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Chapter 9

           SowewillgotoDolgorúkov;IhavetogothereanyhowandIhavealreadyspokentohimaboutyou.Weshallseewhetherhecannotattachyoutohimselforfindaplaceforyousomewherenearerthesun.”

           PrinceAndrewalwaysbecamespeciallykeenwhenhehadtoguideayoungmanandhelphimtoworldlysuccess.Undercoverofobtaininghelpofthiskindforanother,whichfrompridehewouldneveracceptforhimself,hekeptintouchwiththecirclewhichconferssuccessandwhichattractedhim.HeveryreadilytookupBorís’causeandwentwithhimtoDolgorúkov.

           ItwaslateintheeveningwhentheyenteredthepalaceatOlmützoccupiedbytheEmperorsandtheirretinues.

           ThatsamedayacouncilofwarhadbeenheldinwhichallthemembersoftheHofkriegsrathandbothEmperorstookpart.Atthatcouncil,contrarytotheviewsoftheoldgeneralsKutúzovandPrinceSchwartzenberg,ithadbeendecidedtoadvanceimmediatelyandgivebattletoBonaparte.ThecouncilofwarwasjustoverwhenPrinceAndrewaccompaniedbyBorísarrivedatthepalacetofindDolgorúkov.Everyoneatheadquarterswasstillunderthespelloftheday’scouncil,atwhichthepartyoftheyounghadtriumphed.Thevoicesofthosewhocounseleddelayandadvisedwaitingforsomethingelsebeforeadvancinghadbeensocompletelysilencedandtheirargumentsconfutedbysuchconclusiveevidenceoftheadvantagesofattackingthatwhathadbeendiscussedatthecouncil—thecomingbattleandthevictorythatwouldcertainlyresultfromit—nolongerseemedtobeinthefuturebutinthepast.Alltheadvantageswereonourside.

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