gestures and words others in moody silence listen i pray you gathered here i tell you frankly that i know not why your master wages this wild war with me i know not what he seeks by such injustice unless to give me practice in my that of a soldier � i was i deemed he my craft might dip from me let him now own me still a therein permit me your imperial majesty to speak one word in answer which is this no war was wished for by my emperor russia constrained him to it i h � � � the napoleon if that be you are no more a european power � i would point out to him that my resources are not confined to these my here my prisoners of war in route for france will see some marks of my resources there two hundred thousand right fit will join my standards at a single nod and in six weeks prove soldiers to the bone s can scarce become sound warriors in long years but i want nothing on this continent the english only are my enemies ships colonies and commerce i desire yea to advantage you as me let me then charge your emperor my brother to turn his feet the shortest way to peace � all states must have an end the weak the strong ay even may fall the of i the past and laying down of arms by the army continues with monotonous regularity as if it would never end napoleon in a murmur after a while well what cares england i she has won her game i have to threaten her from the act iy her gold it is that forms the of this fair of armies here likewise of russia s drawing steadily nigh but they may see what these see by and by spirit of the years so let him speak the we clearly sight him moved like a figure on a lantern slide which much amazing eyes the all crystal pane but whither the wills spirit and ye t my friend the will itself might smile at this of s men at so done even in your the of the slide might smile at his own art chorus of the years music no ah no i it is as snow � within the great these painted shapes awaken a lesser thrill than doth the gentle lave of yonder bank by s wandering wave within the heights that give it flow i scene vi the spirit of the but o the intolerable of making feel spirit logic s in that it does not i must own quite play the game chorus of spirits music and this day wins for a shady fame which centuries shall not from her old name the procession of continues till the scene is hidden by clouds scene vi london spring gardens before lord s house on a sunday morning in the same autumn pause and gather in the background enters and meets lord good day ay these leaves that the ground with withered voices hint that is well nigh past � and so the game s begun the act it between him and the russian force as second movement in the from shore with which he has us � what has been heard on t have they as yet the emperor francis partly at my instance has thrown the chief command on general a man most capable and far of sight he by the bank at a town well walled and firm for leaning on to the french in their advance from the black forest towards the russian troops approaching from the east if sustain his at the break neck speed that all report they must have met ere now � there is a rumour which i don t believe you still have in as there have been doubts of his far hastily i know i know � i am calling here at s at a somewhat time to ask his help to this dutch print scene vi the the post has brought is great at dutch learning it long at years ago he draws a newspaper from his pocket it and glances it down there s news here unintelligible to me upon the very matter you ll come in they call at lord s he meets them in the hall and them with an apprehensive look of pardon this early call the packet s in and brings me this dutch paper so as the offices are closed to day i have brought it round to you handing the paper what does it say for god s sake read it out you know the tongue th hesitation i have glanced it through already � more than once � a copy having reached me too just now � we are in the presence of a great disaster see here it says that in k the act iv by � from four sides closing round � and with all his force laid down his arms before his conqueror changes a silence outrageous by god my lord these statements must be false these foreign prints are as cheap jack at a country fair i heed no word of it � impossible what eighty thousand nigh in touch with russia s that leads to lay down arms before the war s b un tis too much but i fear it is too true note the source of the report � one beyond thought of of mock tales the writer adds that military wits cry that the little now makes war in a new way using his soldiers legs scene vi the and not their arms to bring him victory ha ha the joke must sting the s foes after a pause o i had she moved had she but planted one foot firmly down all this had been averted � i must go tis sure tis sure i 