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As they approached, so too at the Neva’s mouth did a naval gallimaufry. A mad patchwork flotilla.

the party gave its hurried and flustered blessing to a march on the Tauride Palace, in an effort to spread its aegis over a fait accompli

Perhaps they had been evasive, had elided distinct positions, and perhaps that had confused some audiences.

The situation had long ceased to be a matter of individuals, or even whole battalions, disobeying orders. Now there was mass movement of Russian troops in both directions: forward from the trenches, not belligerently but in more fraternisation, shouting greetings, picking a way through the landscap…