Chapter 26

           

           Towardfouro’clockintheafternoonMurat’stroopswereenteringMoscow.InfrontrodeadetachmentofWürttemberghussarsandbehindthemrodetheKingofNapleshimselfaccompaniedbyanumeroussuite.

           AboutthemiddleoftheArbátStreet,neartheChurchoftheMiraculousIconofSt.Nicholas,Murathaltedtoawaitnewsfromtheadvanceddetachmentastotheconditioninwhichtheyhadfoundthecitadel,leKremlin.

           AroundMuratgatheredagroupofthosewhohadremainedinMoscow.Theyallstaredintimidbewildermentatthestrange,long-hairedcommanderdressedupinfeathersandgold.

           “IsthattheirTsarhimself?He’snotbad!”lowvoicescouldbeheardsaying.

           Aninterpreterrodeuptothegroup.

           “Takeoffyourcap...yourcaps!”Thesewordswentfromonetoanotherinthecrowd.TheinterpreteraddressedanoldporterandaskedifitwasfartotheKrémlin.Theporter,listeninginperplexitytotheunfamiliarPolishaccentandnotrealizingthattheinterpreterwasspeakingRussian,didnotunderstandwhatwasbeingsaidtohimandslippedbehindtheothers.

           MuratapproachedtheinterpreterandtoldhimtoaskwheretheRussianarmywas.OneoftheRussiansunderstoodwhatwasaskedandseveralvoicesatoncebeganansweringtheinterpreter.AFrenchofficer,returningfromtheadvanceddetachment,rodeuptoMuratandreportedthatthegatesofthecitadelhadbeenbarricadedandthattherewasprobablyanambuscadethere.

           “Good!”saidMuratand,turningtooneofthegentlemeninhissuite,orderedfourlightgunstobemovedforwardtofireatthegates.

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