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Chapter 2

           InthePetersburgworldthissadsideoftheaffairagaininvoluntarilycenteredroundasingleincident:Kutáysov’sdeath.Everybodyknewhim,theEmperorlikedhim,andhewasyoungandinteresting.Thatdayeveryonemetwiththewords:

           “Whatawonderfulcoincidence!Justduringtheservice.ButwhatalossKutáysovis!HowsorryIam!”

           “WhatdidItellaboutKutúzov?”PrinceVasílinowsaidwithaprophet’spride.“IalwayssaidhewastheonlymancapableofdefeatingNapoleon.”

           Butnextdaynonewsarrivedfromthearmyandthepublicmoodgrewanxious.ThecourtierssufferedbecauseofthesufferingthesuspenseoccasionedtheEmperor.

           “FancytheEmperor’sposition!”saidthey,andinsteadofextollingKutúzovastheyhaddonethedaybefore,theycondemnedhimasthecauseoftheEmperor’sanxiety.ThatdayPrinceVasílinolongerboastedofhisprotégéKutúzov,butremainedsilentwhenthecommanderinchiefwasmentioned.Moreover,towardevening,asifeverythingconspiredtomakePetersburgsocietyanxiousanduneasy,aterriblepieceofnewswasadded.CountessHélèneBezúkhovahadsuddenlydiedofthatterriblemaladyithadbeensoagreeabletomention.

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