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Prince Andrew began to reply and to state his own plan, which

might have been as good as Weyrother's, but for the disadvantage

that Weyrother's had already been approved. As soon as Prince

Andrew began to demonstrate the defects of the latter and the

merits of his own plan, Prince Dolgorukov ceased to listen to him

and gazed absent-mindedly not at the map, but at Prince Andrew's

face.

"There will be a council of war at Kutuzov's tonight, though; you

can say all this there," remarked Dolgorukov.

"I will do so," said Prince Andrew, moving away from the map.