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Chapter 6

           “Butno,hehaspreferredtosurroundhimselfwithmyenemies,andwithwhom?WithSteins,Armfeldts,Bennigsens,andWintzingerodes!Stein,atraitorexpelledfromhisowncountry;Armfeldt,arakeandanintriguer;Wintzingerode,afugitiveFrenchsubject;Bennigsen,rathermoreofasoldierthantheothers,butallthesameanincompetentwhowasunabletodoanythingin1807andwhoshouldawakenterriblememoriesintheEmperorAlexander’smind....Grantedthatweretheycompetenttheymightbemadeuseof,”continuedNapoleon—hardlyabletokeeppaceinwordswiththerushofthoughtsthatincessantlysprangup,provinghowrightandstronghewas(inhisperceptionthetwowereoneandthesame)—“buttheyarenoteventhat!Theyareneitherfitforwarnorpeace!Barclayissaidtobethemostcapableofthemall,butIcannotsayso,judgingbyhisfirstmovements.Andwhataretheydoing,allthesecourtiers?Pfuelproposes,Armfeldtdisputes,Bennigsenconsiders,andBarclay,calledontoact,doesnotknowwhattodecideon,andtimepassesbringingnoresult.Bagratiónaloneisamilitaryman.He’sstupid,buthehasexperience,aquickeye,andresolution....Andwhatroleisyouryoungmonarchplayinginthatmonstrouscrowd?Theycompromisehimandthrowonhimtheresponsibilityforallthathappens.Asovereignshouldnotbewiththearmyunlessheisageneral!”saidNapoleon,evidentlyutteringthesewordsasadirectchallengetotheEmperor.HeknewhowAlexanderdesiredtobeamilitarycommander.

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