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Chapter 15

           

           Kutúzovlookedathimwitheyeswideopenwithdismayandthentookoffhiscapandcrossedhimself:

           “MaythekingdomofHeavenbehis!God’swillbedonetousall!”Hesigheddeeply,hiswholechestheaving,andwassilentforawhile.“Ilovedhimandrespectedhim,andsympathizewithyouwithallmyheart.”

           HeembracedPrinceAndrew,pressinghimtohisfatbreast,andforsometimedidnotlethimgo.WhenhereleasedhimPrinceAndrewsawthatKutúzov’sflabbylipsweretremblingandthattearswereinhiseyes.Hesighedandpressedonthebenchwithbothhandstoraisehimself.

           “Come!Comewithme,we’llhaveatalk,”saidhe.

           ButatthatmomentDenísov,nomoreintimidatedbyhissuperiorsthanbytheenemy,camewithjinglingspursupthestepsoftheporch,despitetheangrywhispersoftheadjutantswhotriedtostophim.Kutúzov,hishandsstillpressedontheseat,glancedathimglumly.Denísov,havinggivenhisname,announcedthathehadtocommunicatetohisSereneHighnessamatterofgreatimportancefortheircountry’swelfare.Kutúzovlookedwearilyathimand,liftinghishandswithagestureofannoyance,foldedthemacrosshisstomach,repeatingthewords:“Forourcountry’swelfare?Well,whatisit?Speak!”Denísovblushedlikeagirl(itwasstrangetoseethecolorriseinthatshaggy,bibulous,time-wornface)andboldlybegantoexpoundhisplanofcuttingtheenemy’slinesofcommunicationbetweenSmolénskandVyázma.Denísovcamefromthosepartsandknewthecountrywell.

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