Война и мир

Chapter 12

           Thesegentlemenrideontothebridgealoneandwavewhitehandkerchiefs;theyassuretheofficerondutythatthey,themarshals,areontheirwaytonegotiatewithPrinceAuersperg.Heletsthementerthetête-de-pont.*Theyspinhimathousandgasconades,sayingthatthewarisover,thattheEmperorFrancisisarrangingameetingwithBonaparte,thattheydesiretoseePrinceAuersperg,andsoon.TheofficersendsforAuersperg;thesegentlemenembracetheofficers,crackjokes,sitonthecannon,andmeanwhileaFrenchbattaliongetstothebridgeunobserved,flingsthebagsofincendiarymaterialintothewater,andapproachesthetête-de-pont.Atlengthappearsthelieutenantgeneral,ourdearPrinceAuerspergvonMauternhimself.‘Dearestfoe!FloweroftheAustrianarmy,herooftheTurkishwars!Hostilitiesareended,wecanshakeoneanother’shand....TheEmperorNapoleonburnswithimpatiencetomakePrinceAuersperg’sacquaintance.’Inaword,thosegentlemen,Gasconsindeed,sobewilderedhimwithfinewords,andheissoflatteredbyhisrapidlyestablishedintimacywiththeFrenchmarshals,andsodazzledbythesightofMurat’smantleandostrichplumes,qu’iln’yvoitquedufeu,etoublieceluiqu’ildevaitfairefairesurl’ennemi!”*(2)Inspiteoftheanimationofhisspeech,Bilíbindidnotforgettopauseafterthismottogivetimeforitsdueappreciation.

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