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 9 - Chapter 14

Characters Present:

Nicholas Rostóv
Ilyín


Location: 

A tavern, somewhere near Vilna, then on a march to Ostróvna


It is 3am, and everyone is still up drinking.  

The quartermaster appears and tells them that they have to get ready to move to Ostróvna. 

They march, and then end up in a battle with the French.

Volume 2: Book 9 - Chapter 13

Characters Present:

Nicholas Rostóv
Ilyín
Mary Hendríkovna
Dr Hendríkov


Location: 

A tavern, somewhere near Vilna 

Nicholas and and Ilyín arrive at the tavern, and find Mary Hendríkovna, who is married to the present, but sleeping, regiment doctor.

All of the soldiers flirt with Mary, and she enjoys the attention.  Her husband wakes up from pretending to be asleep, and is cranky about the flirting.  All of the officers find it hilarious.

Volume 2: Book 9 - Chapter 12

Characters Present:

Nicholas Rostóv
Zdrzhinski
Ilyín


Location: 

Somewhere near Vilna 

Nicholas is still in the army, and receives a letter from his father, Count Ilyá Rostóv, explaining what had happened to Natasha, and begging him to return home.

Nicholas replies that he cannot leave the army, and in a separate letter to Sonya, says that he would love to leave the army to come and be with her, but he cannot for he would be shamed by his fellow army men. 

It begins to rain, and Nicholas and his protégé, Ilyín, construct a make-shift shelter, and are visited by Zdrzhinski, who is a close-talker who begins to tell a braggy tale about his last enemy encounter.

Nicholas gets irritated, and Ilyín declares that he cannot take anymore of the rain (supposedly), and runs off to find better shelter.  He returns moments later, and rescues Nicholas to a nearby tavern, and Zdrzhinski leaves.