Chapter 7

           

           MeanwhileanothercolumnwastohaveattackedtheFrenchfromthefront,butKutúzovaccompaniedthatcolumn.Hewellknewthatnothingbutconfusionwouldcomeofthisbattleundertakenagainsthiswill,andasfaraswasinhispowerheldthetroopsback.Hedidnotadvance.

           Herodesilentlyonhissmallgrayhorse,indolentlyansweringsuggestionsthattheyshouldattack.

           “Thewordattackisalwaysonyourtongue,butyoudon’tseethatweareunabletoexecutecomplicatedmaneuvers,”saidhetoMilorádovichwhoaskedpermissiontoadvance.

           “Wecouldn’ttakeMuratprisonerthismorningorgettotheplaceintime,andnothingcanbedonenow!”herepliedtosomeoneelse.

           WhenKutúzovwasinformedthatattheFrenchrear—whereaccordingtothereportsoftheCossackstherehadpreviouslybeennobody—therewerenowtwobattalionsofPoles,hegaveasidelongglanceatErmólovwhowasbehindhimandtowhomhehadnotspokensincethepreviousday.

           “Yousee!Theyareaskingtoattackandmakingplansofallkinds,butassoonasonegetstobusinessnothingisready,andtheenemy,forewarned,takesmeasuresaccordingly.”

           Ermólovscreweduphiseyesandsmiledfaintlyonhearingthesewords.Heunderstoodthatforhimthestormhadblownover,andthatKutúzovwouldcontenthimselfwiththathint.

           “He’shavingalittlefunatmyexpense,”saidErmólovsoftly,nudgingwithhiskneeRaévskiwhowasathisside.

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