Characters Present:
Princess Mary Bolkonskaya
Nicholas Rostóv
Ilyín
Alpátych
Location:
Boguchárovo
Nicholas and Ilyín ride into Boguchárovo, which has been between opposing armies for a few days.
Alpátych approaches them, and asks them for help: the peasants will not allow Princess Mary to leave, threatening to unharness her horses if she tries. They have however, stated that they will serve her, as before, if she stays.
Nicholas goes to speak with Princess Mary, and he seems quite taken with her fragility. She explains to him what has happened, and he assures her that she will have a safe passage away from the village.
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