Characters Present:
Natasha Rostova
Boris Drubetskóy
Location:
Petersburg
Natasha Rostova
Boris Drubetskóy
Location:
Petersburg
Natasha celebrates her 16th birthday, and remembers that four years ago, her and Boris had made a childish engagement to be married after she turned 16.
Boris returns to Petersburg, and visits the Rostóvs out of politeness. He cannot afford to marry Natasha due to her families financial woes and their subsequently low social standing, as it would ruin his career. He is also intending to marry a wealthy heiress, who is not named.
Despite Boris' determination to not resume any childish affections with Natasha, he discovers that she has grown into a beautiful young women and starts to spend more and more time at the Rostóv home.
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