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  • Bennigsen stopped speaking and, noticing that Pierre was listening, suddenly said to him:

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  • As a result of the hostility between Kutuzov and Bennigsen, his

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  • Coming out of the hut into the damp, dark night Konovnitsyn frowned — partly from an increased pain in his head and partly at the unpleasant thought that occurred to him, of how all that nest of influential men on the staff would be stirred up by this news, especially Bennigsen, who ever since Tarutino had been at daggers drawn with Kutuzov; and how they would make suggestions, quarrel, issue orders, and rescind them.

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  • Bennigsen suddenly reddened and paced angrily up and down the room.

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  • In the midst of the conversation she noticed “Granddad” give Bennigsen a quick, subtle glance, and then to her joys he saw that

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  • At the fleches Bennigsen stopped and began looking at the

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  • From Gorki, Bennigsen descended the highroad to the bridge which, when they had looked it from the hill, the officer had pointed out as being the center of our position and where rows of fragrant new-mown hay lay by the riverside.

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  • Half an hour later Kutuzov left for Tatarinova, and Bennigsen and his suite, with Pierre among them, set out on their ride along the line.

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  • It seemed to her that it was only a personal struggle between “Granddad” and “Long-coat” as she termed Bennigsen.

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  • Bennigsen spoke to a general who approached him, and began explaining the whole position of our troops.

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