Volume 2: Book 10 - Chapter 13

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.

Volume 2: Book 10 - Chapter 10

Characters Present:

Alpátych
Dron
Princess Mary Bolkonskaya
Mademoiselle Bourienne
General Rameu

Location:

Boguchárovo 


Princess Mary is grieving alone for her father, but eventually, Mademoiselle Bourienne comes to weep with her.  Mademoiselle Bourienne hands over a letter from the French army, saying that General Rameu has offered to take them under his protection.

This announcement spurs Princess Mary into action, and she calls Dron (this is prior to Alpátych's conversation with him), to tell him to give Prince Andrew's grain to the peasants.  

She starts to worry about the French occupying her house and going through her brother and father's things. 

Volume 2: Book 10 - Chapter 9

Characters Present:

Alpátych
Dron

Location:

Boguchárovo 

Alpátych goes on ahead to Boguchárovo, which is part of the Bolkónski holdings, to tell the peasants to abandon it and move into Moscow, as the French had unexpectedly made it closer than expected.

The Boguchárovovians had the reputation of being rather stubborn with a tendency to rebel against the ruling classes, and this is confirmed when Alpátych has some trouble convincing their leader, Dron, that they should pack up carts and leave.

Though he eventually gets a small agreement from Dron in the end, nothing has been done to affect the move by evening, and Alpátych readies himself to get the help of the police.

Volume 2: Book 10 - Chapter 8

Characters Present:

Old Prince Nicholas Bolkónski
Alpátych
Princess Mary Bolkónskaya

Location:

Bald Hill Estate, then Boguchárovo 


When Alpátych returns from Smolénsk, Prince Nicholas finally has the realisation that his household is in danger and everyone goes, except for Princess Mary, who refuses to leave her father, who is insisting on staying to defend Ball Hills.

Prince Nicholas then has a stroke, and becomes paralysed down one side his body, and loses the ability to speak very clearly.  

Princess Mary goes to sit with him, and he manages to tell her that he always thinks of her, thanks her for everything, then asks her to send for Andrew. Mary replies that she had a letter from Andrew saying that Smolénsk was lost, and Prince Nicholas begins to weep. 

Mary goes for a short walk in the garden, and the doctor comes out to say that the old prince has died.

Volume 2: Book 10 - Chapter 5

Characters Present:

General Bagratión
Prince Andrew Bolkónski
Alpátych

Location:

Near Bald Hill Estate

Prince Andrew takes his regiment along the avenue leading to Bald Hill Estate.  Here he meets Alpátych, who is frightened, and also confirms that Old Prince Nicholas and Princess Mary have gone to Moscow.

He receives a letter from General Bagratión, saying that Smolénsk had fallen, though he didn't understand why, as his men found for 35 hours, and Napoleon's fell back after 14 hours.  General Bagratión goes on to say that the whole army is suspicious of the Imperial aide-de-camp, Wolzogen, and says that he is more Napoleon's man than Alexander's.

All the men go for a swim in the pond as the weather has been hot.

Volume 2: Book 10 - Chapter 4

Characters Present:

Dessalles
Alpátych
Princess Mary Bolkónskaya
Prince Andrew Bolkónski

Location:

Bald Hill Estate, then 40 miles away, in Smolénsk

Dessalles tells Princess Mary to send a letter via Alpátych to the governor in Smolénsk to ask advice as to whether they should leave Bald Hills or not, due to the fighting.

Alpátych arrives in Smolénsk, and the town is being abandoned, with sounds of firing getting closer, and chaos in the streets. 

He goes to visit the governor who gives him a letter to take back, which says that everything is fine in Smolénsk.

Alpátych then runs into Prince Andrew, who gives him another letter, saying that they should all go to Moscow.  

Alpáytch's innkeeper beats his wife to death for wanting to leave, and then houses start to burn down.