,BOOK #e1 ,*APT] #ai #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,HAV+ RETURN$ TO ! REGIM5T & TOLD ! COMM&] ! /ATE ( ,D5ISOV'S AFFAIRS1 ,RO/OV RODE TO ,TILSIT ) ! LETT] TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,ON ! ?IRTE5? ( ,JUNE ! ,FR5* & ,RUSSIAN ,EMP]ORS >RIV$ 9 ,TILSIT4 ,BORIS ,DRUBETSKOY HAD ASK$ ! IMPORTANT P]SONAGE ON :OM HE WAS 9 ATT5DANCE1 TO 9CLUDE HIM 9 ! SUITE APPO9T$ = ! /AY AT ,TILSIT4 0,I %\LD LIKE TO SEE ! GREAT MAN10 HE SAID1 ALLUD+ TO ,NAPOLEON1 :OM HI!RTO HE1 LIKE EV]YONE ELSE1 HAD ALWAYS CALL$ ,BUONAP>TE4 0,Y\ >E SPEAK+ ( ,BUONAP>TE80 ASK$ ! G5]AL1 SMIL+4 ,BORIS LOOK$ AT HIS G5]AL 9QUIR+LY & IMM$IATELY SAW ?AT HE WAS BE+ TE/$4 0,I AM SPEAK+1 ,PR9CE1 ( ! ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON10 HE REPLI$4 ,! G5]AL PATT$ HIM ON ! %\LD]1 ) A SMILE4 0,Y\ WILL GO F>10 HE SAID1 & TOOK HIM TO ,TILSIT ) HIM4 ,BORIS WAS AMONG ! FEW PRES5T AT ! ,NIEM5 ON ! DAY ! TWO ,EMP]ORS MET4 ,HE SAW ! RAFT1 DECORAT$ ) MONOGRAMS1 SAW ,NAPOLEON PASS BE=E ! ,FR5* ,GU>DS ON ! F>!R BANK ( ! RIV]1 SAW ! P5SIVE FACE ( ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] AS HE SAT 9 SIL5CE 9 A TAV]N ON ! BANK ( ! ,NIEM5 AWAIT+ ,NAPOLEON'S >RIVAL1 SAW BO? ,EMP]ORS GET 9TO BOATS1 & SAW H[ ,NAPOLEON--REA*+ ! RAFT FIR/--/EPP$ QUICKLY =W>D TO MEET ,ALEX&] & HELD \T HIS H& TO HIM1 & H[ !Y BO? RETIR$ 9TO ! PAVILION4 ,S9CE HE HAD BEGUN TO MOVE 9 ! HI\ND HIM & TO NOTE IT D[N4 ,AT ! TIME ( ! MEET+ AT ,TILSIT HE ASK$ ! NAMES ( ?OSE :O HAD COME ) ,NAPOLEON & AB\T ! UNI=MS !Y WORE1 & LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO WORDS SPOK5 BY IMPORTANT P]SONAGES4 ,AT ! MOM5T ! ,EMP]ORS W5T 9TO ! PAVILION HE LOOK$ AT HIS WAT*1 & DID NOT =GET TO LOOK AT IT AGA9 :5 ,ALEX&] CAME \T4 ,! 9T]VIEW HAD LA/$ AN H\R & FIFTY-?REE M9UTES4 ,HE NOT$ ?IS D[N ?AT SAME EV5+1 AMONG O!R FACTS HE FELT TO BE ( HI/ORIC IMPORTANCE4 ,AS ! ,EMP]OR'S SUITE WAS A V]Y SMALL ONE1 IT WAS A MATT] ( GREAT IMPORTANCE1 = A MAN :O VALU$ HIS SUCCESS 9 ! S]VICE1 TO BE AT ,TILSIT ON ! OCCASION ( ?IS 9T]VIEW BETWE5 ! TWO ,EMP]ORS1 & HAV+ SUCCE$$ 9 ?IS1 ,BORIS FELT ?AT H5CE=? HIS POSITION WAS FULLY ASSUR$4 ,HE HAD NOT ONLY BECOME KN[N1 BUT PEOPLE HAD GR[N ACCU/OM$ TO HIM & ACCEPT$ HIM4 ,TWICE HE HAD EXECUT$ COMMISSIONS TO ! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF1 SO ?AT ! LATT] KNEW HIS FACE1 & ALL ?OSE AT C\RT1 F> FROM COLD-%\LD]+ HIM AS AT FIR/ :5 !Y CONSID]$ HIM A NEWCOM]1 W\LD N[ HAVE BE5 SURPRIS$ HAD HE BE5 ABS5T4 ,BORIS LODG$ ) ANO!R ADJUTANT1 ! ,POLI% ,C\NT ,ZHIL9SKI4 ,ZHIL9SKI1 A ,POLE BR\IS1 WAS RI*1 & PASSIONATELY FOND ( ! ,FR5*1 & ALMO/ EV]Y DAY ( ! /AY AT ,TILSIT1 ,FR5* (FIC]S ( ! ,GU>D & FROM ,FR5* HEADQU>T]S W]E D9+ & LUN*+ ) HIM & ,BORIS4 ,ON ! EV5+ ( ! TW5TY-F\R? ( ,JUNE1 ,C\NT ,ZHIL9SKI >RANG$ A SUPP] = HIS ,FR5* FRI5DS4 ,! GUE/ ( HONOR WAS AN AIDE-DE-CAMP ( ,NAPOLEON'S1 !RE W]E ALSO SEV]AL ,FR5* (FIC]S ( ! ,GU>D1 & A PAGE ( ,NAPOLEON'S1 A Y\NG LAD ( AN OLD >I/OCRATIC ,FR5* FAMILY4 ,?AT SAME DAY1 ,RO/OV1 PR(IT+ BY ! D>KNESS TO AVOID BE+ RECOGNIZ$ 9 CIVILIAN DRESS1 CAME TO ,TILSIT & W5T TO ! LODG+ OCCUPI$ BY ,BORIS & ,ZHIL9SKI4 ,RO/OV1 9 COMMON ) ! :OLE >MY FROM :I* HE CAME1 WAS F> FROM HAV+ EXP]I5C$ ! *ANGE ( FEEL+ T[>D ,NAPOLEON & ! ,FR5*--:O FROM BE+ FOES HAD SUDD5LY BECOME FRI5DS--?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE AT HEADQU>T]S & 9 ,BORIS4 ,9 ! >MY1 ,BONAP>TE & ! ,FR5* W]E /ILL REG>D$ ) M+L$ FEEL+S ( ANG]1 CONTEMPT1 & FE>4 ,ONLY REC5TLY1 TALK+ ) ONE ( ,PLATOV'S ,COSSACK (FIC]S1 ,RO/OV HAD >GU$ ?AT IF ,NAPOLEON W]E TAK5 PRISON] HE W\LD BE TREAT$ NOT AS A SOV]EIGN1 BUT AS A CRIM9AL4 ,QUITE LATELY1 HAPP5+ TO MEET A W\ND$ ,FR5* COLONEL ON ! ROAD1 ,RO/OV HAD MA9TA9$ ) HEAT ?AT PEACE WAS IMPOSSIBLE BETWE5 A LEGITIMATE SOV]EIGN & ! CRIM9AL ,BONAP>TE4 ,RO/OV WAS !RE=E UNPLEASANTLY /RUCK BY ! PRES5CE ( ,FR5* (FIC]S 9 ,BORIS' LODG+1 DRESS$ 9 UNI=MS HE HAD BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO SEE FROM QUITE A DIFF]5T PO9T ( VIEW FROM ! \TPO/S ( ! FLANK4 ,AS SOON AS HE NOTIC$ A ,FR5* (FIC]1 :O ?RU/ HIS HEAD \T ( ! DOOR1 ?AT W>LIKE FEEL+ ( HO/ILITY :I* HE ALWAYS EXP]I5C$ AT ! SI+ A /RANGE VOICE 9 ! ANT]OOM1 CAME \T TO MEET HIM4 ,AN EXPRESSION ( ANNOYANCE %[$ ITSELF = A MOM5T ON HIS FACE ON FIR/ RECOGNIZ+ ,RO/OV4 0,AH1 IT'S Y\8 ,V]Y GLAD1 V]Y GLAD TO SEE Y\10 HE SAID1 H[EV]1 COM+ T[>D HIM ) A SMILE4 ,BUT ,RO/OV HAD NOTIC$ HIS FIR/ IMPULSE4 0,I'VE COME AT A BAD TIME ,I ?9K4 ,I %\LD NOT HAVE COME1 BUT ,I HAVE BUS9ESS10 HE SAID COLDLY4 0,NO1 ,I ONLY WOND] H[ Y\ MANAG$ TO GET AWAY FROM Y\R REGIM5T4 ,DANS UN MOM5T JE SUIS A V\S10 "9 HE SAID1 ANSW]+ SOMEONE :O CALL$ HIM4 "9 0,9 A M9UTE ,I %ALL BE AT Y\R DISPOSAL40 0,I SEE ,I'M 9TRUD+10 ,RO/OV REPEAT$4 ,! LOOK ( ANNOYANCE HAD ALREADY DISAPPE>$ FROM ,BORIS' FACE3 HAV+ EVID5TLY REFLECT$ & DECID$ H[ TO ACT1 HE V]Y QUIETLY TOOK BO? ,RO/OV'S H&S & L$ HIM 9TO ! NEXT ROOM4 ,HIS EYES1 LOOK+ S]5ELY & /EADILY AT ,RO/OV1 SEEM$ TO BE VEIL$ BY SOME?+1 AS IF SCRE5$ BY BLUE SPECTACLES ( CONV5TIONALITY4 ,SO IT SEEM$ TO ,RO/OV4 0,OH1 COME N[6 ,AS IF Y\ C\LD COME AT A WRONG TIME60 SAID ,BORIS1 & HE L$ HIM 9TO ! ROOM :]E ! SUPP] TABLE WAS LAID & 9TRODUC$ HIM TO HIS GUE/S1 EXPLA9+ ?AT HE WAS NOT A CIVILIAN1 BUT AN HUSS> (FIC]1 & AN OLD FRI5D ( HIS4 0,C\NT ,ZHIL9SKI--LE ,COMTE ,N4 ,N4--LE ,CAPITA9E ,S4 ,S410 SAID HE1 NAM+ HIS GUE/S4 ,RO/OV LOOK$ FR[N+LY AT ! ,FR5*M51 B[$ RELUCTANTLY1 & REMA9$ SIL5T4 ,ZHIL9SKI EVID5TLY DID NOT RECEIVE ?IS NEW ,RUSSIAN P]SON V]Y WILL+LY 9TO HIS CIRCLE & DID NOT SPEAK TO ,RO/OV4 ,BORIS DID NOT APPE> TO NOTICE ! CON/RA9T ! NEWCOM] PRODUC$ &1 ) ! SAME PLEASANT COMPOSURE & ! SAME VEIL$ LOOK 9 HIS EYES ) :I* HE HAD MET ,RO/OV1 TRI$ TO 5LIV5 ! CONV]SATION4 ,ONE ( ! ,FR5*M51 ) ! POLIT5ESS *>ACT]I/IC ( HIS C\NTRYM51 ADDRESS$ ! OB/9ATELY TACITURN ,RO/OV1 SAY+ ?AT ! LATT] HAD PROBABLY COME TO ,TILSIT TO SEE ! ,EMP]OR4 0,NO1 ,I CAME ON BUS9ESS10 REPLI$ ,RO/OV1 BRIEFLY4 ,RO/OV HAD BE5 \T ( HUMOR FROM ! MOM5T HE NOTIC$ ! LOOK ( DISSATISFACTION ON ,BORIS' FACE1 & AS ALWAYS HAPP5S TO ?OSE 9 A BAD HUMOR1 IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT EV]YONE REG>D$ HIM ) AV]SION & ?AT HE WAS 9 EV]YBODY'S WAY4 ,HE REALLY WAS 9 !IR WAY1 = HE ALONE TOOK NO P>T 9 ! CONV]SATION :I* AGA9 BECAME G5]AL4 ,! LOOKS ! VISITORS CA/ ON HIM SEEM$ TO SAY3 0,& :AT IS HE SITT+ H]E =80 ,HE ROSE & W5T UP TO ,BORIS4 0,ANYH[1 ,I'M 9 Y\R WAY10 HE SAID 9 A L[ TONE4 0,COME & TALK OV] MY BUS9ESS & ,I'LL GO AWAY40 0,OH1 NO1 NOT AT ALL10 SAID ,BORIS4 0,BUT IF Y\ >E TIR$1 COME & LIE D[N 9 MY ROOM & HAVE A RE/40 0,YES1 REALLY4440 ,!Y W5T 9TO ! LITTLE ROOM :]E ,BORIS SLEPT4 ,RO/OV1 )\T SITT+ D[N1 BEGAN AT ONCE1 IRRITABLY 7AS IF ,BORIS W]E TO BLAME 9 SOME WAY7 TELL+ HIM AB\T ,D5ISOV'S AFFAIR1 ASK+ HIM :E!R1 ?R\< HIS G5]AL1 HE C\LD & W\LD 9T]C$E ) ! ,EMP]OR ON ,D5ISOV'S BEHALF & GET ,D5ISOV'S PETITION H&$ 94 ,:5 HE & ,BORIS W]E ALONE1 ,RO/OV FELT = ! FIR/ TIME ?AT HE C\LD NOT LOOK ,BORIS 9 ! FACE )\T A S5SE ( AWKW>DNESS4 ,BORIS1 ) ONE LEG CROSS$ OV] ! O!R & /ROK+ HIS LEFT H& ) ! SL5D] F+]S ( HIS RID ( SU* CASES & KN[ ?AT ,HIS ,MAJE/Y IS V]Y SEV]E 9 SU* AFFAIRS4 ,I ?9K IT W\LD BE BE/ NOT TO BR+ IT BE=E ! ,EMP]OR1 BUT TO APPLY TO ! COMM&] ( ! CORPS4444 ,BUT 9 G5]AL1 ,I ?9K4440 0,SO Y\ DON'T WANT TO DO ANY?+8 ,WELL !N1 SAY SO60 ,RO/OV ALMO/ %\T$1 NOT LOOK+ ,BORIS 9 ! FACE4 ,BORIS SMIL$4 0,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I WILL DO :AT ,I CAN4 ,ONLY ,I ?\D CALL+ ,BORIS4 0,WELL !N1 GO1 GO1 GO4440 SAID ,RO/OV1 & REFUS+ SUPP] & REMA9+ ALONE 9 ! LITTLE ROOM1 HE WALK$ UP & D[N = A LONG TIME1 HE>+ ! LIT$ ,FR5* CONV]SATION FROM ! NEXT ROOM4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #e1 ,*APT] #ai -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #e1 ,*APT] #ai -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/