The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
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It was sufficiently plainthat Rostophchin, governor of Moscow, had adopted the same plan ofresistance in which Smolensko had already been sacrificed; and hisagents, whenever they fell into the hands of the French, were massacredwithout mercy.
A French adventurer, who had been resident for some time in Moscow, gavean account of Rostophchin's conduct in quitting the city, which mighthave prepared Napoleon for some such catastrophe. This person, onhearing of the approach of his countrymen, had use...d some expressionswhich entitled him to a place in the prisons of Moscow. The day beforeBuonaparte entered it, Rostophchin held a last court of justice. ThisFrenchman, and a disaffected Russian, were brought before him. Thelatter's guilt having been clearly proved, the governor, understandinghis father was in court, said he granted some minutes to the old man toconverse with and bless his son. "Shall I give my blessing to a rebel?"cried the aged parent--"I hereby give him my curse. " Rostophchin orderedthe culprit to be executed, and then turning to the Frenchman, said, "Your preference of your own people was natural.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It was sufficiently plainthat Rostophchin, governor of Moscow, had adopted the same plan ofresistance in which Smolensko had already been sacrificed; and hisagents, whenever they fell into the hands of the French, were massacredwithout mercy.
A French adventurer, who had been resident for some time in Moscow, gavean account of Rostophchin's conduct in quitting the city, which mighthave prepared Napoleon for some such catastrophe. This person, onhearing of the approach of his countrymen, had use...d some expressionswhich entitled him to a place in the prisons of Moscow. The day beforeBuonaparte entered it, Rostophchin held a last court of justice. ThisFrenchman, and a disaffected Russian, were brought before him. Thelatter's guilt having been clearly proved, the governor, understandinghis father was in court, said he granted some minutes to the old man toconverse with and bless his son. "Shall I give my blessing to a rebel?"cried the aged parent--"I hereby give him my curse. " Rostophchin orderedthe culprit to be executed, and then turning to the Frenchman, said, "Your preference of your own people was natural.
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