Война и мир

Chapter 34

           

           Abeatificsmileofregret,repentance,andecstasybeamedonM.deBeausset’sfaceandheglidedawaytotheothergenerals.

           Napoleonwasexperiencingafeelingofdepressionlikethatofanever-luckygamblerwho,afterrecklesslyflingingmoneyaboutandalwayswinning,suddenlyjustwhenhehascalculatedallthechancesofthegame,findsthatthemoreheconsidershisplaythemoresurelyheloses.

           Histroopswerethesame,hisgeneralsthesame,thesamepreparationshadbeenmade,thesamedispositions,andthesameproclamationcourteeténergique,hehimselfwasstillthesame:heknewthatandknewthathewasnowevenmoreexperiencedandskillfulthanbefore.EventheenemywasthesameasatAusterlitzandFriedland—yettheterriblestrokeofhisarmhadsupernaturallybecomeimpotent.

           Alltheoldmethodsthathadbeenunfailinglycrownedwithsuccess:theconcentrationofbatteriesononepoint,anattackbyreservestobreaktheenemy’sline,andacavalryattackby“themenofiron,”allthesemethodshadalreadybeenemployed,yetnotonlywastherenovictory,butfromallsidescamethesamenewsofgeneralskilledandwounded,ofreinforcementsneeded,oftheimpossibilityofdrivingbacktheRussians,andofdisorganizationamonghisowntroops.

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