Война и мир

Chapter 6

           

           The“manofgreatmerit,”whowasstillanoviceincourtcircles,wishingtoflatterAnnaPávlovnabydefendingherformerpositiononthisquestion,observed:

           “ItissaidthattheEmperorwasreluctanttogiveKutúzovthosepowers.TheysayheblushedlikeagirltowhomJocondeisread,whenhesaidtoKutúzov:‘YourEmperorandtheFatherlandawardyouthishonor.’”

           “Perhapsthehearttooknopartinthatspeech,”saidAnnaPávlovna.

           “Oh,no,no!”warmlyrejoinedPrinceVasíli,whowouldnotnowyieldKutúzovtoanyone;inhisopinionKutúzovwasnotonlyadmirablehimself,butwasadoredbyeverybody.“No,that’simpossible,”saidhe,“foroursovereignappreciatedhimsohighlybefore.”

           “GodgrantonlythatPrinceKutúzovassumesrealpoweranddoesnotallowanyonetoputaspokeinhiswheel,”observedAnnaPávlovna.

           Understandingatoncetowhomshealluded,PrinceVasílisaidinawhisper:

           “IknowforafactthatKutúzovmadeitanabsoluteconditionthattheTsarévichshouldnotbewiththearmy.DoyouknowwhathesaidtotheEmperor?”

           AndPrinceVasílirepeatedthewordssupposedtohavebeenspokenbyKutúzovtotheEmperor.“Icanneitherpunishhimifhedoeswrongnorrewardhimifhedoesright.”

           “Oh,averywisemanisPrinceKutúzov!Ihaveknownhimalongtime!”

           “Theyevensay,”remarkedthe“manofgreatmerit”whodidnotyetpossesscourtlytact,“thathisexcellencymadeitanexpressconditionthatthesovereignhimselfshouldnotbewiththearmy

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