Volume 2: Book 6 - Chapter 14

Characters Present:

The Rostóv family

Location: 

The Rostóv household, Petersburg

Date: 

December 31st, 1809

The Rostóv's have been invited to a socially important New Years Eve ball, to which the Emperor will attend.

The Rostóv women are all racing about trying to get dressed in order to arrive at the ball at 10.30pm.  After many a dress length adjustment, they eventually leave the house at 10.15pm in a carriage. 

Book 2 - Chapter 21

Characters Present:

Captain Tushín

Nicholas Rostóv

Prince Andrew Bolkónski

General Bagratión

some other officers

Location: 

Znaime

It is nightfall and the battle is coming to an end.   Rostóv, still with a wounded arm, rides on one of the canons in Captain Tushín's battery until they set camp for the evening.

Tushín is called into a hut that has some high-ranking officers and General Bagratión dining in it.  Bagratión scolds him in front of everyone for losing two guns in the battle.  Tushín, who is on the brink of exhaustion, apologises and is then unable to say anything, lest he implicate other officers.  Bolkónski, furious, speaks out and says that Tushín actually saved the day and that they should be thanking him.  

It is revealed that the French do not attack again on the following day and that the remains of Bagratión's detachment are reunited to Kutúzov's army.

End of Book 2

Book 2 - Chapter 5

Characters Present: 

Nicholas Rostóv
Kirsten - Staff Captain
Vaska Denísov
Zherkóv

Location: 

Denísov's quarters.

Kirsten, described as having grizzly hair and an enormous moustache, is trying to get Rostóv to apologise to an old colonel called Bodánich.  Rostóv denies speaking nonsense and lies to him and refuses to apologise.  Kirsten says that Bodánich is a vengeful old man, and that Rostóv had better apologise before he is transferred away to somewhere unpleasant.  Rostóv says that Bodánich had better not cross his path, or he will kill him. 

Zherkóv enters the room to report Mack's return and defeat, and to pass on the orders that the army is to advance on the morrow.