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Chapter 25

           

           “Well,tomentiononlyfirewoodandfodder,letmeinformyou.Why,whenwewereretreatingfromSventsyániwedarenottouchastickorawispofhayoranything.Yousee,weweregoingaway,sohewouldgetitall;wasn’titso,yourexcellency?”andagainTimókhinturnedtotheprince.“Butwedaren’t.Inourregimenttwoofficerswerecourt-martialedforthatkindofthing.ButwhenhisSerenitytookcommandeverythingbecamestraightforward.Nowweseelight....”

           “Thenwhywasitforbidden?”

           Timókhinlookedaboutinconfusion,notknowingwhatorhowtoanswersuchaquestion.PierreputthesamequestiontoPrinceAndrew.

           “Why,soasnottolaywastethecountrywewereabandoningtotheenemy,”saidPrinceAndrewwithvenomousirony.“Itisverysound:onecan’tpermitthelandtobepillagedandaccustomthetroopstomarauding.AtSmolénsktoohejudgedcorrectlythattheFrenchmightoutflankus,astheyhadlargerforces.Buthecouldnotunderstandthis,”criedPrinceAndrewinashrillvoicethatseemedtoescapehiminvoluntarily:“hecouldnotunderstandthatthere,forthefirsttime,wewerefightingforRussiansoil,andthattherewasaspiritinthemensuchasIhadneverseenbefore,thatwehadheldtheFrenchfortwodays,andthatthatsuccesshadincreasedourstrengthtenfold.Heorderedustoretreat,andalloureffortsandlosseswentfornothing.Hehadnothoughtofbetrayingus,hetriedtodothebesthecould,hethoughtouteverything,andthatiswhyheisunsuitable.

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