:43:02
You were lying
with a banner in your hand.
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Yes, sire.
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I thought you were dead!
:43:11
Well, well, here you are again.
I'm glad to see you.
:43:16
Now, Colonel, this letter,
what do you think it represents?
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It can only represent
the Czar's sincere wish to avoid war
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and to prevent the shedding
of both Russian and French blood.
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A praiseworthy aim,
and one in which I completely concur.
:43:35
However, what else
would you say was in this letter?
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Since you press me, sire,
for a personal opinion, I would say
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it is a request for the withdrawal
of your troops from our country.
:43:50
A personal opinion! That's how
the Czar told his messenger to put it.
:43:55
You personally say withdrawal, do you?
Say retreat!
:43:58
I'm a soldier and I use soldiers' words.
I am not a fool!
:44:03
I've been asked to put my head into
a noose while my enemies conspire!
:44:08
Sire, it is not my opinion when I say
the Czar is not your enemy
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and that he is not conspiring
against you.
:44:18
If you read his letter carefully...
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I will read the letter more carefully
:44:30
and send the Czar my answer later.
:44:34
Goodnight to you, Colonel.
:44:49
Gentlemen, tomorrow at dawn
we cross the Neman into Russia.
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We'll talk of peace... in Moscow!