Chance, millionsofchances, givehimpower, , whosubmittohim; chanceformsthecharacterofPaulIofRussiawhorecognizeshisgovernment; 'Enghieninhishandsandunexpectedlycauseshimtokillhim—therebyconvincingthemobmoreforciblythaninanyotherwaythathehadtheright, (whichwouldinevitablyhaveruinedhim) henevercarriesoutthatintention, butunexpectedlyfallsuponMackandtheAustrians, ; andbychanceallmen, notonlytheFrenchbutallEurope—exceptEnglandwhichdoesnottakepartintheeventsabouttohappen—despitetheirformerhorroranddetestationofhiscrimes, nowrecognizehisauthority, thetitlehehasgivenhimself, andhisidealofgrandeurandglory, whichseemsexcellentandreasonabletothemall.
Asifmeasuringthemselvesandpreparingforthecomingmovement, thewesternforcespushtowardtheeastseveraltimesin1805, 1806, 1807, and1809, 'smercy; theEmperorofAustriaconsidersitafavorthatthismanreceivesadaughteroftheCaesarsintohisbed; thePope, theguardianofallthatthenationsholdsacred, , , nocrimeorpettyfraudhecommits, , butsoarehisancestors, hisbrothers, hisstepsons, .
Theinvasionpusheseastwardandreachesitsfinalgoal—; , aninnumerablesequenceofinversechancesoccur—fromthecoldinhisheadatBorodinotothesparkswhichsetMoscowonfire, andthefrosts—andinsteadofgenius, stupidityandimmeasurablebasenessbecomeevident.
Theinvadersflee, turnback, fleeagain, andallthechancesarenownotforNapoleonbutalwaysagainsthim.
—similartothecontrarymovementsof1805, 1807, and1809—precedethegreatwestwardmovement; thereisthesamecoalescenceintoagroupofenormousdimensions; thesameadhesionofthepeopleofCentralEuropetothemovement; thesamehesitationmidway, andthesameincreasingrapidityasthegoalisapproached.
Paris, theultimategoal, ; allhisactionsareevidentlypitifulandmean, , hiscrimesandhiscraftexposed, heshouldhaveappearedtothemwhatheappearedtenyearspreviouslyandoneyearlater—' sailfromFrance, whichforsomereasonispresentedtohimashisdominion, andguardsaregiventohimandmillionsofmoneyarepaidhim.
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