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Chapter 21

           

           “Whereareyouoffto?Stophere!”voiceswhisperedtoLázarevwhodidnotknowwheretogo.Lázarevstopped,castingasidelonglookathiscolonelinalarm.Hisfacetwitched,asoftenhappenstosoldierscalledbeforetheranks.

           Napoleonslightlyturnedhishead,andputhisplumplittlehandoutbehindhimasiftotakesomething.Themembersofhissuite,guessingatoncewhathewanted,movedaboutandwhisperedastheypassedsomethingfromonetoanother,andapage—thesameoneRostóvhadseenthepreviouseveningatBorís’—ranforwardand,bowingrespectfullyovertheoutstretchedhandandnotkeepingitwaitingamoment,laidinitanOrderonaredribbon.Napoleon,withoutlooking,pressedtwofingerstogetherandthebadgewasbetweenthem.ThenheapproachedLázarev(whorolledhiseyesandpersistentlygazedathisownmonarch),lookedroundattheEmperorAlexandertoimplythatwhathewasnowdoingwasdoneforthesakeofhisally,andthesmallwhitehandholdingtheOrdertouchedoneofLázarev’sbuttons.ItwasasifNapoleonknewthatitwasonlynecessaryforhishandtodeigntotouchthatsoldier’sbreastforthesoldiertobeforeverhappy,rewarded,anddistinguishedfromeveryoneelseintheworld.NapoleonmerelylaidthecrossonLázarev’sbreastand,droppinghishand,turnedtowardAlexanderasthoughsurethatthecrosswouldadherethere.Anditreallydid.

           Officioushands,RussianandFrench,immediatelyseizedthecrossandfastenedittotheuniform.

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