Война и мир

Chapter 17

           Waitandweshallsee!Continualmaneuvers,continualadvances!”thoughthe.“Whatfor?Onlytodistinguishthemselves!Asiffightingwerefun.Theyarelikechildrenfromwhomonecan’tgetanysensibleaccountofwhathashappenedbecausetheyallwanttoshowhowwelltheycanfight.Butthat’snotwhatisneedednow.

           “Andwhatingeniousmaneuverstheyallproposetome!Itseemstothemthatwhentheyhavethoughtoftwoorthreecontingencies”(herememberedthegeneralplansenthimfromPetersburg)“theyhaveforeseeneverything.Butthecontingenciesareendless.”

           TheundecidedquestionastowhetherthewoundinflictedatBorodinówasmortalornothadhungoverKutúzov’sheadforawholemonth.OntheonehandtheFrenchhadoccupiedMoscow.OntheotherKutúzovfeltassuredwithallhisbeingthattheterribleblowintowhichheandalltheRussianshadputtheirwholestrengthmusthavebeenmortal.Butinanycaseproofswereneeded;hehadwaitedawholemonthforthemandgrewmoreimpatientthelongerhewaited.Lyingonhisbedduringthosesleeplessnightshedidjustwhathereproachedthoseyoungergeneralsfordoing.Heimaginedallsortsofpossiblecontingencies,justliketheyoungermen,butwiththisdifference,thathesawthousandsofcontingenciesinsteadoftwoorthreeandbasednothingonthem.Thelongerhethoughtthemorecontingenciespresentedthemselves.HeimaginedallsortsofmovementsoftheNapoleonicarmyasawholeorinsections—againstPetersburg,oragainsthim,ortooutflankhim.

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