Війна і мир

Chapter 3

           “Pleasehavealookatit”—andKutúzovwithanironicalsmileaboutthecornersofhismouthreadtotheAustriangeneralthefollowingpassage,inGerman,fromtheArchdukeFerdinand’sletter:

           WehavefullyconcentratedforcesofnearlyseventythousandmenwithwhichtoattackanddefeattheenemyshouldhecrosstheLech.Also,aswearemastersofUlm,wecannotbedeprivedoftheadvantageofcommandingbothsidesoftheDanube,sothatshouldtheenemynotcrosstheLech,wecancrosstheDanube,throwourselvesonhislineofcommunications,recrosstheriverlowerdown,andfrustratehisintentionshouldhetrytodirecthiswholeforceagainstourfaithfulally.WeshallthereforeconfidentlyawaitthemomentwhentheImperialRussianarmywillbefullyequipped,andshallthen,inconjunctionwithit,easilyfindawaytopreparefortheenemythefatehedeserves.

           KutúzovsigheddeeplyonfinishingthisparagraphandlookedatthememberoftheHofkriegsrathmildlyandattentively.

           “Butyouknowthewisemaximyourexcellency,advisingonetoexpecttheworst,”saidtheAustriangeneral,evidentlywishingtohavedonewithjestsandtocometobusiness.Heinvoluntarilylookedroundattheaide-de-camp.

           “Excuseme,General,”interruptedKutúzov,alsoturningtoPrinceAndrew.“Lookhere,mydearfellow,getfromKozlóvskiallthereportsfromourscouts.

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