Война и мир

Chapter 2

           HealonethenunderstoodthemeaningoftheFrencharmy’sinactivity,healonecontinuedtoassertthatthebattleofBorodinóhadbeenavictory,healone—whoascommanderinchiefmighthavebeenexpectedtobeeagertoattack—employedhiswholestrengthtorestraintheRussianarmyfromuselessengagements.

           ThebeastwoundedatBorodinówaslyingwherethefleeinghunterhadlefthim;butwhetherhewasstillalive,whetherhewasstrongandmerelylyinglow,thehunterdidnotknow.Suddenlythebeastwasheardtomoan.

           Themoanofthatwoundedbeast(theFrencharmy)whichbetrayeditscalamitousconditionwasthesendingofLauristontoKutúzov’scampwithoverturesforpeace.

           Napoleon,withhisusualassurancethatwhateverenteredhisheadwasright,wrotetoKutúzovthefirstwordsthatoccurredtohim,thoughtheyweremeaningless.

           MONSIEURLEPRINCEKOUTOUZOV:Iamsendingoneofmyadjutants-generaltodiscussseveralinterestingquestionswithyou.IbegyourHighnesstocreditwhathesaystoyou,especiallywhenheexpressesthesentimentofesteemandspecialregardIhavelongentertainedforyourperson.Thisletterhavingnootherobject,IprayGod,monsieurleprinceKoutouzov,tokeepyouinHisholyandgraciousprotection!

           NAPOLEON

           MOSCOW,OCTOBER30,1812

           Kutúzovreplied:“IshouldbecursedbyposteritywereIlookedonastheinitiatorofasettlementofanysort.Suchisthepresentspiritofmynation.”Buthecontinuedtoexertallhispowerstorestrainhistroopsfromattacking.

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