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Chapter 10

           ThetheaterssetupintheKrémlinandinPosnyákov’shousewereclosedagainatoncebecausetheactorsandactresseswererobbed.

           Evenphilanthropydidnothavethedesiredeffect.ThegenuineaswellasthefalsepapermoneywhichfloodedMoscowlostitsvalue.TheFrench,collectingbooty,caredonlyforgold.NotonlywasthepapermoneyvaluelesswhichNapoleonsograciouslydistributedtotheunfortunate,butevensilverlostitsvalueinrelationtogold.

           ButthemostamazingexampleoftheineffectivenessoftheordersgivenbytheauthoritiesatthattimewasNapoleon’sattempttostopthelootingandre-establishdiscipline.

           Thisiswhatthearmyauthoritieswerereporting:

           “Lootingcontinuesinthecitydespitethedecreesagainstit.Orderisnotyetrestoredandnotasinglemerchantiscarryingontradeinalawfulmanner.Thesutlersaloneventuretotrade,andtheysellstolengoods.”

           “Theneighborhoodofmywardcontinuestobepillagedbysoldiersofthe3rdCorpswho,notsatisfiedwithtakingfromtheunfortunateinhabitantshidinginthecellarsthelittletheyhaveleft,evenhavetheferocitytowoundthemwiththeirsabers,asIhaverepeatedlywitnessed.”

           “Nothingnew,exceptthatthesoldiersarerobbingandpillaging—October9.”

           “Robberyandpillagingcontinue.Thereisabandofthievesinourdistrictwhooughttobearrestedbyastrongforce—October11.”

           “TheEmperorisextremelydispleasedthatdespitethestrictorderstostoppillage,partiesofmaraudingGuardsarecontinuallyseenreturningtotheKrémlin.

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