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Chapter 3

           Thecommanderinchieflistenedtowhatwasbeingsaidandsometimesaskedthemtorepeattheirremarks,butdidnothimselftakepartintheconversationsorexpressanyopinion.Afterhearingwhatwasbeingsaidbyoneorotherofthesegroupshegenerallyturnedawaywithanairofdisappointment,asthoughtheywerenotspeakingofanythinghewishedtohear.Somediscussedthepositionthathadbeenchosen,criticizingnotthepositionitselfsomuchasthementalcapacityofthosewhohadchosenit.Othersarguedthatamistakehadbeenmadeearlierandthatabattleshouldhavebeenfoughttwodaysbefore.OthersagainspokeofthebattleofSalamanca,whichwasdescribedbyCrosart,anewlyarrivedFrenchmaninaSpanishuniform.(ThisFrenchmanandoneoftheGermanprincesservingwiththeRussianarmywerediscussingthesiegeofSaragossaandconsideringthepossibilityofdefendingMoscowinasimilarmanner.)CountRostopchínwastellingafourthgroupthathewaspreparedtodiewiththecitytrainbandsunderthewallsofthecapital,butthathestillcouldnothelpregrettinghavingbeenleftinignoranceofwhatwashappening,andthathadheknownitsoonerthingswouldhavebeendifferent....Afifthgroup,displayingtheprofundityoftheirstrategicperceptions,discussedthedirectionthetroopswouldnowhavetotake.Asixthgroupwastalkingabsolutenonsense.Kutúzov’sexpressiongrewmoreandmorepreoccupiedandgloomy.

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