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Updated: May 1, 2025
The old prince seemed convinced not only that all the men of the day were mere babies who did not know the A B C of war or of politics, and that Bonaparte was an insignificant little Frenchy, successful only because there were no longer any Potemkins or Suvorovs left to oppose him; but he was also convinced that there were no political difficulties in Europe and no real war, but only a sort of puppet show at which the men of the day were playing, pretending to do something real.
The German, Pahlen, has been sent to New York in America, to fetch the Frenchman, Moreau," he said, alluding to the invitation made that year to Moreau to enter the Russian service.... "Wonderful!... Were the Potemkins, Suvorovs, and Orlovs Germans? No, lad, either you fellows have all lost your wits, or I have outlived mine. May God help you, but we'll see what will happen.
"Cela nous convient a merveille.* Suvorov now he knew what he was about; yet they beat him a plate couture,* and where are we to find Suvorovs now? Je vous demande un peu,"* said he, continually changing from French to Russian. *Do you know the proverb? * That suits us down to the ground. * Hollow. * I just ask you that.
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