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Staggeringamidthecrush，Pierrelookedabouthim。
"CountPeterKirilovich！Howdidyougethere？"saidavoice。
Pierrelookedround。BorisDrubetskoy，brushinghiskneeswithhishandhehadprobablysoiledthemwhenhe，too，hadkneltbeforetheicon，cameuptohimsmiling。Boriswaselegantlydressed，withaslightlymartialtouchappropriatetoacampaign。HeworealongcoatandlikeKutuzovhadawhipslungacrosshisshoulder。
MeanwhileKutuzovhadreachedthevillageandseatedhimselfintheshadeofthenearesthouse，onabenchwhichoneCossackhadruntofetchandanotherhadhastilycoveredwitharug。Animmenseandbrilliantsuitesurroundedhim。
Theiconwascarriedfurther，accompaniedbythethrong。PierrestoppedsomethirtypacesfromKutuzov，talkingtoBoris。
Heexplainedhiswishtobepresentatthebattleandtoseetheposition。
"Thisiswhatyoumustdo，"saidBoris。"Iwilldothehonorsofthecamptoyou。YouwillseeeverythingbestfromwhereCountBennigsenwillbe。Iaminattendanceonhim，youknow；I’llmentionittohim。Butifyouwanttorideroundtheposition，comealongwithus。
Wearejustgoingtotheleftflank。Thenwhenwegetback，dospendthenightwithmeandwe’llarrangeagameofcards。OfcourseyouknowDmitriSergeevich？Thosearehisquarters，"andhepointedtothethirdhouseinthevillageofGorki。
"ButIshouldliketoseetherightflank。Theysayit’sverystrong，"saidPierre。"IshouldliketostartfromtheMoskvaRiverandrideroundthewholeposition。"
"Well，youcandothatlater，butthechiefthingistheleftflank。"
"Yes，yes。ButwhereisPrinceBolkonski’sregiment？Canyoupointitouttome？"
"PrinceAndrew’s？WeshallpassitandI’lltakeyoutohim。"
Whatabouttheleftflank？"askedPierre"Totellyouthetruth，betweenourselves，Godonlyknowswhatstateourleftflankisin，"saidBorisconfidentiallyloweringhisvoice。
"ItisnotatallwhatCountBennigsenintended。Hemeanttofortifythatknollquitedifferently，but……"Borisshruggedhisshoulders，"hisSereneHighnesswouldnothaveit，orsomeonepersuadedhim。
Yousee……"butBorisdidnotfinish，foratthatmomentKaysarov，Kutuzov’sadjutant，cameuptoPierre。"Ah，Kaysarov！"saidBoris，addressinghimwithanunembarrassedsmile，"Iwasjusttryingtoexplainourpositiontothecount。ItisamazinghowhisSereneHighnesscouldsotheintentionsoftheFrench！"
"Youmeantheleftflank？"askedKaysarov。
"Yes，exactly；theleftflankisnowextremelystrong。"
ThoughKutuzovhaddismissedallunnecessarymenfromthestaff，Borishadcontrivedtoremainatheadquartersafterthechanges。HehadestablishedhimselfwithCountBennigsen，who，likeallonwhomBorishadbeeninattendance，consideredyoungPrinceDrubetskoyaninvaluableman。
Inthehighercommandthereweretwosharplydefinedparties：
Kutuzov’spartyandthatofBennigsen，thechiefofstaff。Borisbelongedtothelatterandnooneelse，whileshowingservilerespecttoKutuzov，couldsocreateanimpressionthattheoldfellowwasnotmuchgoodandthatBennigsenmanagedeverything。NowthedecisivemomentofbattlehadcomewhenKutuzovwouldbedestroyedandthepowerpasstoBennigsen，orevenifKutuzovwonthebattleitwouldbefeltthateverythingwasdonebyBennigsen。Inanycasemanygreatrewardswouldhavetobegivenfortomorrow’saction，andnewmenwouldcometothefront。SoBoriswasfullofnervousvivacityallday。
AfterKaysarov，otherswhomPierreknewcameuptohim，andhehadnottimetoreplytoallthequestionsaboutMoscowthatwereshowereduponhim，ortolistentoallthatwastoldhim。Thefacesallexpressedanimationandapprehension，butitseemedtoPierrethatthecauseoftheexcitementshowninsomeofthesefaceslaychieflyinquestionsofpersonalsuccess；hismind，however，wasoccupiedbythedifferentexpressionhesawonotherfaces—anexpressionthatspokenotofpersonalmattersbutoftheuniversalquestionsoflifeanddeath。KutuzovnoticedPierre’sfigureandthegroupgatheredroundhim。
"Callhimtome，"saidKutuzov。
AnadjutanttoldPierreofhisSereneHighness’wish，andPierrewenttowardKutuzov’sbench。Butamilitiamangottherebeforehim。ItwasDolokhov。
"Howdidthatfellowgethere？"askedPierre。
"He’sacreaturethatwrigglesinanywhere！"wastheanswer。"Hehasbeendegraded，youknow。Nowhewantstobobupagain。He’sbeenproposingsomeschemeorotherandhascrawledintotheenemy’spicketlineatnight……He’sabravefellow。"
PierretookoffhishatandbowedrespectfullytoKutuzov。
"IconcludedthatifIreportedtoyourSereneHighnessyoumightsendmeawayorsaythatyouknewwhatIwasreporting，butthenI
shouldn’tloseanything……"Dolokhovwassaying。
"Yes，yes。"
"ButifIwereright，IshouldberenderingaservicetomyFatherlandforwhichIamreadytodie。"
"Yes，yes。"
"AndshouldyourSereneHighnessrequireamanwhowillnotsparehisskin，pleasethinkofme……PerhapsImayproveusefultoyourSereneHighness。"
"Yes……Yes……"Kutuzovrepeated，hislaughingeyenarrowingmoreandmoreashelookedatPierre。
JustthenBoris，withhiscourtierlikeadroitness，steppeduptoPierre’ssidenearKutuzovandinamostnaturalmanner，withoutraisinghisvoice，saidtoPierre，asthoughcontinuinganinterruptedconversation：
"Themilitiahaveputoncleanwhiteshirtstobereadytodie。Whatheroism，Count！"
BorisevidentlysaidthistoPierreinordertobeoverheardbyhisSereneHighness。HeknewKutuzov’sattentionwouldbecaughtbythosewords，andsoitwas。
"Whatareyousayingaboutthemilitia？"heaskedBoris。
"Preparingfortomorrow，yourSereneHighness—fordeath—theyhaveputoncleanshirts。"
"Ah……awonderful，amatchlesspeople！"saidKutuzov；andheclosedhiseyesandswayedhishead。"Amatchlesspeople！"herepeatedwithasigh。
"Soyouwanttosmellgunpowder？"hesaidtoPierre。"Yes，it’sapleasantsmell。Ihavethehonortobeoneofyourwife’sadorers。
Isshewell？Myquartersareatyourservice。"
Andasoftenhappenswitholdpeople，Kutuzovbeganlookingaboutabsent—mindedlyasifforgettingallhewantedtosayordo。
Then，evidentlyrememberingwhathewanted，hebeckonedtoAndrewKaysarov，hisadjutant’sbrother。
"Thoseverses……thoseversesofMarin’s……howdotheygo，eh？
ThosehewroteaboutGerakov：’Lecturesforthecorpsinditing’……
Recitethem，recitethem！"saidhe，evidentlypreparingtolaugh。
Kaysarovrecited……Kutuzovsmilinglynoddedhisheadtotherhythmoftheverses。
WhenPierrehadleftKutuzov，Dolokhovcameuptohimandtookhishand。
"Iamverygladtomeetyouhere，Count，"hesaidaloud，regardlessofthepresenceofstrangersandinaparticularlyresoluteandsolemntone。"OntheeveofadaywhenGodaloneknowswhoofusisfatedtosurvive，IamgladofthisopportunitytotellyouthatIregretthemisunderstandingsthatoccurredbetweenusandshouldwishyounottohaveanyillfeelingforme。Ibegyoutoforgiveme。"
PierrelookedatDolokhovwithasmile，notknowingwhattosaytohim。WithtearsinhiseyesDolokhovembracedPierreandkissedhim。
Borissaidafewwordstohisgeneral，andCountBennigsenturnedtoPierreandproposedthatheshouldridewithhimalongtheline。
"Itwillinterestyou，"saidhe。
"Yes，verymuch，"repliedPierre。
HalfanhourlaterKutuzovleftforTatarinova，andBennigsenandhissuite，withPierreamongthem，setoutontheirridealongtheline。
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FromGorki，Bennigsendescendedthehighroadtothebridgewhich，whentheyhadlookeditfromthehill，theofficerhadpointedoutasbeingthecenterofourpositionandwhererowsoffragrantnew—mownhaylaybytheriverside。TheyrodeacrossthatbridgeintothevillageofBorodinoandthenceturnedtotheleft，passinganenormousnumberoftroopsandguns，andcametoahighknollwheremilitiamenweredigging。Thiswastheredoubt，asyetunnamed，whichafterwardsbecameknownastheRaevskiRedoubt，ortheKnollBattery，butPierrepaidnospecialattentiontoit。HedidnotknowthatitwouldbecomemorememorabletohimthananyotherspotontheplainofBorodino。
TheythencrossedthehollowtoSemenovsk，wherethesoldiersweredraggingawaythelastlogsfromthehutsandbarns。Thentheyrodedownhillanduphill，acrossaryefieldtroddenandbeatendownasifbyhail，followingatrackfreshlymadebytheartilleryoverthefurrowsoftheplowedland，andreachedsomefleches*whichwerestillbeingdug。
*Akindofentrenchment。
AttheflechesBennigsenstoppedandbeganlookingattheShevardinoRedoubtopposite，whichhadbeenoursthedaybeforeandwhereseveralhorsemencouldbedescried。TheofficerssaidthateitherNapoleonorMuratwasthere，andtheyallgazedeagerlyatthislittlegroupofhorsemen。Pierrealsolookedatthem，tryingtoguesswhichofthescarcelydiscerniblefigureswasNapoleon。Atlastthosemountedmenrodeawayfromthemoundanddisappeared。
Bennigsenspoketoageneralwhoapproachedhim，andbeganexplainingthewholepositionofourtroops。Pierrelistenedtohim，strainingeachfacultytounderstandtheessentialpointsoftheimpendingbattle，butwasmortifiedtofeelthathismentalcapacitywasinadequateforthetask。Hecouldmakenothingofit。Bennigsenstoppedspeakingand，noticingthatPierrewaslistening，suddenlysaidtohim：
"Idon’tthinkthisinterestsyou？"
"Onthecontraryit’sveryinteresting！"repliedPierrenotquitetruthfully。
Fromtheflechestheyrodestillfarthertotheleft，alongaroadwindingthroughathick，low—growingbirchwood。Inthemiddleofthewoodabrownharewithwhitefeetsprangoutand，scaredbythetrampofthemanyhorses，grewsoconfusedthatitleapedalongtheroadinfrontofthemforsometime，arousinggeneralattentionandlaughter，andonlywhenseveralvoicesshoutedatitdiditdarttoonesideanddisappearinthethicket。AftergoingthroughthewoodforaboutamileandahalftheycameoutonagladewheretroopsofTuchkov’scorpswerestationedtodefendtheleftflank。
Here，attheextremeleftflank，Bennigsentalkedagreatdealandwithmuchheat，and，asitseemedtoPierre，gaveordersofgreatmilitaryimportance。InfrontofTuchkov’stroopswassomehighgroundnotoccupiedbytroops。Bennigsenloudlycriticizedthismistake，sayingthatitwasmadnesstoleaveaheightwhichcommandedthecountryaroundunoccupiedandtoplacetroopsbelowit。Someofthegeneralsexpressedthesameopinion。Oneinparticulardeclaredwithmartialheatthattheywereputtheretobeslaughtered。Bennigsenonhisownauthorityorderedthetroopstooccupythehighground。
ThisdispositionontheleftflankincreasedPierre’sdoubtofhisowncapacitytounderstandmilitarymatters。ListeningtoBennigsenandthegeneralscriticizingthepositionofthetroopsbehindthehill，hequiteunderstoodthemandsharedtheiropinion，butforthatveryreasonhecouldnotunderstandhowthemanwhoputthemtherebehindthehillcouldhavemadesogrossandpalpableablunder。
Pierredidnotknowthatthesetroopswerenot，asBennigsensupposed，puttheretodefendtheposition，butwereinaconcealedpositionasanambush，thattheyshouldnotbeseenandmightbeabletostrikeanapproachingenemyunexpectedly。Bennigsendidnotknowthisandmovedthetroopsforwardaccordingtohisownideaswithoutmentioningthemattertothecommanderinchief。
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OnthatbrighteveningofAugust25，PrinceAndrewlayleaningonhiselbowinabroken—downshedinthevillageofKnyazkovoatthefurtherendofhisregiment’sencampment。Throughagapinthebrokenwallhecouldsee，besidethewoodenfence，arowofthirtyyear—oldbircheswiththeirlowerbranchesloppedoff，afieldonwhichshocksofoatswerestanding，andsomebushesnearwhichrosethesmokeofcampfires—thesoldiers’kitchens。
Narrowandburdensomeanduselesstoanyoneashislifenowseemedtohim，PrinceAndrewontheeveofbattlefeltagitatedandirritableashehaddonesevenyearsbeforeatAusterlitz。
Hehadreceivedandgiventheordersfornextday’sbattleandhadnothingmoretodo。Buthisthoughts—thesimplest，clearest，andthereforemostterriblethoughts—wouldgivehimnopeace。Heknewthattomorrow’sbattlewouldbethemostterribleofallhehadtakenpartin，andforthefirsttimeinhislifethepossibilityofdeathpresenteditselftohim—notinrelationtoanyworldlymatterorwithreferencetoitseffectonothers，butsimplyinrelationtohimself，tohisownsoul—vividly，plainly，terribly，andalmostasacertainty。Andfromtheheightofthisperceptionallthathadpreviouslytormentedandpreoccupiedhimsuddenlybecameilluminedbyacoldwhitelightwithoutshadows，withoutperspective，withoutdistinctionofoutline。Alllifeappearedtohimlikemagic—lanternpicturesatwhichhehadlongbeengazingbyartificiallightthroughaglass。Nowhesuddenlysawthosebadlydaubedpicturesincleardaylightandwithoutaglass。"Yes，yes！Theretheyare，thosefalseimagesthatagitated，enraptured，andtormentedme，"saidhetohimself，passinginreviewtheprincipalpicturesofthemagiclanternoflifeandregardingthemnowinthecoldwhitedaylightofhisclearperceptionofdeath。"Theretheyare，thoserudelypaintedfiguresthatonceseemedsplendidandmysterious。Glory，thegoodofsociety，loveofawoman，theFatherlanditself—howimportantthesepicturesappearedtome，withwhatprofoundmeaningtheyseemedtobefilled！Anditisallsosimple，pale，andcrudeinthecoldwhitelightofthismorningwhichIfeelisdawningforme。"Thethreegreatsorrowsofhislifeheldhisattentioninparticular：hisloveforawoman，hisfather’sdeath，andtheFrenchinvasionwhichhadoverrunhalfRussia。"Love……thatlittlegirlwhoseemedtomebrimmingoverwithmysticforces！Yes，indeed，Ilovedher。Imaderomanticplansofloveandhappinesswithher！Oh，whataboyI
was！"hesaidaloudbitterly。"Ahme！Ibelievedinsomeideallovewhichwastokeepherfaithfultomeforthewholeyearofmyabsence！
Likethegentledoveinthefableshewastopineapartfromme……
Butitwasmuchsimplerreally……Itwasallverysimpleandhorrible。"
"WhenmyfatherbuiltBaldHillshethoughttheplacewashis：hisland，hisair，hispeasants。ButNapoleoncameandswepthimaside，unconsciousofhisexistence，ashemightbrushachipfromhispath，andhisBaldHillsandhiswholelifefelltopieces。PrincessMarysaysitisatrialsentfromabove。Whatisthetrialfor，whenheisnothereandwillneverreturn？Heisnothere！Forwhomthenisthetrialintended？TheFatherland，thedestructionofMoscow！AndtomorrowIshallbekilled，perhapsnotevenbyaFrenchmanbutbyoneofourownmen，byasoldierdischargingamusketclosetomyearasoneofthemdidyesterday，andtheFrenchwillcomeandtakemebyheadandheelsandflingmeintoaholethatImaynotstinkundertheirnoses，andnewconditionsoflifewillarise，whichwillseemquiteordinarytoothersandaboutwhichIshallknownothing。Ishallnotexist……"
Helookedattherowofbirchesshininginthesunshine，withtheirmotionlessgreenandyellowfoliageandwhitebark。"Todie……
tobekilledtomorrow……ThatIshouldnotexist……Thatallthisshouldstillbe，butnome……"
Andthebircheswiththeirlightandshade，thecurlyclouds，thesmokeofthecampfires，andallthatwasaroundhimchangedandseemedterribleandmenacing。Acoldshiverrandownhisspine。Herosequickly，wentoutoftheshed，andbegantowalkabout。
Afterhehadreturned，voiceswereheardoutsidetheshed。"Who’sthat？"hecried。
Thered—nosedCaptainTimokhin，formerlyDolokhov’ssquadroncommander，butnowfromlackofofficersabattalioncommander，shylyenteredtheshedfollowedbyanadjutantandtheregimentalpaymaster。
PrinceAndrewrosehastily，listenedtothebusinesstheyhadcomeabout，gavethemsomefurtherinstructions，andwasabouttodismissthemwhenheheardafamiliar，lisping，voicebehindtheshed。
"Deviltakeit！"saidthevoiceofamanstumblingoversomething。
PrinceAndrewlookedoutoftheshedandsawPierre，whohadtrippedoverapoleonthegroundandhadnearlyfallen，cominghisway。ItwasunpleasanttoPrinceAndrewtomeetpeopleofhisownsetingeneral，andPierreespecially，forheremindedhimofallthepainfulmomentsofhislastvisittoMoscow。
"You？Whatasurprise！"saidhe。"Whatbringsyouhere？Thisisunexpected！"
Ashesaidthishiseyesandfaceexpressedmorethancoldness—theyexpressedhostility，whichPierrenoticedatonce。Hehadapproachedtheshedfullofanimation，butonseeingPrinceAndrew’sfacehefeltconstrainedandillatease。
"Ihavecome……simply……youknow……come……itinterestsme，"saidPierre，whohadsooftenthatdaysenselesslyrepeatedthatword"interesting。""Iwishtoseethebattle。"
"Ohyes，andwhatdotheMasonicbrotherssayaboutwar？Howwouldtheystopit？"saidPrinceAndrewsarcastically。"Well，andhow’sMoscow？Andmypeople？HavetheyreachedMoscowatlast？"heaskedseriously。
"Yes，theyhave。JulieDrubetskayatoldmeso。Iwenttoseethem，butmissedthem。TheyhavegonetoyourestatenearMoscow。"
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Theofficerswereabouttotakeleave，butPrinceAndrew，apparentlyreluctanttobeleftalonewithhisfriend，askedthemtostayandhavetea。Seatswerebroughtinandsowasthetea。TheofficersgazedwithsurpriseatPierre’shugestoutfigureandlistenedtohistalkofMoscowandthepositionofourarmy，roundwhichhehadridden。
PrinceAndrewremainedsilent，andhisexpressionwassoforbiddingthatPierreaddressedhisremarkschieflytothegood—naturedbattalioncommander。
"Soyouunderstandthewholepositionofourtroops？"PrinceAndrewinterruptedhim。
"Yes—thatis，howdoyoumean？"saidPierre。"NotbeingamilitarymanIcan’tsayIhaveunderstooditfully，butI
understandthegeneralposition。"
"Well，then，youknowmorethananyoneelse，beitwhoitmay，"saidPrinceAndrew。
"Oh！"saidPierre，lookingoverhisspectaclesinperplexityatPrinceAndrew。"Well，andwhatdothinkofKutuzov’sappointment？"
heasked。
"Iwasverygladofhisappointment，that’sallIknow，"repliedPrinceAndrew。
"AndtellmeyouropinionofBarclaydeTolly。InMoscowtheyaresayingheavenknowswhatabouthim……Whatdoyouthinkofhim？"
"Askthem，"repliedPrinceAndrew，indicatingtheofficers。
PierrelookedatTimokhinwiththecondescendinglyinterrogativesmilewithwhicheverybodyinvoluntarilyaddressedthatofficer。
"Weseelightagain，sincehisSerenityhasbeenappointed，yourexcellency，"saidTimokhintimidly，andcontinuallyturningtoglanceathiscolonel。
"Whyso？"askedPierre。
"Well，tomentiononlyfirewoodandfodder，letmeinformyou。
Why，whenwewereretreatingfromSventsyaniwedarenottouchastickorawispofhayoranything。Yousee，weweregoingaway，sohewouldgetitall；wasn’titso，yourexcellency？"andagainTimokhinturnedtotheprince。"Butwedaren’t。Inourregimenttwoofficerswerecourt—martialedforthatkindofthing。ButwhenhisSerenitytookcommandeverythingbecamestraightforward。Nowweseelight……"
"Thenwhywasitforbidden？"
Timokhinlookedaboutinconfusion，notknowingwhatorhowtoanswersuchaquestion。PierreputthesamequestiontoPrinceAndrew。
"Why，soasnottolaywastethecountrywewereabandoningtotheenemy，"saidPrinceAndrewwithvenomousirony。"Itisverysound：onecan’tpermitthelandtobepillagedandaccustomthetroopstomarauding。AtSmolensktoohejudgedcorrectlythattheFrenchmightoutflankus，astheyhadlargerforces。Buthecouldnotunderstandthis，"criedPrinceAndrewinashrillvoicethatseemedtoescapehiminvoluntarily："hecouldnotunderstandthatthere，forthefirsttime，wewerefightingforRussiansoil，andthattherewasaspiritinthemensuchasIhadneverseenbefore，thatwehadheldtheFrenchfortwodays，andthatthatsuccesshadincreasedourstrengthtenfold。Heorderedustoretreat，andalloureffortsandlosseswentfornothing。Hehadnothoughtofbetrayingus，hetriedtodothebesthecould，hethoughtouteverything，andthatiswhyheisunsuitable。Heisunsuitablenow，justbecauseheplansouteverythingverythoroughlyandaccuratelyaseveryGermanhasto。
HowcanIexplain？……Well，sayyourfatherhasaGermanvalet，andheisasplendidvaletandsatisfiesyourfather’srequirementsbetterthanyoucould，thenit’sallrighttolethimserve。Butifyourfatherismortallysickyou’llsendthevaletawayandattendtoyourfatherwithyourownunpracticed，awkwardhands，andwillsoothehimbetterthanaskilledmanwhoisastrangercould。SoithasbeenwithBarclay。WhileRussiawaswell，aforeignercouldserveherandbeasplendidminister；butassoonassheisindangersheneedsoneofherownkin。ButinyourClubtheyhavebeenmakinghimoutatraitor！Theyslanderhimasatraitor，andtheonlyresultwillbethatafterwards，ashamedoftheirfalseaccusations，theywillmakehimoutaheroorageniusinsteadofatraitor，andthatwillbestillmoreunjust。HeisanhonestandverypunctiliousGerman。"
"Andtheysayhe’saskillfulcommander，"rejoinedPierre。
"Idon’tunderstandwhatismeantby’askillfulcommander，’"
repliedPrinceAndrewironically。
"Askillfulcommander？"repliedPierre。"Why，onewhoforeseesallcontingencies……andforeseestheadversary’sintentions。"
"Butthat’simpossible，"saidPrinceAndrewasifitwereamattersettledlongago。
Pierrelookedathiminsurprise。
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