]Y HAIR ( ITS WETT$ MANE LAY SMOO?--FELT ?AT NO SMALL MATT] 
 WAS HAPP5+1 BUT AN IMPORTANT & SOLEMN AFFAIR4 ,EV]Y G5]AL & EV]Y 
 SOLDI] WAS CONSCI\S ( HIS [N 9SIGNIFICANCE1 AW>E ( BE+ BUT A DROP 
 9 ?AT OCEAN ( M51 & YET AT ! SAME TIME WAS CONSCI\S ( HIS 
 /R5G? AS A P>T ( ?AT 5ORM\S :OLE4 

,FROM E>LY MORN+ /R5U\S ACTIVITIES & EF=TS HAD BEGUN & BY T5 
 O'CLOCK ALL HAD BE5 BR\<T 9TO DUE ORD]4 ,! RANKS W]E DRAWN UP ON 
 ! VA/ FIELD4 ,! :OLE >MY WAS EXT5D$ 9 ?REE L9ES3 ! CAVALRY 9 
 FRONT1 BEH9D IT ! >TILL]Y1 & BEH9D ?AT AGA9 ! 9FANTRY4 

,A SPACE LIKE A /REET WAS LEFT BETWE5 EA* TWO L9ES ( TROOPS4 ,! ?REE 
 P>TS ( ?AT >MY W]E %>PLY DI/+UI%$3 ,KUTUZOV'S FI<T+ >MY 
 7) ! ,PAVLOGRADS ON ! RI<T FLANK ( ! FRONT72 ?OSE REC5TLY 
 >RIV$ FROM ,RUSSIA1 BO? ,GU>DS & REGIM5TS ( ! L9E2 & ! 
 ,AU/RIAN TROOPS4 ,BUT !Y ALL /OOD 9 ! SAME L9ES1 UND] ONE COMM&1 
 & 9 A LIKE ORD]4 

,LIKE W9D OV] LEAVES RAN AN EXCIT$ :ISP]3 0,!Y'RE COM+6 ,!Y'RE 
 COM+60 ,AL>M$ VOICES W]E HE>D1 & A /IR ( F9AL PREP>ATION SWEPT 
 OV] ALL ! TROOPS4 

,FROM ! DIRECTION ( ,OLMUTZ 9 FRONT ( !M1 A GR\P WAS SE5 
 APPROA*+4 ,& AT ?AT MOM5T1 ?\< ! DAY WAS /ILL1 A LI<T GU/ ( 
 W9D BL[+ OV] ! >MY SLI<TLY /IRR$ ! /REAM]S ON ! LANCES 
 & ! UNFOLD$ /&>DS FLUTT]$ AGA9/ !IR /AFFS4 ,IT LOOK$ AS IF 
 BY ?AT SLI<T MOTION ! >MY ITSELF WAS EXPRESS+ ITS JOY AT ! 
 APPROA* ( ! ,EMP]ORS4 ,ONE VOICE WAS HE>D %\T+3 0,EYES FRONT60 
 ,!N1 LIKE ! CR[+ ( COCKS AT SUNRISE1 ?IS WAS REPEAT$ BY O!RS 
 FROM V>I\S SIDES & ALL BECAME SIL5T4 

,9 ! DEA?LIKE /ILLNESS ONLY ! TRAMP ( HORSES WAS HE>D4 ,?IS WAS 
 ! ,EMP]ORS' SUITES4 ,! ,EMP]ORS RODE UP TO ! FLANK1 & ! TRUMPETS 
 ( ! FIR/ CAVALRY REGIM5T PLAY$ ! G5]AL M>*4 ,IT SEEM$ AS 
 ?\< NOT ! TRUMPET]S W]E PLAY+1 BUT AS IF ! >MY ITSELF1 
 REJOIC+ AT ! ,EMP]ORS' APPROA*1 HAD NATURALLY BUR/ 9TO MUSIC4 ,AMID 
 !SE S\NDS1 ONLY ! Y\?FUL K9DLY VOICE ( ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] WAS 
 CLE>LY HE>D4 ,HE GAVE ! WORDS ( GREET+1 & ! FIR/ REGIM5T 
 RO>$ 0,HURRAH60 SO DEAF5+LY1 CONT9U\SLY1 & JOYFULLY ?AT ! M5 
 !MSELVES W]E AW$ BY !IR MULTITUDE & ! IMM5SITY ( ! P[] 
 !Y CON/ITUT$4 

,RO/OV1 /&+ 9 ! FRONT L9ES ( ,KUTUZOV'S >MY :I* ! ,CZ> 
 APPROA*$ FIR/1 EXP]I5C$ ! SAME FEEL+ AS EV]Y O!R MAN 9 ?AT 
 >MY3 A FEEL+ ( SELF-=GETFULNESS1 A PR\D CONSCI\SNESS ( MI<T1 & 
 A PASSIONATE ATTRACTION TO HIM :O WAS ! CAUSE ( ?IS TRIUMPH4 

,HE FELT ?AT AT A S+LE WORD FROM ?AT MAN ALL ?IS VA/ MASS 7& HE 
 HIMSELF AN 9SIGNIFICANT ATOM 9 IT7 W\LD GO ?R\< FIRE & WAT]1 
 COMMIT CRIME1 DIE1 OR P]=M DE$S ( HI<E/ H]OISM1 & SO HE C\LD 
 NOT BUT TREMBLE & HIS HE>T /& /ILL AT ! IMM95CE ( ?AT WORD4 

0,HURRAH6 ,HURRAH6 ,HURRAH60 ?UND]$ FROM ALL SIDES1 ONE REGIM5T AFT] 
 ANO!R GREET+ ! ,CZ> ) ! /RA9S ( ! M>*1 & !N 
 0,HURRAH60444 ,!N ! G5]AL M>*1 & AGA9 0,HURRAH6 ,HURRAH60 GR[+ 
 EV] /RONG] & FULL] & M]G+ 9TO A DEAF5+ RO>4 

,TILL ! ,CZ> REA*$ IT1 EA* REGIM5T 9 ITS SIL5CE & IMMOBILITY 
 SEEM$ LIKE A LIFELESS BODY1 BUT AS SOON AS HE CAME UP IT BECAME ALIVE1 
 ITS ?UND] JO9+ ! RO> ( ! :OLE L9E ALONG :I* HE HAD ALREADY 
 PASS$4 ,?R\< ! T]RIBLE & DEAF5+ RO> ( ?OSE VOICES1 AMID ! 
 SQU>E MASSES ( TROOPS /&+ MOTIONLESS AS IF TURN$ TO /ONE1 
 HUNDR$S ( RID]S COMPOS+ ! SUITES MOV$ C>ELESSLY BUT SYMMETRICALLY 
 & ABOVE ALL FREELY1 & 9 FRONT ( !M TWO M5--! ,EMP]ORS4 
 ,UPON !M ! UNDIVID$1 T5SELY PASSIONATE ATT5TION ( ?AT :OLE MASS 
 ( M5 WAS CONC5TRAT$4 

,! H&SOME Y\NG ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&]1 9 ! UNI=M ( ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS1 
 WE>+ A COCK$ HAT ) ITS PEAKS FRONT & BACK1 ) HIS PLEASANT FACE 
 & RESONANT ?\< NOT L\D VOICE1 ATTRACT$ EV]YONE'S ATT5TION4 

,RO/OV WAS NOT F> FROM ! TRUMPET]S1 & ) HIS KE5 SI<T HAD 
 RECOGNIZ$ ! ,CZ> & WAT*$ HIS APPROA*4 ,:5 HE WAS )9 TW5TY 
 PACES1 & ,NI*OLAS C\LD CLE>LY DI/+UI% EV]Y DETAIL ( HIS 
 H&SOME1 HAPPY Y\NG FACE1 HE EXP]I5C$ A FEEL+ ( T5D]NESS & 
 EC/ASY SU* AS HE HAD NEV] BE=E KN[N4 ,EV]Y TRAIT & EV]Y MOVEM5T 
 ( ! ,CZ>'S SEEM$ TO HIM 5*ANT+4 

,/OPP+ 9 FRONT ( ! ,PAVLOGRADS1 ! ,CZ> SAID SOME?+ 9 ,FR5* TO 
 ! ,AU/RIAN ,EMP]OR & SMIL$4 

,SEE+ ?AT SMILE1 ,RO/OV 9VOLUNT>ILY SMIL$ HIMSELF & FELT A /ILL 
 /RONG] FL[ ( LOVE = HIS SOV]EIGN4 ,HE LONG$ TO %[ ?AT LOVE 9 
 SOME WAY & KN[+ ?AT ?IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE WAS READY TO CRY4 ,! ,CZ> 
 CALL$ ! COLONEL ( ! REGIM5T & SAID A FEW WORDS TO HIM4 

0,OH ,GOD1 :AT W\LD HAPP5 TO ME IF ! ,EMP]OR SPOKE TO ME80 ?\<T 
 ,RO/OV4 0,I %\LD DIE ( HAPP9ESS60 

,! ,CZ> ADDRESS$ ! (FIC]S ALSO3 0,I ?ANK Y\ ALL1 G5TLEM51 ,I ?ANK 
 Y\ ) MY :OLE HE>T40 ,TO ,RO/OV EV]Y WORD S\ND$ LIKE A VOICE FROM 
 HEAV54 ,H[ GLADLY W\LD HE HAVE DI$ AT ONCE = HIS ,CZ>6 

0,Y\ HAVE E>N$ ! ,/4 ,GEORGE'S /&>DS & WILL BE WOR?Y ( !M40 

0,OH1 TO DIE1 TO DIE = HIM10 ?\<T ,RO/OV4 

,! ,CZ> SAID SOME?+ MORE :I* ,RO/OV DID NOT HE>1 & ! SOLDI]S1 
 /RA9+ !IR LUNGS1 %\T$ 0,HURRAH60 

,RO/OV TOO1 B5D+ OV] HIS SADDLE1 %\T$ 0,HURRAH60 ) ALL HIS MI<T1 
 FEEL+ ?AT HE W\LD LIKE TO 9JURE HIMSELF BY ?AT %\T1 IF ONLY TO 
 EXPRESS HIS RAPTURE FULLY4 

,! ,CZ> /OPP$ A FEW M9UTES 9 FRONT ( ! HUSS>S AS IF UNDECID$4 

0,H[ CAN ! ,EMP]OR BE UNDECID$80 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 BUT !N EV5 ?IS 
 9DECISION APPE>$ TO HIM MAJE/IC & 5*ANT+1 LIKE EV]Y?+ ELSE 
 ! ,CZ> DID4 

,?AT HESITATION LA/$ ONLY AN 9/ANT4 ,! ,CZ>'S FOOT1 9 ! N>R[ 
 PO9T$ BOOT !N FA%IONABLE1 T\*$ ! GRO9 ( ! BOBTAIL$ BAY M>E 
 HE RODE1 HIS H& 9 A :ITE GLOVE GA!R$ UP ! RE9S1 & HE MOV$ (F 
 ACCOMPANI$ BY AN IRREGUL>LY SWAY+ SEA ( AIDES-DE-CAMP4 ,F>!R & 
 F>!R HE RODE AWAY1 /OPP+ AT O!R REGIM5TS1 TILL AT LA/ ONLY HIS 
 :ITE PLUMES W]E VISIBLE TO ,RO/OV FROM AMID ! SUITES ?AT SURR\ND$ 
 ! ,EMP]ORS4 

,AMONG ! G5TLEM5 ( ! SUITE1 ,RO/OV NOTIC$ ,BOLKONSKI1 SITT+ HIS 
 HORSE 9DOL5TLY & C>ELESSLY4 ,RO/OV RECALL$ !IR QU>REL ( 
 YE/]DAY & ! QUE/ION PRES5T$ ITSELF :E!R HE \<T OR \<T NOT 
 TO *ALL5GE ,BOLKONSKI4 0,( C\RSE NOT60 HE N[ ?\<T4 0,IS IT WOR? 
 ?9K+ OR SPEAK+ ( IT AT SU* A MOM5T8 ,AT A TIME ( SU* LOVE1 SU* 
 RAPTURE1 & SU* SELF-SACRIFICE1 :AT DO ANY ( \R QU>RELS & AFFRONTS 
 MATT]8 ,I LOVE & =GIVE EV]YBODY N[40 

,:5 ! ,EMP]OR HAD PASS$ NE>LY ALL ! REGIM5TS1 ! TROOPS BEGAN A 
 C]EMONIAL M>* PA/ HIM1 & ,RO/OV ON ,B$\91 REC5TLY PUR*AS$ FROM 
 ,D5ISOV1 RODE PA/ TOO1 AT ! RE> ( HIS SQUADRON--?AT IS1 ALONE 
 & 9 FULL VIEW ( ! ,EMP]OR4 

,BE=E HE REA*$ HIM1 ,RO/OV1 :O WAS A SPL5DID HORSEMAN1 SPURR$ 
 ,B$\9 TWICE & SUCCESSFULLY PUT HIM TO ! %[Y TROT 9 :I* ! 
 ANIMAL W5T :5 EXCIT$4 ,B5D+ HIS FOAM+ MUZZLE TO HIS *E/1 HIS 
 TAIL EXT5D$1 ,B$\91 AS IF ALSO CONSCI\S ( ! ,EMP]OR'S EYE UPON 
 HIM1 PASS$ SPL5DIDLY1 LIFT+ HIS FEET ) A HI< & GRACEFUL ACTION1 
 AS IF FLY+ ?R\< ! AIR )\T T\*+ ! GR\ND4 

,RO/OV HIMSELF1 HIS LEGS WELL BACK & HIS /OMA* DRAWN 9 & FEEL+ 
 HIMSELF ONE ) HIS HORSE1 RODE PA/ ! ,EMP]OR ) A FR[N+ BUT 
 BLISSFUL FACE 0LIKE A VEWY DEVIL10 AS ,D5ISOV EXPRESS$ IT4 

0,F9E FELL[S1 ! ,PAVLOGRADS60 REM>K$ ! ,EMP]OR4 

0,MY ,GOD1 H[ HAPPY ,I %\LD BE IF HE ORD]$ ME TO LEAP 9TO ! FIRE ?IS 
 9/ANT60 ?\<T ,RO/OV4 

,:5 ! REVIEW WAS OV]1 ! NEWLY >RIV$ (FIC]S1 & ALSO ,KUTUZOV'S1 
 COLLECT$ 9 GR\PS & BEGAN TO TALK AB\T ! AW>DS1 AB\T ! 
 ,AU/RIANS & !IR UNI=MS1 AB\T !IR L9ES1 AB\T ,BONAP>TE1 & H[ 
 BADLY ! LATT] W\LD F>E N[1 ESPECIALLY IF ! ,ESS5 CORPS >RIV$ & 
 ,PRUSSIA TOOK \R SIDE4 

,BUT ! TALK 9 EV]Y GR\P WAS *IEFLY AB\T ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&]4 ,HIS 
 EV]Y WORD & MOVEM5T WAS DESCRIB$ ) EC/ASY4 

,!Y ALL HAD BUT ONE WI%3 TO ADVANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AGA9/ ! 
 5EMY UND] ! ,EMP]OR'S COMM&4 ,COMM&$ BY ! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF !Y 
 C\LD NOT FAIL TO VANQUI% ANYONE1 BE IT :OM IT MI<T3 SO ?\<T ,RO/OV 
 & MO/ ( ! (FIC]S AFT] ! REVIEW4 

,ALL W]E !N MORE CONFID5T ( VICTORY ?AN ! W9N+ ( TWO BATTLES 
 W\LD HAVE MADE !M4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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