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Chapter 10

           Hesawontheonehandthatthemilitarybusinessinwhichhehadplayedhispartwasendedandfeltthathismissionwasaccomplished;andatthesametimehebegantobeconsciousofthephysicalwearinessofhisagedbodyandofthenecessityofphysicalrest.

           Onthetwenty-ninthofNovemberKutúzoventeredVílna—his“dearVílna”ashecalledit.TwiceduringhiscareerKutúzovhadbeengovernorofVílna.Inthatwealthytown,whichhadnotbeeninjured,hefoundoldfriendsandassociations,besidesthecomfortsoflifeofwhichhehadsolongbeendeprived.Andhesuddenlyturnedfromthecaresofarmyandstateand,asfarasthepassionsthatseethedaroundhimallowed,immersedhimselfinthequietlifetowhichhehadformerlybeenaccustomed,asifallthatwastakingplaceandallthathadstilltobedoneintherealmofhistorydidnotconcernhimatall.

           Chichagóv,oneofthemostzealous“cutters-off”and“breakers-up,”whohadfirstwantedtoeffectadiversioninGreeceandtheninWarsawbutneverwishedtogowherehewassent:Chichagóv,notedfortheboldnesswithwhichhespoketotheEmperor,andwhoconsideredKutúzovtobeunderanobligationtohimbecausewhenhewassenttomakepeacewithTurkeyin1811independentlyofKutúzov,andfoundthatpeacehadalreadybeenconcluded,headmittedtotheEmperorthatthemeritofsecuringthatpeacewasreallyKutúzov’s;thisChichagóvwasthefirsttomeetKutúzovatthecastlewherethelatterwastostay.

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