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OnreceivingcommandofthearmiesKutuzovrememberedPrinceAndrewandsentanorderforhimtoreportatheadquarters。
PrinceAndrewarrivedatTsarevo—ZaymishcheontheverydayandattheveryhourthatKutuzovwasreviewingthetroopsforthefirsttime。Hestoppedinthevillageatthepriest’shouseinfrontofwhichstoodthecommanderinchief’scarriage，andhesatdownonthebenchatthegateawaitinghisSereneHighness，aseveryonenowcalledKutuzov。Fromthefieldbeyondthevillagecamenowsoundsofregimentalmusicandnowtheroarofmanyvoicesshouting\"Hurrah！\"tothenewcommanderinchief。Twoorderlies，acourierandamajor—domo，stoodnearby，sometenpacesfromPrinceAndrew，availingthemselvesofKutuzov’sabsenceandofthefineweather。Ashort，swarthylieutenantcolonelofhussarswiththickmustachesandwhiskersrodeuptothegateand，glancingatPrinceAndrew，inquiredwhetherhisSereneHighnesswasputtingupthereandwhetherhewouldsoonbeback。
PrinceAndrewrepliedthathewasnotonhisSereneHighness’