Война и мир

Chapter 18

           

           Themembersofwhathadoncebeenanarmy—Napoleonhimselfandallhissoldiers—fledwithoutknowingwhither,eachconcernedonlytomakehisescapeasquicklyaspossiblefromthisposition,ofthehopelessnessofwhichtheywereallmoreorlessvaguelyconscious.

           SoitcameaboutthatatthecouncilatMálo-Yaroslávets,whenthegeneralspretendingtoconfertogetherexpressedvariousopinions,allmouthswereclosedbytheopinionutteredbythesimple-mindedsoldierMoutonwho,speakinglast,saidwhattheyallfelt:thattheonethingneedfulwastogetawayasquicklyaspossible;andnoone,notevenNapoleon,couldsayanythingagainstthattruthwhichtheyallrecognized.

           Butthoughtheyallrealizedthatitwasnecessarytogetaway,therestillremainedafeelingofshameatadmittingthattheymustflee.Anexternalshockwasneededtoovercomethatshame,andthisshockcameinduetime.ItwaswhattheFrenchcalled“lehourradel’Empereur.”

           ThedayafterthecouncilatMálo-YaroslávetsNapoleonrodeoutearlyinthemorningamidthelinesofhisarmywithhissuiteofmarshalsandanescort,onthepretextofinspectingthearmyandthesceneofthepreviousandoftheimpendingbattle.SomeCossacksontheprowlforbootyfellinwiththeEmperorandverynearlycapturedhim.IftheCossacksdidnotcaptureNapoleonthen,whatsavedhimwastheverythingthatwasdestroyingtheFrencharmy,thebootyonwhichtheCossacksfell.HereasatTarútinotheywentafterplunder,leavingthemen.DisregardingNapoleontheyrushedaftertheplunderandNapoleonmanagedtoescape

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