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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! TW5TY-N9? ( ,MAY ,NAPOLEON LEFT ,DRESD51 :]E HE HAD SP5T ?REE 
 WEEKS SURR\ND$ BY A C\RT ?AT 9CLUD$ PR9CES1 DUKES1 K+S1 & EV5 
 AN EMP]OR4 ,BE=E LEAV+1 ,NAPOLEON %[$ FAVOR TO ! EMP]OR1 K+S1 
 & PR9CES :O HAD DES]V$ IT1 REPRIM&$ ! K+S & PR9CES ) 
 :OM HE WAS DISSATISFI$1 PRES5T$ PE>LS & DIAMONDS ( HIS [N--?AT 
 IS1 :I* HE HAD TAK5 FROM O!R K+S--TO ! ,EMPRESS ( ,AU/RIA1 
 & HAV+1 AS HIS HI/ORIAN TELLS US1 T5D]LY EMBRAC$ ! ,EMPRESS ,M>IE 
 ,L\ISE--:O REG>D$ HIM AS H] HUSB&1 ?\< HE HAD LEFT ANO!R 
 WIFE 9 ,P>IS--LEFT H] GRIEV$ BY ! P>T+ :I* %E SEEM$ 
 H>DLY ABLE TO BE>4 ,?\< ! DIPLOMATI/S /ILL FIRMLY BELIEV$ 9 ! 
 POSSIBILITY ( PEACE & WORK$ ZEAL\SLY TO ?AT 5D1 & ?\< ! 
 ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF WROTE A LETT] TO ,ALEX&]1 CALL+ HIM ,MONSIEUR 
 MON FR]E1 & S9C]ELY ASSUR$ HIM ?AT HE DID NOT WANT W> & W\LD 
 ALWAYS LOVE & HONOR HIM--YET HE SET (F TO JO9 HIS >MY1 & AT 
 EV]Y /ATION GAVE FRE% ORD]S TO ACCEL]ATE ! MOVEM5T ( HIS TROOPS 
 FROM WE/ TO EA/4 ,HE W5T 9 A TRAVEL+ COA* ) SIX HORSES1 
 SURR\ND$ BY PAGES1 AIDES-DE-CAMP1 & AN ESCORT1 ALONG ! ROAD TO 
 ,POS51 ,?ORN1 ,DANZIG1 & ,KONIGSB]G4 ,AT EA* ( !SE T[NS ?\S&S ( 
 PEOPLE MET HIM ) EXCITEM5T & 5?USIASM4 

,! >MY WAS MOV+ FROM WE/ TO EA/1 & RELAYS ( SIX HORSES C>RI$ 
 HIM 9 ! SAME DIRECTION4 ,ON ! T5? ( ,JUNE1 "9 COM+ UP ) ! 
 >MY1 HE SP5T ! NI<T 9 AP>TM5TS PREP>$ = HIM ON ! E/ATE ( A 
 ,POLI% C\NT 9 ! ,VILKAVISSKI =E/4 

 "9 ,OLD /YLE4 

  

,NEXT DAY1 OV]TAK+ ! >MY1 HE W5T 9 A C>RIAGE TO ! ,NIEM51 &1 
 *ANG+ 9TO A ,POLI% UNI=M1 HE DROVE TO ! RIV]BANK 9 ORD] TO 
 SELECT A PLACE = ! CROSS+4 

,SEE+1 ON ! O!R SIDE1 SOME ,COSSACKS 7LES ,COSAQUES7 & ! 
 WIDE-SPREAD+ /EPPES 9 ! MID/ ( :I* LAY ! HOLY CITY ( ,MOSC[ 
 7,MOSC\1 LA VILLE SA9TE71 ! CAPITAL ( A REALM SU* AS ! ,SCY?IA 9TO 
 :I* ,ALEX&] ! ,GREAT HAD M>*$--,NAPOLEON UNEXPECT$LY1 & 
 CONTR>Y ALIKE TO /RATEGIC & DIPLOMATIC CONSID]ATIONS1 ORD]$ AN 
 ADVANCE1 & ! NEXT DAY HIS >MY BEGAN TO CROSS ! ,NIEM54 

,E>LY 9 ! MORN+ ( ! TWELF? ( ,JUNE HE CAME \T ( HIS T5T1 :I* 
 WAS PIT*$ ?AT DAY ON ! /EEP LEFT BANK ( ! ,NIEM51 & LOOK$ 
 ?R\< A SPYGLASS AT ! /REAMS ( HIS TROOPS P\R+ \T ( ! 
 ,VILKAVISSKI =E/ & FL[+ OV] ! ?REE BRIDGES ?R[N ACROSS ! 
 RIV]4 ,! TROOPS1 KN[+ ( ! ,EMP]OR'S PRES5CE1 W]E ON ! LOOK\T 
 = HIM1 & :5 !Y CAU<T SI<T ( A FIGURE 9 AN OV]COAT & A 
 COCK$ HAT /&+ AP>T FROM HIS SUITE 9 FRONT ( HIS T5T ON ! HILL1 
 !Y ?REW UP !IR CAPS & %\T$3 0,VIVE L',EMP]EUR60 
 & ONE AFT] ANO!R P\R$ 9 A CEASELESS /REAM \T ( ! VA/ =E/ ?AT HAD 
 CONCEAL$ !M &1 SEP>AT+1 FL[$ ON & ON BY ! ?REE BRIDGES TO 
 ! O!R SIDE4 

0,N[ WE'LL GO 9TO ACTION4 ,OH1 :5 HE TAKES IT 9 H& HIMSELF1 ?+S 
 GET HOT444 BY HEAV56444 ,!RE HE IS6444 ,VIVE L',EMP]EUR6 ,SO !SE >E 
 ! /EPPES ( ,ASIA6 ,IT'S A NA/Y C\NTRY ALL ! SAME4 ,AU REVOIR1 ,BEAU*E2 
 ,I'LL KEEP ! BE/ PALACE 9 ,MOSC[ = Y\6 ,AU REVOIR4 ,GOOD LUCK6444 ,DID 
 Y\ SEE ! ,EMP]OR8 ,VIVE L',EMP]EUR6444 PREUR6--,IF !Y MAKE ME 
 ,GOV]NOR ( ,9DIA1 ,G]>D1 ,I'LL MAKE Y\ ,M9I/] ( ,KA%MIR--?AT'S 
 SETTL$4 ,VIVE L',EMP]EUR6 ,HURRAH6 HURRAH6 HURRAH6 ,! ,COSSACKS--?OSE 
 RASCALS--SEE H[ !Y RUN6 ,VIVE L',EMP]EUR6 ,!RE HE IS1 DO Y\ SEE 
 HIM8 ,I'VE SE5 HIM TWICE1 AS ,I SEE Y\ N[4 ,! LITTLE CORPORAL444 ,I SAW 
 HIM GIVE ! CROSS TO ONE ( ! VET]ANS4444 ,VIVE L',EMP]EUR60 CAME ! 
 VOICES ( M51 OLD & Y\NG1 ( MO/ DIV]SE *>ACT]S & SOCIAL 
 POSITIONS4 ,ON ! FACES ( ALL WAS ONE COMMON EXPRESSION ( JOY AT ! 
 COMM5CEM5T ( ! LONG-EXPECT$ CAMPAIGN & ( RAPTURE & DEVOTION TO 
 ! MAN 9 ! GRAY COAT :O WAS /&+ ON ! HILL4 

,ON ! ?IRTE5? ( ,JUNE A RA!R SMALL1 ?OR\<BR$ ,>AB HORSE WAS 
 BR\<T TO ,NAPOLEON4 ,HE M\NT$ IT & RODE AT A GALLOP TO ONE ( ! 
 BRIDGES OV] ! ,NIEM51 DEAF5$ CONT9UALLY BY 9CESSANT & RAPTUR\S 
 ACCLAMATIONS :I* HE EVID5TLY 5DUR$ ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO 
 =BID ! SOLDI]S TO EXPRESS !IR LOVE ( HIM BY SU* %\T+1 BUT ! 
 %\T+ :I* ACCOMPANI$ HIM EV]Y:]E DI/URB$ HIM & DI/RACT$ HIM 
 FROM ! MILIT>Y C>ES ?AT HAD OCCUPI$ HIM FROM ! TIME HE JO9$ ! 
 >MY4 ,HE RODE ACROSS ONE ( ! SWAY+ PONTOON BRIDGES TO ! F>!R 
 SIDE1 TURN$ %>PLY TO ! LEFT1 & GALLOP$ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ,KOVNO1 
 PREC$$ BY 5RAPTUR$1 M\NT$ *ASSEURS ( ! ,GU>D :O1 BREA?LESS 
 ) DELI<T1 GALLOP$ AHEAD TO CLE> A PA? = HIM ?R\< ! TROOPS4 
 ,ON REA*+ ! BROAD RIV] ,VILIYA1 HE /OPP$ NE> A REGIM5T ( ,POLI% 
 ,UHLANS /ATION$ BY ! RIV]4 

0,VIVAT60 %\T$ ! ,POLES1 EC/ATICALLY1 BREAK+ !IR RANKS & 
 PRESS+ AGA9/ ONE ANO!R TO SEE HIM4 

,NAPOLEON LOOK$ UP & D[N ! RIV]1 DISM\NT$1 & SAT D[N ON A LOG 
 ?AT LAY ON ! BANK4 ,AT A MUTE SIGN FROM HIM1 A TELESCOPE WAS H&$ HIM 
 :I* HE RE/$ ON ! BACK ( A HAPPY PAGE :O HAD RUN UP TO HIM1 & HE 
 GAZ$ AT ! OPPOSITE BANK4 ,!N HE BECAME ABSORB$ 9 A MAP LAID \T ON 
 ! LOGS4 ,)\T LIFT+ HIS HEAD HE SAID SOME?+1 & TWO ( HIS 
 AIDES-DE-CAMP GALLOP$ (F TO ! ,POLI% ,UHLANS4 

0,:AT8 ,:AT DID HE SAY80 WAS HE>D 9 ! RANKS ( ! ,POLI% ,UHLANS :5 
 ONE ( ! AIDES-DE-CAMP RODE UP TO !M4 

,! ORD] WAS TO F9D A =D & TO CROSS ! RIV]4 ,! COLONEL ( ! 
 ,POLI% ,UHLANS1 A H&SOME OLD MAN1 FLU%$ &1 FUMBL+ 9 HIS SPEE* 
 FROM EXCITEM5T1 ASK$ ! AIDE-DE-CAMP :E!R HE W\LD BE P]MITT$ TO 
 SWIM ! RIV] ) HIS ,UHLANS 9/EAD ( SEEK+ A =D4 ,9 EVID5T FE> 
 ( REFUSAL1 LIKE A BOY ASK+ = P]MISSION TO GET ON A HORSE1 HE BEGG$ 
 TO BE ALL[$ TO SWIM ACROSS ! RIV] BE=E ! ,EMP]OR'S EYES4 ,! 
 AIDE-DE-CAMP REPLI$ ?AT PROBABLY ! ,EMP]OR W\LD NOT BE DISPLEAS$ AT 
 ?IS EXCESS ( ZEAL4 

,AS SOON AS ! AIDE-DE-CAMP HAD SAID ?IS1 ! OLD MU/A*$ (FIC]1 ) 
 HAPPY FACE & SP>KL+ EYES1 RAIS$ HIS SAB]1 %\T$ 0,VIVAT60 
 &1 COMM&+ ! ,UHLANS TO FOLL[ HIM1 SPURR$ HIS HORSE & GALLOP$ 9TO 
 ! RIV]4 ,HE GAVE AN ANGRY ?RU/ TO HIS HORSE1 :I* HAD GR[N RE/IVE 
 UND] HIM1 & PLUNG$ 9TO ! WAT]1 HEAD+ = ! DEEPE/ P>T :]E 
 ! CURR5T WAS SWIFT4 ,HUNDR$S ( ,UHLANS GALLOP$ 9 AFT] HIM4 ,IT WAS 
 COLD & UNCANNY 9 ! RAPID CURR5T 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! /REAM1 & ! 
 ,UHLANS CAU<T HOLD ( ONE ANO!R AS !Y FELL (F !IR HORSES4 ,SOME ( 
 ! HORSES W]E DR[N$ & SOME ( ! M52 ! O!RS TRI$ TO SWIM ON1 
 SOME 9 ! SADDLE & SOME CL++ TO !IR HORSES' MANES4 ,!Y TRI$ TO 
 MAKE !IR WAY =W>D TO ! OPPOSITE BANK &1 ?\< !RE WAS A =D 
 ONE ?IRD ( A MILE AWAY1 W]E PR\D ?AT !Y W]E SWIMM+ & DR[N+ 
 9 ?IS RIV] UND] ! EYES ( ! MAN :O SAT ON ! LOG & WAS NOT 
 EV5 LOOK+ AT :AT !Y W]E DO+4 ,:5 ! AIDE-DE-CAMP1 HAV+ 
 RETURN$ & *OOS+ AN OPPORTUNE MOM5T1 V5TUR$ TO DRAW ! ,EMP]OR'S 
 ATT5TION TO ! DEVOTION ( ! ,POLES TO HIS P]SON1 ! LITTLE MAN 9 
 ! GRAY OV]COAT GOT UP &1 HAV+ SUMMON$ ,B]?I]1 BEGAN PAC+ UP 
 & D[N ! BANK ) HIM1 GIV+ HIM 9/RUCTIONS & OCCASIONALLY 
 GLANC+ DISAPPROV+LY AT ! DR[N+ ,UHLANS :O DI/RACT$ HIS 
 ATT5TION4 

,= HIM IT WAS NO NEW CONVICTION ?AT HIS PRES5CE 9 ANY P>T ( ! 
 WORLD1 FROM ,AFRICA TO ! /EPPES ( ,MUSCOVY ALIKE1 WAS 5\< TO DUMBF\ND 
 PEOPLE & IMPEL !M TO 9SANE SELF-OBLIVION4 ,HE CALL$ = HIS HORSE & 
 RODE TO HIS QU>T]S4 

,SOME =TY ,UHLANS W]E DR[N$ 9 ! RIV]1 ?\< BOATS W]E S5T TO 
 !IR ASSI/ANCE4 ,! MAJORITY /RUGGL$ BACK TO ! BANK FROM :I* !Y 
 HAD />T$4 ,! COLONEL & SOME ( HIS M5 GOT ACROSS & ) 
 DIFFICULTY CLAMB]$ \T ON ! FUR!R BANK4 ,& AS SOON AS !Y HAD GOT 
 \T1 9 !IR SOAK$ & /REAM+ CLO!S1 !Y %\T$ 0,VIVAT60 
 & LOOK$ EC/ATICALLY AT ! SPOT :]E ,NAPOLEON HAD BE5 BUT :]E HE NO 
 LONG] WAS & AT ?AT MOM5T CONSID]$ !MSELVES HAPPY4 

,?AT EV5+1 BETWE5 ISSU+ ONE ORD] ?AT ! =G$ ,RUSSIAN PAP] 
 MONEY PREP>$ = USE 9 ,RUSSIA %\LD BE DELIV]$ AS QUICKLY AS 
 POSSIBLE & ANO!R ?AT A ,SAXON %\LD BE %OT1 ON :OM A LETT] 
 CONTA9+ 9=MATION AB\T ! ORD]S TO ! ,FR5* >MY HAD BE5 F\ND1 
 ,NAPOLEON ALSO GAVE 9/RUCTIONS ?AT ! ,POLI% COLONEL :O HAD NE$LESSLY 
 PLUNG$ 9TO ! RIV] %\LD BE 5ROLL$ 9 ! ,LEGION D'HONNEUR ( :I* 
 ,NAPOLEON WAS HIMSELF ! HEAD4 

,QUOS VULT P]D]E DEM5TAT4 "9 

 "9 ,?OSE :OM 7,GOD7 WI%ES TO DE/ROY HE DRIVES MAD4 

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