Війна і мир

Chapter 10

           Inundressnavaluniform,withadirk,andholdinghiscapunderhisarm,hehandedKutúzovagarrisonreportandthekeysofthetown.ThecontemptuouslyrespectfulattitudeoftheyoungermentotheoldmaninhisdotagewasexpressedinthehighestdegreebythebehaviorofChichagóv,whoknewoftheaccusationsthatwerebeingdirectedagainstKutúzov.

           WhenspeakingtoChichagóv,KutúzovincidentallymentionedthatthevehiclespackedwithchinathathadbeencapturedfromhimatBorísovhadbeenrecoveredandwouldberestoredtohim.

           “YoumeantoimplythatIhavenothingtoeatoutof....Onthecontrary,Icansupplyyouwitheverythingevenifyouwanttogivedinnerparties,”warmlyrepliedChichagóv,whotriedbyeverywordhespoketoprovehisownrectitudeandthereforeimaginedKutúzovtobeanimatedbythesamedesire.

           Kutúzov,shrugginghisshoulders,repliedwithhissubtlepenetratingsmile:“ImeantmerelytosaywhatIsaid.”

           ContrarytotheEmperor’swishKutúzovdetainedthegreaterpartofthearmyatVílna.Thoseabouthimsaidthathebecameextraordinarilyslackandphysicallyfeebleduringhisstayinthattown.Heattendedtoarmyaffairsreluctantly,lefteverythingtohisgenerals,andwhileawaitingtheEmperor’sarrivalledadissipatedlife.

           HavingleftPetersburgontheseventhofDecemberwithhissuite—CountTolstóy,PrinceVolkónski,Arakchéev,andothers—theEmperorreachedVílnaontheeleventh,andinhistravelingsleighdrovestraighttothecastle.

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