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Chapter 9

           Ourenormousforces,undoubtedlysuperiortoNapoleon’s,wereconcentratedinoneplace,thetroopsinspiredbytheEmperors’presencewereeagerforaction.ThestrategicpositionwheretheoperationswouldtakeplacewasfamiliarinallitsdetailstotheAustrianGeneralWeyrother:aluckyaccidenthadordainedthattheAustrianarmyshouldmaneuverthepreviousyearontheveryfieldswheretheFrenchhadnowtobefought;theadjacentlocalitywasknownandshownineverydetailonthemaps,andBonaparte,evidentlyweakened,wasundertakingnothing.

           Dolgorúkov,oneofthewarmestadvocatesofanattack,hadjustreturnedfromthecouncil,tiredandexhaustedbuteagerandproudofthevictorythathadbeengained.PrinceAndrewintroducedhisprotégé,butPrinceDolgorúkovpolitelyandfirmlypressinghishandsaidnothingtoBorísand,evidentlyunabletosuppressthethoughtswhichwereuppermostinhismindatthatmoment,addressedPrinceAndrewinFrench.

           “Ah,mydearfellow,whatabattlewehavegained!Godgrantthattheonethatwillresultfromitwillbeasvictorious!However,dearfellow,”hesaidabruptlyandeagerly,“ImustconfesstohavingbeenunjusttotheAustriansandespeciallytoWeyrother.Whatexactitude,whatminuteness,whatknowledgeofthelocality,whatforesightforeveryeventuality,everypossibilityeventothesmallestdetail!No,mydearfellow,noconditionsbetterthanourpresentonescouldhavebeendevised.

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