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Chapter 9

           

           “Yes,Iwasthinking”—forsomereasonBoríscouldnothelpblushing—“ofaskingthecommanderinchief.HehashadaletterfromPrinceKuráginaboutme.IonlywantedtoaskbecauseIfeartheGuardswon’tbeinaction,”headdedasifinapology.

           “Allright,allright.We’lltalkitover,”repliedPrinceAndrew.“Onlyletmereportthisgentleman’sbusiness,andIshallbeatyourdisposal.”

           WhilePrinceAndrewwenttoreportaboutthepurple-facedgeneral,thatgentleman—evidentlynotsharingBorís’conceptionoftheadvantagesoftheunwrittencodeofsubordination—lookedsofixedlyatthepresumptuouslieutenantwhohadpreventedhisfinishingwhathehadtosaytotheadjutantthatBorísfeltuncomfortable.HeturnedawayandwaitedimpatientlyforPrinceAndrew’sreturnfromthecommanderinchief’sroom.

           “Yousee,mydearfellow,Ihavebeenthinkingaboutyou,”saidPrinceAndrewwhentheyhadgoneintothelargeroomwheretheclavichordwas.“It’snouseyourgoingtothecommanderinchief.Hewouldsayalotofpleasantthings,askyoutodinner”(“Thatwouldnotbebadasregardstheunwrittencode,”thoughtBorís),“butnothingmorewouldcomeofit.Therewillsoonbeabattalionofusaides-de-campandadjutants!Butthisiswhatwe’lldo:Ihaveagoodfriend,anadjutantgeneralandanexcellentfellow,PrinceDolgorúkov;andthoughyoumaynotknowit,thefactisthatnowKutúzovwithhisstaffandallofuscountfornothing.EverythingisnowcenteredroundtheEmperor.

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