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"

On

the

contrary

,

"

he

said

,

in

a

querulous

and

angry

tone

that

contrasted

with

his

flattering

words

,

"

on

the

contrary

,

your

excellency

's

participation

in

the

common

action

is

highly

valued

by

His

Majesty

;

but

we

think

the

present

delay

is

depriving

the

splendid

Russian

troops

and

their

commander

of

the

laurels

they

have

been

accustomed

to

win

in

their

battles

,

"

he

concluded

his

evidently

prearranged

sentence

.

Kutúzov

bowed

with

the

same

smile

.

"

But

that

is

my

conviction

,

and

judging

by

the

last

letter

with

which

His

Highness

the

Archduke

Ferdinand

has

honored

me

,

I

imagine

that

the

Austrian

troops

,

under

the

direction

of

so

skillful

a

leader

as

General

Mack

,

have

by

now

already

gained

a

decisive

victory

and

no

longer

need

our

aid

,

"

said

Kutúzov

.

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The

general

frowned

.

Though

there

was

no

definite

news

of

an

Austrian

defeat

,

there

were

many

circumstances

confirming

the

unfavorable

rumors

that

were

afloat

,

and

so

Kutúzov

's

suggestion

of

an

Austrian

victory

sounded

much

like

irony

.

But

Kutúzov

went

on

blandly

smiling

with

the

same

expression

,

which

seemed

to

say

that

he

had

a

right

to

suppose

so

.

And

,

in

fact

,

the

last

letter

he

had

received

from

Mack

's

army

informed

him

of

a

victory

and

stated

strategically

the

position

of

the

army

was

very

favorable

.

"

Give

me

that

letter

,

"

said

Kutúzov

turning

to

Prince

Andrew

.

"

Please

have

a

look

at

it

"

--

and

Kutúzov

with

an

ironical

smile

about

the

corners

of

his

mouth

read

to

the

Austrian

general

the

following

passage

,

in

German

,

from

the

Archduke

Ferdinand

's

letter

:

We

have

fully

concentrated

forces

of

nearly

seventy

thousand

men

with

which

to

attack

and

defeat

the

enemy

should

he

cross

the

Lech

.

Also

,

as

we

are

masters

of

Ulm

,

we

can

not

be

deprived

of

the

advantage

of

commanding

both

sides

of

the

Danube

,

so

that

should

the

enemy

not

cross

the

Lech

,

we

can

cross

the

Danube

,

throw

ourselves

on

his

line

of

communications

,

recross

the

river

lower

down

,

and

frustrate

his

intention

should

he

try

to

direct

his

whole

force

against

our

faithful

ally

.

We

shall

therefore

confidently

await

the

moment

when

the

Imperial

Russian

army

will

be

fully

equipped

,

and

shall

then

,

in

conjunction

with

it

,

easily

find

a

way

to

prepare

for

the

enemy

the

fate

he

deserves

.

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Kutúzov

sighed

deeply

on

finishing

this

paragraph

and

looked

at

the

member

of

the

Hofkriegsrath

mildly

and

attentively

.

"

But

you

know

the

wise

maxim

your

excellency

,

advising

one

to

expect

the

worst

,

"

said

the

Austrian

general

,

evidently

wishing

to

have

done

with

jests

and

to

come

to

business

.

He

involuntarily

looked

round

at

the

aide-de-camp

.

"

Excuse

me

,

General

,

"

interrupted

Kutúzov

,

also

turning

to

Prince

Andrew

.

"

Look

here

,

my

dear

fellow

,

get

from

Kozlóvski

all

the

reports

from

our

scouts

.

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