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Chapter 27

           TheGerman,Pahlen,hasbeensenttoNewYorkinAmerica,tofetchtheFrenchman,Moreau,”hesaid,alludingtotheinvitationmadethatyeartoMoreautoentertheRussianservice....“Wonderful!...WerethePotëmkins,Suvórovs,andOrlóvsGermans?No,lad,eitheryoufellowshavealllostyourwits,orIhaveoutlivedmine.MayGodhelpyou,butwe’llseewhatwillhappen.Buonapartehasbecomeagreatcommanderamongthem!Hm!...”

           “Idon’tatallsaythatalltheplansaregood,”saidPrinceAndrew,“IamonlysurprisedatyouropinionofBonaparte.Youmaylaughasmuchasyoulike,butallthesameBonaparteisagreatgeneral!”

           “MichaelIvánovich!”criedtheoldprincetothearchitectwho,busywithhisroastmeat,hopedhehadbeenforgotten:“Didn’tItellyouBuonapartewasagreattactician?Here,hesaysthesamething.”

           “Tobesure,yourexcellency,”repliedthearchitect.

           Theprinceagainlaughedhisfrigidlaugh.

           “Buonapartewasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.Hehasgotsplendidsoldiers.BesideshebeganbyattackingGermans.AndonlyidlershavefailedtobeattheGermans.SincetheworldbeganeverybodyhasbeatentheGermans.Theybeatnoone—exceptoneanother.Hemadehisreputationfightingthem.”

           Andtheprincebeganexplainingalltheblunderswhich,accordingtohim,Bonapartehadmadeinhiscampaignsandeveninpolitics.Hissonmadenorejoinder,butitwasevidentthatwhateverargumentswerepresentedhewasaslittleableashisfathertochangehisopinion

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