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Chapter 35

           Ifyouhaveseenamiss,sir,donotallowyourselftosaywhatyoudon’tknow!BesogoodastoridetoGeneralBarclayandinformhimofmyfirmintentiontoattacktheenemytomorrow,”saidKutúzovsternly.

           Allweresilent,andtheonlysoundaudiblewastheheavybreathingofthepantingoldgeneral.

           “Theyarerepulsedeverywhere,forwhichIthankGodandourbravearmy!Theenemyisbeaten,andtomorrowweshalldrivehimfromthesacredsoilofRussia,”saidKutúzovcrossinghimself,andhesuddenlysobbedashiseyesfilledwithtears.

           Wolzogen,shrugginghisshouldersandcurlinghislips,steppedsilentlyaside,marvelingat“theoldgentleman’s”conceitedstupidity.

           “Ah,hereheis,myhero!”saidKutúzovtoaportly,handsome,dark-hairedgeneralwhowasjustascendingtheknoll.

           ThiswasRaévski,whohadspentthewholedayatthemostimportantpartofthefieldofBorodinó.

           RaévskireportedthatthetroopswerefirmlyholdingtheirgroundandthattheFrenchnolongerventuredtoattack.

           Afterhearinghim,KutúzovsaidinFrench:

           “Thenyoudonotthink,likesomeothers,thatwemustretreat?”

           “Onthecontrary,yourHighness,inindecisiveactionsitisalwaysthemoststubbornwhoremainvictors,”repliedRaévski,“andinmyopinion...”

           “Kaysárov!”Kutúzovcalledtohisadjutant.“Sitdownandwriteouttheorderofthedayfortomorrow.Andyou,”hecontinued,addressinganother,“ridealongthelineandannouncethattomorrowweattack

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