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"Despite my great respect for old Kutuzov," he continued, "we

should be a nice set of fellows if we were to wait about and so

give him a chance to escape, or to trick us, now that we

certainly have him in our hands! No, we mustn't forget Suvorov

and his rule-not to put yourself in a position to be attacked,

but yourself to attack. Believe me in war the energy of young men

often shows the way better than all the experience of old

Cunctators."

"But in what position are we going to attack him? I have been at

the outposts today and it is impossible to say where his chief

forces are situated," said Prince Andrew.

He wished to explain to Dolgorukov a plan of attack he had

himself formed.

"Oh, that is all the same," Dolgorukov said quickly, and getting

up he spread a map on the table. "All eventualities have been

foreseen. If he is standing before Brunn..."

And Prince Dolgorukov rapidly but indistinctly explained

Weyrother's plan of a flanking movement.