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Chapter 10

           Andthisembracetoo,owingtoalong-standingimpressionrelatedtohisinnermostfeelings,haditsusualeffectonKutúzovandhegaveasob.

           TheEmperorgreetedtheofficersandtheSemënovguard,andagainpressingtheoldman’shandwentwithhimintothecastle.

           WhenalonewiththefieldmarshaltheEmperorexpressedhisdissatisfactionattheslownessofthepursuitandatthemistakesmadeatKrásnoeandtheBerëzina,andinformedhimofhisintentionsforafuturecampaignabroad.Kutúzovmadenorejoinderorremark.Thesamesubmissive,expressionlesslookwithwhichhehadlistenedtotheEmperor’scommandsonthefieldofAusterlitzsevenyearsbeforesettledonhisfacenow.

           WhenKutúzovcameoutofthestudyandwithloweredheadwascrossingtheballroomwithhisheavywaddlinggait,hewasarrestedbysomeone’svoicesaying:

           “YourSereneHighness!”

           KutúzovraisedhisheadandlookedforalongwhileintotheeyesofCountTolstóy,whostoodbeforehimholdingasilversalveronwhichlayasmallobject.Kutúzovseemednottounderstandwhatwasexpectedofhim.

           Suddenlyheseemedtoremember;ascarcelyperceptiblesmileflashedacrosshispuffyface,andbowinglowandrespectfullyhetooktheobjectthatlayonthesalver.ItwastheOrderofSt.GeorgeoftheFirstClass.

           

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