Война и мир

Chapter 6

           “Now,isitsuitablethatCountKutúzov,theoldestgeneralinRussia,shouldpresideatthattribunal?Hewillgetnothingforhispains!Howcouldtheymakeamancommanderinchiefwhocannotmountahorse,whodropsasleepatacouncil,andhastheveryworstmorals!AgoodreputationhemadeforhimselfatBucharest!Idon’tspeakofhiscapacityasageneral,butatatimelikethishowtheyappointadecrepit,blindoldman,positivelyblind?Afineideatohaveablindgeneral!Hecan’tseeanything.Toplayblindman’sbuff?Hecan’tseeatall!”

           Noonerepliedtohisremarks.

           Thiswasquitecorrectonthetwenty-fourthofJuly.Butonthetwenty-ninthofJulyKutúzovreceivedthetitleofPrince.Thismightindicateawishtogetridofhim,andthereforePrinceVasíli’sopinioncontinuedtobecorrectthoughhewasnotnowinanyhurrytoexpressit.ButontheeighthofAugustacommittee,consistingofFieldMarshalSaltykóv,Arakchéev,Vyazmítinov,Lopukhín,andKochubéymettoconsidertheprogressofthewar.ThiscommitteecametotheconclusionthatourfailureswereduetoawantofunityinthecommandandthoughthemembersofthecommitteewereawareoftheEmperor’sdislikeofKutúzov,afterashortdeliberationtheyagreedtoadvisehisappointmentascommanderinchief.ThatsamedayKutúzovwasappointedcommanderinchiefwithfullpowersoverthearmiesandoverthewholeregionoccupiedbythem.

           OntheninthofAugustPrinceVasíliatAnnaPávlovna’sagainmetthe“manofgreatmerit.

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