Characters Present:
Countess Hélène Berzúkhova
Location:
Petersburg
Hélène has been having an affair with two men, a young Spanish prince, and an older French gentleman.
She is put in an awkward position when she discovers that they are both in Petersburg, but rather than try to conceal that they both exist to one another, she admits it, and convinces the younger one to marry her. The prince notes that she is still technically married to Pierre, and she says that he was never a husband to her.
While he is off getting advice from the a church, she goes to her country house, and sees her other lover, Monsieur de Jobert who convinces her to convert to Catholicism, which goes nicely with her plans.
An abbot is brought to Hélène, and after she confesses, she starts to get around wearing virginal white, though it still sounds like she is showing her bosom off a bit.
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