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Chapter 12

           Inthelargedrawingroomwhichhadbecomethecommanderinchief’sofficeweregatheredKutúzovhimself,Weyrother,andthemembersofthecouncilofwar.Theyweredrinkingtea,andonlyawaitedPrinceBagratióntobeginthecouncil.AtlastBagratión’sorderlycamewiththenewsthattheprincecouldnotattend.PrinceAndrewcameintoinformthecommanderinchiefofthisand,availinghimselfofpermissionpreviouslygivenhimbyKutúzovtobepresentatthecouncil,heremainedintheroom.

           “SincePrinceBagratiónisnotcoming,wemaybegin,”saidWeyrother,hurriedlyrisingfromhisseatandgoinguptothetableonwhichanenormousmapoftheenvironsofBrünnwasspreadout.

           Kutúzov,withhisuniformunbuttonedsothathisfatneckbulgedoverhiscollarasifescaping,wassittingalmostasleepinalowchair,withhispodgyoldhandsrestingsymmetricallyonitsarms.AtthesoundofWeyrother’svoice,heopenedhisoneeyewithaneffort.

           “Yes,yes,ifyouplease!Itisalreadylate,”saidhe,andnoddinghisheadheletitdroopandagainclosedhiseye.

           IfatfirstthemembersofthecouncilthoughtthatKutúzovwaspretendingtosleep,thesoundshisnoseemittedduringthereadingthatfollowedprovedthatthecommanderinchiefatthatmomentwasabsorbedbyafarmoreseriousmatterthanadesiretoshowhiscontemptforthedispositionsoranythingelse—hewasengagedinsatisfyingtheirresistiblehumanneedforsleep.Hereallywasasleep.

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