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The day after the review, Boris, in his best uniform and with his

comrade Berg's best wishes for success, rode to Olmutz to see

Bolkonski, wishing to profit by his friendliness and obtain for

himself the best post he could-preferably that of adjutant to

some important personage, a position in the army which seemed to

him most attractive. "It is all very well for Rostov, whose

father sends him ten thousand rubles at a time, to talk about not

wishing to cringe to anybody and not be anyone's lackey, but I

who have nothing but my brains have to make a career and must not

miss opportunities, but must avail myself of them!" he reflected.

He did not find Prince Andrew in Olmutz that day, but the

appearance of the town where the headquarters and the diplomatic

corps were stationed and the two Emperors were living with their

suites, households, and courts only strengthened his desire to

belong to that higher world.