Book 1 - Chapter 12

Characters Present:

Countess Natalya Rostova 
Count Ilya Rostóv 

Natalya Rostava - 13 year old daughter of the Count and Countess

Nicholas Rostóv- son of the Count and Countess

Natasha Rostova - youngest daughter of the Count and Countess

Sonya Rostova -  15 year old niece of the Count and Countess
Véra Rostova - the eldest daughter of the Count and Countess
Petya Rostóv- youngest son of the Count and Countess

Sónya Rostova - The Count´s 15 year old niece

Julie Karagina - an attractive young woman

Location: 

Still at the Rostóv´s house.

There is a conversation about Nicholas wanting to run off to join the army because Boris Drubetskoy is in the army. He disagrees and looks embarrassed. In the meantime, his cousin, Sonya, is casting flirty looks in his direction, but he instead has a private chat with Julie, which upsets Sónya, who runs off. Nicholas notices and follows her out.