Chapter 12

           

           AttheleveePrinceAndrewstoodamongtheAustrianofficersashehadbeentoldto,andtheEmperorFrancismerelylookedfixedlyintohisfaceandjustnoddedtohimwithhislonghead.Butafteritwasover,theadjutanthehadseenthepreviousdayceremoniouslyinformedBolkónskithattheEmperordesiredtogivehimanaudience.TheEmperorFrancisreceivedhimstandinginthemiddleoftheroom.BeforetheconversationbeganPrinceAndrewwasstruckbythefactthattheEmperorseemedconfusedandblushedasifnotknowingwhattosay.

           “Tellme,whendidthebattlebegin?”heaskedhurriedly.

           PrinceAndrewreplied.Thenfollowedotherquestionsjustassimple:“WasKutúzovwell?WhenhadheleftKrems?”andsoon.TheEmperorspokeasifhissoleaimweretoputagivennumberofquestions—theanswerstothesequestions,aswasonlytooevident,didnotinteresthim.

           “Atwhato’clockdidthebattlebegin?”askedtheEmperor.

           “IcannotinformYourMajestyatwhato’clockthebattlebeganatthefront,butatDürrenstein,whereIwas,ourattackbeganafterfiveintheafternoon,”repliedBolkónskigrowingmoreanimatedandexpectingthathewouldhaveachancetogiveareliableaccount,whichhehadreadyinhismind,ofallheknewandhadseen.ButtheEmperorsmiledandinterruptedhim.

           “Howmanymiles?”

           “Fromwheretowhere,YourMajesty?”

           “FromDürrensteintoKrems.”

           “Threeandahalfmiles,YourMajesty.”

           “TheFrenchhaveabandonedtheleftbank?”

           “Accordingtothescoutsthelastofthemcrossedonraftsduringthenight.

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