Война и мир

Chapter 3

           

           BoríswasthusthefirsttolearnthenewsthattheFrencharmyhadcrossedtheNiemenand,thankstothis,wasabletoshowcertainimportantpersonagesthatmuchthatwasconcealedfromotherswasusuallyknowntohim,andbythismeansherosehigherintheirestimation.

           TheunexpectednewsoftheFrenchhavingcrossedtheNiemenwasparticularlystartlingafteramonthofunfulfilledexpectations,andataball.Onfirstreceivingthenews,undertheinfluenceofindignationandresentmenttheEmperorhadfoundaphrasethatpleasedhim,fullyexpressedhisfeelings,andhassincebecomefamous.Onreturninghomeattwoo’clockthatnighthesentforhissecretary,Shishkóv,andtoldhimtowriteanordertothetroopsandarescripttoFieldMarshalPrinceSaltykóv,inwhichheinsistedonthewordsbeinginsertedthathewouldnotmakepeacesolongasasinglearmedFrenchmanremainedonRussiansoil.

           NextdaythefollowingletterwassenttoNapoleon:

           Monsieurmonfrère,

           YesterdayIlearnedthat,despitetheloyaltywithwhichIhavekeptmyengagementswithYourMajesty,yourtroopshavecrossedtheRussianfrontier,andIhavethismomentreceivedfromPetersburganote,inwhichCountLauristoninformsme,asareasonforthisaggression,thatYourMajestyhasconsideredyourselftobeinastateofwarwithmefromthetimePrinceKurákinaskedforhispassports.ThereasonsonwhichtheDucdeBassanobasedhisrefusaltodeliverthemtohimwouldneverhaveledmetosupposethatthatcouldserveasapretextforaggression

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