Война и мир

Chapter 10

           Besides,supposeyoudidgainabrilliantvictory,ifeventheArchdukeKarlgainedavictory,whateffectwouldthathaveonthegeneralcourseofevents?It’stoolatenowwhenViennaisoccupiedbytheFrencharmy!”

           “What?Occupied?Viennaoccupied?”

           “Notonlyoccupied,butBonaparteisatSchönbrunn,andthecount,ourdearCountVrbna,goestohimfororders.”

           Afterthefatiguesandimpressionsofthejourney,hisreception,andespeciallyafterhavingdined,Bolkónskifeltthathecouldnottakeinthefullsignificanceofthewordsheheard.

           “CountLichtenfelswasherethismorning,”Bilíbincontinued,“andshowedmealetterinwhichtheparadeoftheFrenchinViennawasfullydescribed:PrinceMuratettoutletremblement...Youseethatyourvictoryisnotamatterforgreatrejoicingandthatyoucan’tbereceivedasasavior.”

           “ReallyIdon’tcareaboutthat,Idon’tcareatall,”saidPrinceAndrew,beginningtounderstandthathisnewsofthebattlebeforeKremswasreallyofsmallimportanceinviewofsucheventsasthefallofAustria’scapital.“HowisitViennawastaken?WhatofthebridgeanditscelebratedbridgeheadandPrinceAuersperg?WeheardreportsthatPrinceAuerspergwasdefendingVienna?”hesaid.

           “PrinceAuerspergisonthis,onoursideoftheriver,andisdefendingus—doingitverybadly,Ithink,butstillheisdefendingus.ButViennaisontheotherside.No,thebridgehasnotyetbeentakenandIhopeitwillnotbe,foritisminedandordershavebeengiventoblowitup.

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