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Chapter 4

           “Asmallboy,achild,wouldnaturallyrealizenodanger;hewouldshovehiswaythroughthecrowdstoseetheshineandglitteroftheuniforms,andespeciallythegreatmanofwhomeveryonewasspeaking,foratthattimealltheworldhadbeentalkingofnoonebutthismanforsomeyearspast.Theworldwasfullofhisname;Isotospeakdrewitinwithmymother’smilk.Napoleon,passingacoupleofpacesfromme,caughtsightofmeaccidentally.Iwasverywelldressed,andbeingallalone,inthatcrowd,asyouwilleasilyimagine...”

           “Oh,ofcourse!Naturallythesightimpressedhim,andprovedtohimthatnotallthearistocracyhadleftMoscow;thatatleastsomenoblesandtheirchildrenhadremainedbehind.”

           “Justso!justso!Hewantedtowinoverthearistocracy!Whenhiseagleeyefellonme,mineprobablyflashedbackinresponse.‘Voilàungarçonbienéveillé!Quiesttonpère?’Iimmediatelyreplied,almostpantingwithexcitement,‘Ageneral,whodiedonthebattle-fieldsofhiscountry!’‘Lefilsd’unboyardetd’unbrave,pardessuslemarché.J’aimelesboyards.M’aimes-tu,petit?’

           “TothiskeenquestionIrepliedaskeenly,‘TheRussianheartcanrecognizeagreatmaneveninthebitterenemyofhiscountry.’Atleast,Idon’tremembertheexactwords,youknow,buttheideawasasIsay.Napoleonwasstruck;hethoughtaminuteandthensaidtohissuite:‘Ilikethatboy’spride;ifallRussiansthinklikethischild,thenhedidn’tfinish,butwentonandenteredthepalace.

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