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Chapter 15

           

           “Youknow,MichaelIlariónovich,wearenotontheEmpress’Fieldwhereaparadedoesnotbegintillallthetroopsareassembled,”saidtheTsarwithanotherglanceattheEmperorFrancis,asifinvitinghimifnottojoininatleasttolistentowhathewassaying.ButtheEmperorFranciscontinuedtolookabouthimanddidnotlisten.

           “ThatisjustwhyIdonotbegin,sire,”saidKutúzovinaresoundingvoice,apparentlytoprecludethepossibilityofnotbeingheard,andagainsomethinginhisfacetwitched—“ThatisjustwhyIdonotbegin,sire,becausewearenotonparadeandnotontheEmpress’Field,”saidheclearlyanddistinctly.

           IntheEmperor’ssuiteallexchangedrapidlooksthatexpresseddissatisfactionandreproach.“Oldthoughhemaybe,heshouldnot,hecertainlyshouldnot,speaklikethat,”theirglancesseemedtosay.

           TheTsarlookedintentlyandobservantlyintoKutúzov’seyewaitingtohearwhetherhewouldsayanythingmore.ButKutúzov,withrespectfullybowedhead,seemedalsotobewaiting.Thesilencelastedforaboutaminute.

           “However,ifyoucommandit,YourMajesty,”saidKutúzov,liftinghisheadandagainassuminghisformertoneofadull,unreasoning,butsubmissivegeneral.

           HetouchedhishorseandhavingcalledMilorádovich,thecommanderofthecolumn,gavehimtheordertoadvance.

           Thetroopsagainbegantomove,andtwobattalionsoftheNóvgorodandoneoftheÁpsheronregimentwentforwardpasttheEmperor.

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