Characters Present:
Dron
Princess Mary Bolkonskaya
The Peasants
Location:
Boguchárovo
Boguchárovo
Princess Mary is visited by Dron an hour after he first left, who tells her that the peasants have come to speak with her.
Princess Mary goes outside to ask why they haven't left for Moscow, or taken the grain that she offered them.
She gives an impassioned speech, saying to them what what is hers is theirs, but is met by a grim silence.
Eventually, she asks why they won't leave for safety, and the answer comes back in several voices from the crowd, that imply that she is tricking them into slavery by getting them to move on to Moscow. They would prefer to stay where they are, despite the danger from the French.
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