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Chapter 5

           TheywentawayevenbeforethebattleofBorodinóandstillmorerapidlyafterit,despiteRostopchín’scallstodefendMoscowortheannouncementofhisintentiontotakethewonder-workingiconoftheIberianMotherofGodandgotofight,oroftheballoonsthatweretodestroytheFrench,anddespiteallthenonsenseRostopchínwroteinhisbroadsheets.Theyknewthatitwasforthearmytofight,andthatifitcouldnotsucceeditwouldnotdototakeyoungladiesandhouseserfstotheThreeHillsquarterofMoscowtofightNapoleon,andthattheymustgoaway,sorryastheyweretoabandontheirpropertytodestruction.Theywentawaywithoutthinkingofthetremendoussignificanceofthatimmenseandwealthycitybeinggivenovertodestruction,foragreatcitywithwoodenbuildingswascertainwhenabandonedbyitsinhabitantstobeburned.Theywentawayeachonhisownaccount,andyetitwasonlyinconsequenceoftheirgoingawaythatthemomentouseventwasaccomplishedthatwillalwaysremainthegreatestgloryoftheRussianpeople.Theladywho,afraidofbeingstoppedbyCountRostopchín’sorders,hadalreadyinJunemovedwithherNegroesandherwomenjestersfromMoscowtoherSarátovestate,withavagueconsciousnessthatshewasnotBonaparte’sservant,wasreally,simply,andtrulycarryingoutthegreatworkwhichsavedRussia.

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