Chapter 20

           

           RostóvhadcometoTilsitthedayleastsuitableforapetitiononDenísov’sbehalf.HecouldnothimselfgotothegeneralinattendanceashewasinmuftiandhadcometoTilsitwithoutpermissiontodoso,andBorís,evenhadhewishedto,couldnothavedonesoonthefollowingday.Onthatday,June27,thepreliminariesofpeaceweresigned.TheEmperorsexchangeddecorations:AlexanderreceivedtheCrossoftheLegionofHonorandNapoleontheOrderofSt.AndrewoftheFirstDegree,andadinnerhadbeenarrangedfortheevening,givenbyabattalionoftheFrenchGuardstothePreobrazhénskbattalion.TheEmperorsweretobepresentatthatbanquet.

           RostóvfeltsoillateaseanduncomfortablewithBorísthat,whenthelatterlookedinaftersupper,hepretendedtobeasleep,andearlynextmorningwentaway,avoidingBorís.Inhiscivilianclothesandaroundhat,hewanderedaboutthetown,staringattheFrenchandtheiruniformsandatthestreetsandhouseswheretheRussianandFrenchEmperorswerestaying.Inasquarehesawtablesbeingsetupandpreparationsmadeforthedinner;hesawtheRussianandFrenchcolorsdrapedfromsidetosideofthestreets,withhugemonogramsAandN.Inthewindowsofthehousesalsoflagsandbuntingweredisplayed.

           “Borísdoesn’twanttohelpmeandIdon’twanttoaskhim.That’ssettled,”thoughtNicholas.“Allisoverbetweenus,butIwon’tleaveherewithouthavingdoneallIcanforDenísovandcertainlynotwithoutgettinghislettertotheEmperor.TheEmperor!...

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