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And so it was decided to send the letters and money by the Grand

Duke's courier to Boris and Boris was to forward them to

Nicholas. The letters were from the old count, the countess,

Petya, Vera, Natasha, and Sonya, and finally there were six

thousand rubles for his outfit and various other things the old

count sent to his son.

CHAPTER VII

On the twelfth of November, Kutuzov's active army, in camp before

Olmutz, was preparing to be reviewed next day by the two

Emperors-the Russian and the Austrian. The Guards, just arrived

from Russia, spent the night ten miles from Olmutz and next

morning were to come straight to the review, reaching the field

at Olmutz by ten o'clock.