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Chapter 4

           Theothergenerals,however,understooditand,leavingasidethequestionofMoscow,spokeofthedirectionthearmyshouldtakeinitsretreat.Malásha,whokepthereyesfixedonwhatwasgoingonbeforeher,understoodthemeaningofthecouncildifferently.Itseemedtoherthatitwasonlyapersonalstrugglebetween“Granddad”and“Long-coat”asshetermedBennigsen.Shesawthattheygrewspitefulwhentheyspoketooneanother,andinherheartshesidedwith“Granddad.”Inthemidstoftheconversationshenoticed“Granddad”giveBennigsenaquick,subtleglance,andthentoherjoysshesawthat“Granddad”saidsomethingto“Long-coat”whichsettledhim.Bennigsensuddenlyreddenedandpacedangrilyupanddowntheroom.WhatsoaffectedhimwasKutúzov’scalmandquietcommentontheadvantageordisadvantageofBennigsen’sproposaltomovetroopsbynightfromtherighttotheleftflanktoattacktheFrenchrightwing.

           “Gentlemen,”saidKutúzov,“Icannotapproveofthecount’splan.Movingtroopsincloseproximitytoanenemyisalwaysdangerous,andmilitaryhistorysupportsthatview.Forinstance...”Kutúzovseemedtoreflect,searchingforanexample,thenwithaclear,naïvelookatBennigsenheadded:“Ohyes;takethebattleofFriedland,whichIthinkthecountwellremembers,andwhichwas...notfullysuccessful,onlybecauseourtroopswererearrangedtooneartheenemy....”

           Therefollowedamomentarypause,whichseemedverylongtothemall.

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