Chapter 7

           

           AfterallthatNapoleonhadsaidtohim—thoseburstsofangerandthelastdrylyspokenwords:“Iwilldetainyounolonger,General;youshallreceivemyletter,”BalashëvfeltconvincedthatNapoleonwouldnotwishtoseehim,andwouldevenavoidanothermeetingwithhim—aninsultedenvoy—especiallyashehadwitnessedhisunseemlyanger.But,tohissurprise,Balashëvreceived,throughDuroc,aninvitationtodinewiththeEmperorthatday.

           Bessières,Caulaincourt,andBerthierwerepresentatthatdinner.

           NapoleonmetBalashëvcheerfullyandamiably.Henotonlyshowednosignofconstraintorself-reproachonaccountofhisoutburstthatmorning,but,onthecontrary,triedtoreassureBalashëv.Itwasevidentthathehadlongbeenconvincedthatitwasimpossibleforhimtomakeamistake,andthatinhisperceptionwhateverhedidwasright,notbecauseitharmonizedwithanyideaofrightandwrong,butbecausehedidit.

           TheEmperorwasinverygoodspiritsafterhisridethroughVílna,wherecrowdsofpeoplehadrapturouslygreetedandfollowedhim.Fromallthewindowsofthestreetsthroughwhichherode,rugs,flags,andhismonogramweredisplayed,andthePolishladies,welcominghim,wavedtheirhandkerchiefstohim.

           Atdinner,havingplacedBalashëvbesidehim,NapoleonnotonlytreatedhimamiablybutbehavedasifBalashëvwereoneofhisowncourtiers,oneofthosewhosympathizedwithhisplansandoughttorejoiceathissuccess.

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