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Military friend of Andrei Bolkonsky

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Feb 22, 2024
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BOOK ONE

Book One, Part Three

Chapter 9

Prince Dolgorukov has just come out of the council of war victorious, pushing for an early engagement. The voices of caution and delay have been silenced. “This combination of Austrian precision with Russian valour-what more could be wished for?” He would like to help Boris, but their conversation is prematurely cut short.

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