Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Volume 2: Book 8 - Chapter 4

Characters Present:

Count Pierre  Bezukhov
Princess Mary Bolkónskaya

Location:

Moscow


The dinner party ends, and Princess Mary and Count Pierre are left alone.  He tells her that Boris Drubetskóy is looking for a wealthy heiress to marry and that she and Julie Karagina are in his sights. 

Mary bursts into tears and says that she would marry anyone.  Pierre tries to find out what is the matter, but she will not elaborate. 

Mary says that she is nervous about meeting Natasha Rostova and that she is worried about her brother and father having a falling out over the upcoming marriage.

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