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Chapter 6

           Napoleonwasinthatstateofirritabilityinwhichamanhastotalk,talk,andtalk,merelytoconvincehimselfthatheisintheright.Balashëvbegantofeeluncomfortable:asenvoyhefearedtodemeanhisdignityandfeltthenecessityofreplying;but,asaman,heshrankbeforethetransportofgroundlesswraththathadevidentlyseizedNapoleon.HeknewthatnoneofthewordsnowutteredbyNapoleonhadanysignificance,andthatNapoleonhimselfwouldbeashamedofthemwhenhecametohissenses.Balashëvstoodwithdowncasteyes,lookingatthemovementsofNapoleon’sstoutlegsandtryingtoavoidmeetinghiseyes.

           “ButwhatdoIcareaboutyourallies?”saidNapoleon.“Ihaveallies—thePoles.Thereareeightythousandofthemandtheyfightlikelions.Andtherewillbetwohundredthousandofthem.”

           Andprobablystillmoreperturbedbythefactthathehadutteredthisobviousfalsehood,andthatBalashëvstillstoodsilentlybeforehiminthesameattitudeofsubmissiontofate,Napoleonabruptlyturnedround,drewclosetoBalashëv’sface,and,gesticulatingrapidlyandenergeticallywithhiswhitehands,almostshouted:

           “KnowthatifyoustirupPrussiaagainstme,I’llwipeitoffthemapofEurope!”hedeclared,hisfacepaleanddistortedbyanger,andhestruckoneofhissmallhandsenergeticallywiththeother.“Yes,IwillthrowyoubackbeyondtheDvínaandbeyondtheDnieper,andwillre-erectagainstyouthatbarrierwhichitwascriminalandblindofEuropetoallowtobedestroyed.Yes,thatiswhatwillhappentoyou

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