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"
And
yet
what
a
splendid
reign
your
master
might
have
had
!
"
Balashëv
,
feeling
it
incumbent
on
him
to
reply
,
said
that
from
the
Russian
side
things
did
not
appear
in
so
gloomy
a
light
.
Napoleon
was
silent
,
still
looking
derisively
at
him
and
evidently
not
listening
to
him
.
Balashëv
said
that
in
Russia
the
best
results
were
expected
from
the
war
.
Napoleon
nodded
condescendingly
,
as
if
to
say
,
"
I
know
it
's
your
duty
to
say
that
,
but
you
do
n't
believe
it
yourself
.
I
have
convinced
you
.
"
When
Balashëv
had
ended
,
Napoleon
again
took
out
his
snuffbox
,
sniffed
at
it
,
and
stamped
his
foot
twice
on
the
floor
as
a
signal
.
The
door
opened
,
a
gentleman-in-waiting
,
bending
respectfully
,
handed
the
Emperor
his
hat
and
gloves
;
another
brought
him
a
pocket
handkerchief
.
Napoleon
,
without
giving
them
a
glance
,
turned
to
Balashëv
:
"
Assure
the
Emperor
Alexander
from
me
,
"
said
he
,
taking
his
hat
,
"
that
I
am
as
devoted
to
him
as
before
:
I
know
him
thoroughly
and
very
highly
esteem
his
lofty
qualities
.
I
will
detain
you
no
longer
,
General
;
you
shall
receive
my
letter
to
the
Emperor
.
"
And
Napoleon
went
quickly
to
the
door
.
Everyone
in
the
reception
room
rushed
forward
and
descended
the
staircase
.
After
all
that
Napoleon
had
said
to
him
--
those
bursts
of
anger
and
the
last
dryly
spoken
words
:
"
I
will
detain
you
no
longer
,
General
;
you
shall
receive
my
letter
,
"
Balashëv
felt
convinced
that
Napoleon
would
not
wish
to
see
him
,
and
would
even
avoid
another
meeting
with
him
--
an
insulted
envoy
--
especially
as
he
had
witnessed
his
unseemly
anger
.
But
,
to
his
surprise
,
Balashëv
received
,
through
Duroc
,
an
invitation
to
dine
with
the
Emperor
that
day
.
Bessières
,
Caulaincourt
,
and
Berthier
were
present
at
that
dinner
.
Napoleon
met
Balashëv
cheerfully
and
amiably
.
He
not
only
showed
no
sign
of
constraint
or
self-reproach
on
account
of
his
outburst
that
morning
,
but
,
on
the
contrary
,
tried
to
reassure
Balashëv
.
It
was
evident
that
he
had
long
been
convinced
that
it
was
impossible
for
him
to
make
a
mistake
,
and
that
in
his
perception
whatever
he
did
was
right
,
not
because
it
harmonized
with
any
idea
of
right
and
wrong
,
but
because
he
did
it
.
The
Emperor
was
in
very
good
spirits
after
his
ride
through
Vílna
,
where
crowds
of
people
had
rapturously
greeted
and
followed
him
.
From
all
the
windows
of
the
streets
through
which
he
rode
,
rugs
,
flags
,
and
his
monogram
were
displayed
,
and
the
Polish
ladies
,
welcoming
him
,
waved
their
handkerchiefs
to
him
.
At
dinner
,
having
placed
Balashëv
beside
him
,
Napoleon
not
only
treated
him
amiably
but
behaved
as
if
Balashëv
were
one
of
his
own
courtiers
,
one
of
those
who
sympathized
with
his
plans
and
ought
to
rejoice
at
his
success
.
