:42:12
"If Your Majesty wishes to avoid
shedding our people's blood...
:42:15
for a mere misunderstanding...
:42:17
and consents to the withdrawal
of Your Majesty's troops...
:42:21
I, on my side,
will forget what has happened...
:42:24
and agreement between us
will be possible.
:42:26
Otherwise, Your Majesty...
:42:29
I shall be forced
to repel an aggression...
:42:32
that has been
totally unprovoked by me.
:42:35
The decision whether
to preserve humanity...
:42:37
from the disasters of another war...
:42:40
lies in Your Majesty's hands. "
:42:43
"I am," et cetera, "Alexander. "
:42:47
So, this letter is very polite,
very eloquent...
:42:50
and it is full of
the most fraternal expressions...
:42:53
of devotion and love
from your master, the tsar.
:42:57
Sentiments which, I assure you...
:42:59
are reciprocated by me.
:43:02
However, in essence, Colonel...
:43:05
- Bolkonsky.
- Bolkonsky.
:43:07
What would you say
this letter in my hand expresses?
:43:09
It is not for me, sire,
as a mere messenger...
:43:12
to express the wishes
of His Imperial Majesty the tsar.
:43:16
Come, come, my dear fellow.
You must have an opinion of your own.
:43:20
What...
:43:25
Where have we met before?
:43:29
Your face is familiar to me.
:43:31
On the field at Austerlitz, sire.
:43:35
Austerlitz, Austerlitz.
:43:39
Yes, I do remember.
:43:43
You were lying
with a banner in your hand.
:43:47
Yes, sire.
:43:48
I thought you were dead.
:43:52
Well, well, here you are again.
I'm glad to see you.
:43:57
Now, Colonel, this letter...
what do you think it represents?