Characters Present:
Nicholas Rostóv
Countess Natalya Rostova
Sonya Rostova (discussed)
Julie Karágina (discussed)
Location:
The Rostóv home, Otrádnoe
The Rostóv family are still experiencing great financial difficulty, and Nicholas hears his parents speaking of selling the ancestral home in Moscow.
The countess decides that the only way out of this difficulty is for Nicholas to marry a wealthy heiress. She writes to the Karágina family, and requests a match between Nicholas and their daughter, Julie. The match is approved, as long as Julie agrees, and it is suggested that Nicholas travel to Moscow to meet her.
Nicholas can't decide if he wants to marry for love or if he is still in love with his poor cousin Sonya and doesn't end up going to Moscow, even though it would save the family.
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