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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS LETT] HAD NOT YET BE5 PRES5T$ TO ! ,EMP]OR :5 ,B>CLAY1 ONE 
 DAY AT D9N]1 9=M$ ,BOLKONSKI ?AT ! SOV]EIGN WI%$ TO SEE HIM 
 P]SONALLY1 TO QUE/ION HIM AB\T ,TURKEY1 & ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS TO 
 PRES5T HIMSELF AT ,B5NIGS5'S QU>T]S AT SIX ?AT EV5+4 

,NEWS WAS RECEIV$ AT ! ,EMP]OR'S QU>T]S ?AT V]Y DAY ( A FRE% 
 MOVEM5T BY ,NAPOLEON :I* MI<T 5DANG] ! >MY--NEWS SUBSEQU5TLY 
 F\ND TO BE FALSE4 ,& ?AT MORN+ ,COLONEL ,MI*AUD HAD RIDD5 R\ND ! 
 ,DRISSA =TIFICATIONS ) ! ,EMP]OR & HAD PO9T$ \T TO HIM ?AT 
 ?IS =TIFI$ CAMP CON/RUCT$ BY ,PFUEL1 & TILL !N CONSID]$ A 
 *EF-D'OEUVRE ( TACTICAL SCI5CE :I* W\LD 5SURE ,NAPOLEON'S 
 DE/RUCTION1 WAS AN ABSURDITY1 ?REAT5+ ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
 >MY4 

,PR9CE ,&REW >RIV$ AT ,B5NIGS5'S QU>T]S--A C\NTRY G5TLEMAN'S 
 H\SE ( MOD]ATE SIZE1 SITUAT$ ON ! V]Y BANKS ( ! RIV]4 ,NEI!R 
 ,B5NIGS5 NOR ! ,EMP]OR WAS !RE1 BUT ,*]NY%EV1 ! ,EMP]OR'S 
 AIDE-DE-CAMP1 RECEIV$ ,BOLKONSKI & 9=M$ HIM ?AT ! ,EMP]OR1 
 ACCOMPANI$ BY ,G5]AL ,B5NIGS5 & ,M>QUIS ,PAULUCCI1 HAD GONE A SECOND 
 TIME ?AT DAY TO 9SPECT ! =TIFICATIONS ( ! ,DRISSA CAMP1 ( ! 
 SUITABILITY ( :I* S]I\S D\BTS W]E BEG9N+ TO BE FELT4 

,*]NY%EV WAS SITT+ AT A W9D[ 9 ! FIR/ ROOM ) A ,FR5* NOVEL 
 9 HIS H&4 ,?IS ROOM HAD PROBABLY BE5 A MUSIC ROOM2 !RE WAS /ILL AN 
 ORGAN 9 IT ON :I* SOME RUGS W]E PIL$1 & 9 ONE CORN] /OOD ! 
 FOLD+ B$/EAD ( ,B5NIGS5'S ADJUTANT4 ,?IS ADJUTANT WAS ALSO !RE & 
 SAT DOZ+ ON ! ROLL$-UP B$D+1 EVID5TLY EXHAU/$ BY WORK OR BY 
 FEA/+4 ,TWO DOORS L$ FROM ! ROOM1 ONE /RAI<T ON 9TO :AT HAD BE5 
 ! DRAW+ ROOM1 & ANO!R1 ON ! RI<T1 TO ! /UDY4 ,?R\< ! 
 FIR/ DOOR CAME ! S\ND ( VOICES CONV]S+ 9 ,G]MAN & OCCASIONALLY 
 9 ,FR5*4 ,9 ?AT DRAW+ ROOM W]E GA!R$1 BY ! ,EMP]OR'S WI%1 NOT 
 A MILIT>Y C\NCIL 7! ,EMP]OR PREF]R$ 9DEF9IT5ESS71 BUT C]TA9 
 P]SONS :OSE OP9IONS HE WI%$ TO KN[ 9 VIEW ( ! IMP5D+ 
 DIFFICULTIES4 ,IT WAS NOT A C\NCIL ( W>1 BUT1 AS IT W]E1 A C\NCIL TO 
 ELUCIDATE C]TA9 QUE/IONS = ! ,EMP]OR P]SONALLY4 ,TO ?IS 
 SEMIC\NCIL HAD BE5 9VIT$ ! ,SW$I% ,G5]AL ,>MFELDT1 ,ADJUTANT 
 ,G5]AL ,WOLZOG51 ,W9TZ+]ODE 7:OM ,NAPOLEON HAD REF]R$ TO AS A 
 R5EGADE ,FR5* SUBJECT71 ,MI*AUD1 ,TOLL1 ,C\NT ,/E9 :O WAS NOT A 
 MILIT>Y MAN AT ALL1 & ,PFUEL HIMSELF1 :O1 AS ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD HE>D1 
 WAS ! MA9SPR+ ( ! :OLE AFFAIR4 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD AN OPPORTUNITY 
 ( GETT+ A GOOD LOOK AT HIM1 = ,PFUEL >RIV$ SOON AFT] HIMSELF &1 
 9 PASS+ ?R\< TO ! DRAW+ ROOM1 /OPP$ A M9UTE TO SPEAK TO 
 ,*]NY%EV4 

,AT FIR/ SI<T1 ,PFUEL1 9 HIS ILL-MADE UNI=M ( A ,RUSSIAN G5]AL1 :I* 
 FITT$ HIM BADLY LIKE A FANCY CO/UME1 SEEM$ FAMILI> TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 
 ?\< HE SAW HIM N[ = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,!RE WAS AB\T HIM SOME?+ ( 
 ,WEYRO!R1 ,MAC1 & ,S*MIDT1 & MANY O!R ,G]MAN !ORI/-G5]ALS :OM 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD SE5 9 #a#h#e1 BUT HE WAS MORE TYPICAL ?AN ANY ( !M4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD NEV] YET SE5 A ,G]MAN !ORI/ 9 :OM ALL ! 
 *>ACT]I/ICS ( ?OSE O!RS W]E UNIT$ TO SU* AN EXT5T4 

,PFUEL WAS %ORT & V]Y ?9 BUT BROAD-BON$1 ( CO>SE1 ROBU/ BUILD1 
 BROAD 9 ! HIPS1 & ) PROM95T %\LD] BLADES4 ,HIS FACE WAS MU* 
 WR9KL$ & HIS EYES DEEP SET4 ,HIS HAIR HAD EVID5TLY BE5 HA/ILY 
 BRU%$ SMOO? 9 FRONT ( ! TEMPLES1 BUT /UCK UP BEH9D 9 QUA9T 
 LITTLE TUFTS4 ,HE 5T]$ ! ROOM1 LOOK+ RE/LESSLY & ANGRILY >\ND1 
 AS IF AFRAID ( EV]Y?+ 9 ?AT L>GE AP>TM5T4 ,AWKW>DLY HOLD+ UP 
 HIS SWORD1 HE ADDRESS$ ,*]NY%EV & ASK$ 9 ,G]MAN :]E ! ,EMP]OR 
 WAS4 ,ONE C\LD SEE ?AT HE WI%$ TO PASS ?R\< ! ROOMS AS QUICKLY AS 
 POSSIBLE1 F9I% ) ! B[S & GREET+S1 & SIT D[N TO BUS9ESS 9 
 FRONT ( A MAP1 :]E HE W\LD FEEL AT HOME4 ,HE NODD$ HURRI$LY 9 REPLY 
 TO ,*]NY%EV1 & SMIL$ IRONICALLY ON HE>+ ?AT ! SOV]EIGN WAS 
 9SPECT+ ! =TIFICATIONS ?AT HE1 ,PFUEL1 HAD PLANN$ 9 ACCORD ) 
 HIS !ORY4 ,HE MUTT]$ SOME?+ TO HIMSELF ABRUPTLY & 9 A BASS VOICE1 
 AS SELF-ASSUR$ ,G]MANS DO--IT MI<T HAVE BE5 0/UPID FELL[0444 OR 
 0! :OLE AFFAIR WILL BE RU9$10 OR 0SOME?+ ABSURD WILL COME ( 
 IT40444 ,PR9CE ,&REW DID NOT CAT* :AT HE SAID & W\LD HAVE PASS$ ON1 
 BUT ,*]NY%EV 9TRODUC$ HIM TO ,PFUEL1 REM>K+ ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS 
 JU/ BACK FROM ,TURKEY :]E ! W> HAD T]M9AT$ SO =TUNATELY4 ,PFUEL 
 B>ELY GLANC$--NOT SO MU* AT ,PR9CE ,&REW AS PA/ HIM--& 
 SAID1 ) A LAU<3 0,?AT MU/ HAVE BE5 A F9E TACTICAL W>02 &1 
 LAU<+ CONTEMPTU\SLY1 W5T ON 9TO ! ROOM FROM :I* ! S\ND ( 
 VOICES WAS HE>D4 

,PFUEL1 ALWAYS 9CL9$ TO BE IRRITABLY S>CA/IC1 WAS P>TICUL>LY 
 DI/URB$ ?AT DAY1 EVID5TLY BY ! FACT ?AT !Y HAD D>$ TO 9SPECT 
 & CRITICIZE HIS CAMP 9 HIS ABS5CE4 ,FROM ?IS %ORT 9T]VIEW ) 
 ,PFUEL1 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ?ANKS TO HIS ,AU/]LITZ EXP]I5CES1 WAS ABLE TO 
 =M A CLE> CONCEPTION ( ! MAN4 ,PFUEL WAS ONE ( ?OSE HOPELESSLY & 
 IMMUTABLY SELF-CONFID5T M51 SELF-CONFID5T TO ! PO9T ( M>TYRDOM AS 
 ONLY ,G]MANS >E1 BECAUSE ONLY ,G]MANS >E SELF-CONFID5T ON ! BASIS ( 
 AN AB/RACT NOTION--SCI5CE1 ?AT IS1 ! SUPPOS$ KN[L$GE ( 
 ABSOLUTE TRU?4 ,A ,FR5*MAN IS SELF-ASSUR$ BECAUSE HE REG>DS HIMSELF 
 P]SONALLY1 BO? 9 M9D & BODY1 AS IRRESI/IBLY ATTRACTIVE TO M5 & 
 WOM54 ,AN ,5GLI%MAN IS SELF-ASSUR$1 AS BE+ A CITIZ5 ( ! 
 BE/-ORGANIZ$ /ATE 9 ! WORLD1 & !RE=E AS AN ,5GLI%MAN ALWAYS 
 KN[S :AT HE %\LD DO & KN[S ?AT ALL HE DOES AS AN ,5GLI%MAN IS 
 UND\BT$LY CORRECT4 ,AN ,ITALIAN IS SELF-ASSUR$ BECAUSE HE IS EXCITABLE 
 & EASILY =GETS HIMSELF & O!R PEOPLE4 ,A ,RUSSIAN IS SELF-ASSUR$ 
 JU/ BECAUSE HE KN[S NO?+ & DOES NOT WANT TO KN[ ANY?+1 S9CE HE 
 DOES NOT BELIEVE ?AT ANY?+ CAN BE KN[N4 ,! ,G]MAN'S SELF-ASSURANCE 
 IS WOR/ ( ALL1 /RONG] & MORE REPULSIVE ?AN ANY O!R1 BECAUSE HE 
 IMAG9ES ?AT HE KN[S ! TRU?--SCI5CE--:I* HE HIMSELF HAS 
 9V5T$ BUT :I* IS = HIM ! ABSOLUTE TRU?4 

,PFUEL WAS EVID5TLY ( ?AT SORT4 ,HE HAD A SCI5CE--! !ORY ( 
 OBLIQUE MOVEM5TS D$UC$ BY HIM FROM ! HI/ORY ( ,FR$]ICK ! ,GREAT'S 
 W>S1 & ALL HE CAME ACROSS 9 ! HI/ORY ( MORE REC5T W>F>E SEEM$ 
 TO HIM ABSURD & B>B>\S--MON/R\S COLLISIONS 9 :I* SO MANY 
 BLUND]S W]E COMMITT$ BY BO? SIDES ?AT !SE W>S C\LD NOT BE CALL$ 
 W>S1 !Y DID NOT ACCORD ) ! !ORY1 & !RE=E C\LD NOT S]VE 
 AS MAT]IAL = SCI5CE4 

,9 #ahf ,PFUEL HAD BE5 ONE ( ?OSE RESPONSIBLE1 = ! PLAN ( CAMPAIGN 
 ?AT 5D$ 9 ,J5A & ,AU]/ADT1 BUT HE DID NOT SEE ! LEA/ PRO( ( 
 ! FALLIBILITY ( HIS !ORY 9 ! DISA/]S ( ?AT W>4 ,ON ! 
 CONTR>Y1 ! DEVIATIONS MADE FROM HIS !ORY W]E1 9 HIS OP9ION1 ! 
 SOLE CAUSE ( ! :OLE DISA/]1 & ) *>ACT]I/ICALLY GLEEFUL 
 S>CASM HE W\LD REM>K1 0,!RE1 ,I SAID ! :OLE AFFAIR W\LD GO TO ! 
 DEVIL60 ,PFUEL WAS ONE ( ?OSE !ORETICIANS :O SO LOVE !IR !ORY ?AT 
 !Y LOSE SI<T ( ! !ORY'S OBJECT--ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION4 
 ,HIS LOVE ( !ORY MADE HIM HATE EV]Y?+ PRACTICAL1 & HE W\LD NOT 
 LI/5 TO IT4 ,HE WAS EV5 PLEAS$ BY FAILURES1 = FAILURES RESULT+ FROM 
 DEVIATIONS 9 PRACTICE FROM ! !ORY ONLY PROV$ TO HIM ! ACCURACY ( 
 HIS !ORY4 

,HE SAID A FEW WORDS TO ,PR9CE ,&REW & ,*]NY%EV AB\T ! PRES5T W>1 
 ) ! AIR ( A MAN :O KN[S BE=EH& ?AT ALL WILL GO WRONG1 & :O 
 IS NOT DISPLEAS$ ?AT IT %\LD BE SO4 ,! UNBRU%$ TUFTS ( HAIR 
 /ICK+ UP BEH9D & ! HA/ILY BRU%$ HAIR ON HIS TEMPLES EXPRESS$ 
 ?IS MO/ ELOQU5TLY4 

,HE PASS$ 9TO ! NEXT ROOM1 & ! DEEP1 QU]UL\S S\NDS ( HIS VOICE 
 W]E AT ONCE HE>D FROM !RE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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