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Chapter 38

           ButwhenhehadbeenontheSemënovskheightstheartillerycommanderhadproposedtohimtobringseveralbatteriesofartilleryuptothoseheightstostrengthenthefireontheRussiantroopscrowdedinfrontofKnyazkóvo.Napoleonhadassentedandhadgivenordersthatnewsshouldbebroughttohimoftheeffectthosebatteriesproduced.

           AnadjutantcamenowtoinformhimthatthefireoftwohundredgunshadbeenconcentratedontheRussians,ashehadordered,butthattheystillheldtheirground.

           “Ourfireismowingthemdownbyrows,butstilltheyholdon,”saidtheadjutant.

           “Theywantmore!...”saidNapoleoninahoarsevoice.

           “Sire?”askedtheadjutantwhohadnotheardtheremark.

           “Theywantmore!”croakedNapoleonfrowning.“Letthemhaveit!”

           Evenbeforehegavethatorderthethinghedidnotdesire,andforwhichhegavetheorderonlybecausehethoughtitwasexpectedofhim,wasbeingdone.Andhefellbackintothatartificialrealmofimaginarygreatness,andagain—asahorsewalkingatreadmillthinksitisdoingsomethingforitself—hesubmissivelyfulfilledthecruel,sad,gloomy,andinhumanrolepredestinedforhim.

           Andnotforthatdayandhouralonewerethemindandconsciencedarkenedofthismanonwhomtheresponsibilityforwhatwashappeninglaymorethanonalltheotherswhotookpartinit.Nevertotheendofhislifecouldheunderstandgoodness,beauty,ortruth,orthesignificanceofhisactionswhichweretoocontrarytogoodnessandtruth,tooremotefromeverythinghuman,forhimevertobeabletograsptheirmeaning.

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