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Chapter 11

           

           “Well,howd’youdo,mydearfellow?”saidDolgorúkov,whowassittingatteawithBilíbin.“Thefeteisfortomorrow.Howisyouroldfellow?Outofsorts?”

           “Iwon’tsayheisoutofsorts,butIfancyhewouldliketobeheard.”

           “Buttheyheardhimatthecouncilofwarandwillhearhimwhenhetalkssense,buttotemporizeandwaitforsomethingnowwhenBonapartefearsnothingsomuchasageneralbattleisimpossible.”

           “Yes,youhaveseenhim?”saidPrinceAndrew.“Well,whatisBonapartelike?Howdidheimpressyou?”

           “Yes,Isawhim,andamconvincedthathefearsnothingsomuchasageneralengagement,”repeatedDolgorúkov,evidentlyprizingthisgeneralconclusionwhichhehadarrivedatfromhisinterviewwithNapoleon.“Ifheweren’tafraidofabattlewhydidheaskforthatinterview?Whynegotiate,andaboveallwhyretreat,whentoretreatissocontrarytohismethodofconductingwar?Believeme,heisafraid,afraidofageneralbattle.Hishourhascome!Markmywords!”

           “Buttellme,whatishelike,eh?”saidPrinceAndrewagain.

           “Heisamaninagrayovercoat,veryanxiousthatIshouldcallhim‘YourMajesty,’butwho,tohischagrin,gotnotitlefromme!That’sthesortofmanheis,andnothingmore,”repliedDolgorúkov,lookingroundatBilíbinwithasmile.

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