Chapter 15

           

           Betweenthreeandfouro’clockintheafternoonPrinceAndrew,whohadpersistedinhisrequesttoKutúzov,arrivedatGrunthandreportedhimselftoBagratión.Bonaparte’sadjutanthadnotyetreachedMurat’sdetachmentandthebattlehadnotyetbegun.InBagratión’sdetachmentnooneknewanythingofthegeneralpositionofaffairs.Theytalkedofpeacebutdidnotbelieveinitspossibility;otherstalkedofabattlebutalsodisbelievedinthenearnessofanengagement.Bagratión,knowingBolkónskitobeafavoriteandtrustedadjutant,receivedhimwithdistinctionandspecialmarksoffavor,explainingtohimthattherewouldprobablybeanengagementthatdayorthenext,andgivinghimfulllibertytoremainwithhimduringthebattleortojointherearguardandhaveaneyeontheorderofretreat,“whichisalsoveryimportant.”

           “However,therewillhardlybeanengagementtoday,”saidBagratiónasiftoreassurePrinceAndrew.

           “Ifheisoneoftheordinarylittlestaffdandiessenttoearnamedalhecangethisrewardjustaswellintherearguard,butifhewishestostaywithme,lethim...he’llbeofusehereifhe’sabraveofficer,”thoughtBagratión.PrinceAndrew,withoutreplying,askedtheprince’spermissiontorideroundthepositiontoseethedispositionoftheforces,soastoknowhisbearingsshouldhebesenttoexecuteanorder.Theofficeronduty,ahandsome,elegantlydressedmanwithadiamondringonhisforefinger,whowasfondofspeakingFrenchthoughhespokeitbadly,offeredtoconductPrinceAndrew.

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