Chapter Summaries: Dole: Sonya and Dolokhof. Dolokhof proposes. Refused. Natasha's prediction. Nikolai advises Sonya to reconsider.
Briggs: Dolokhov proposes to Sonya and is turned down.
Maude: Sonya declines Dolokhov's proposal
Translation:
XI.
On the third day of Christmas, Nikolay dined at home which in latter times seldom happened with him. This was the official farewell dinner, as he was with Denisov leaving to the regiment after the Christening. Twenty people dined, including Dolohov and Denisov.
Never had the house of the Rostovs had such love in the air, and the atmosphere of falling in love did not give the feeling with such force as on that day of the holidays. "Catch minutes of happiness, force yourself to love, fall in love yourself! Only this is what is present in the world — the rest is all nonsense. And by this alone we are here and busy," — said this atmosphere.
Nikolay, as always, torturing two pairs of horses and not having time to visit all the places where he needed to be and where he was called, had arrived home before dinner. As he had only entered, he saw and felt the tension of the love atmosphere in the house, but besides this he saw the strange confusion reigning between some of the members of society. Especially thrilled were Sonya, Dolohov, the old countess and little Natasha. Nikolay got that something must have happened before dinner between Sonya and Dolohov and with his peculiar sensitive heart was very gentle and careful in the time of dinner in his standing with both of them. On this same evening of the third day of the holidays was one of those balls at Iogel’s (the dance teacher), which he gave on the holidays for all of his pupils and students.
— Nikolinka, will you ride to Iogel’s? Please, ride, — said Natasha to him, — he especially requested you, and Vasiliy Dmitrich (this was Denisov) to ride.
— Where will I not ride by order of the countess! — said Denisov, playfully setting himself in the house of the Rostovs as the grand knight of Natasha, — The dance with the shawl410 I am ready to dance.
— If I have time! I promised the Arharovs to be at their evening, — said Nikolay.
— And you?... — he turned to Dolohov. and only as he asked this saw that this was not needed to be asked.
— Yes, maybe... — cold and angry was the response of Dolohov, looking at Sonya and, frowning, exactly looking how he at the club dinner watched Pierre, again looking at Nikolay.
"There is something," thought Nikolay and still more was approved in this assumption by how Dolohov immediately again left after dinner. He called Natasha and asked, what this such was.
— But I searched you, — said Natasha, running to him. — I said, you do not want to believe it all, — she said triumphantly, — he made a proposal to Sonya.
As little occupied Nikolay was with Sonya for this time, something came off in him when he heard this. Dolohov was decent and in some relations a brilliant party for the homeless orphan Sonya. From the point of view of the old countess and the world, it could not be to refuse him. And because of this the first feeling of Nikolay, when he heard this, was bitterness against Sonya. He was prepared to say: "And perfect, of course, she needs to forget her children's promises and accept a proposal"; but he still did not have time to say this...
— I can myself represent! She refused, really refused! — began talking Natasha. — She said that she loves another, — she added, keeping silent a little.
"Yes and my Sonya could not do otherwise!" thought Nikolay.
— How much she was requested by Mama, she refused, and I know, she will not change, if she said that...
— But Mama requested her! — with reproach said Nikolay.
— Yes, — said Natasha. — you know, Nikolinka, do not be angry; but I know that you will not marry her. I know, God knows from what, I know I am right, you will not marry.
— Well, this you in no way know, — said Nikolay; — But I need to talk with her. What is behind the beauty of this Sonya! — he added smiling.
— This is such a beauty! I will send her to you. — and Natasha, kissing her brother, ran away.
In a moment Sonya entered, scared, confused and guilty. Nikolay came up to her and kissed her hand. This was the first time that they in this arrival spoke eye to eye and about their love.
— Sophie, — he said at first timidly, and then all bolder and bolder, — should you want to refuse not only against the brilliant, from profitable parties; but he is beautiful, a noble person... he is my friend...
Sonya interrupted him.
— I already refused, — she said hastily.
— Should you refuse for me, then I am afraid, that in me...
Sonya again interrupted him. She, pleading, scaredly looked at him.
— Nicolas, do not speak this to me, — she said.
— No, I should. Maybe this is arrogance411 from my parties, but I better say all. Should you refuse for me, then I should say all the truth to you. I love you, I think, more than all...
— I and quite, — flaring up, said Sonya.
— No, but I a thousand times fell in love and will fall in love, although such a feeling of friendship, trust, and love, I will not have to anyone, as you. Then I am young. Maman (mama) does not want this. Well, simply, I will promise nothing. And I beg you to think about the sentence to Dolohov, — he said, with a labor of negligence of the last name of his friend.
— Do not speak this to me. I want nothing. I love you, as a brother, and will always love you, and I need nothing more.
— You are an angel, I am not worth you, but I am only afraid to deceive you. — Nikolay kissed her hand another time.
410 pas de châle (steps of the shawl)
411 suffisance (sufficiency)
Time: third day of Christmas (third day after Christmas in Maude, Mandelker, and Briggs. third day of the Christmas holidays in Dunnigan.
Mentioned: Epiphany (baptism festival in Garnett. Twelfth-night in Bell.)
Locations: the Rostovs'
Mentioned: the army is talked about as a place, just as in last chapter Iohel's is talked about as a place, the club dinner
Pevear and Volkhonsky:
Briggs: Dolokhov proposes to Sonya and is turned down.
Maude: Sonya declines Dolokhov's proposal
Translation:
XI.
On the third day of Christmas, Nikolay dined at home which in latter times seldom happened with him. This was the official farewell dinner, as he was with Denisov leaving to the regiment after the Christening. Twenty people dined, including Dolohov and Denisov.
Never had the house of the Rostovs had such love in the air, and the atmosphere of falling in love did not give the feeling with such force as on that day of the holidays. "Catch minutes of happiness, force yourself to love, fall in love yourself! Only this is what is present in the world — the rest is all nonsense. And by this alone we are here and busy," — said this atmosphere.
Nikolay, as always, torturing two pairs of horses and not having time to visit all the places where he needed to be and where he was called, had arrived home before dinner. As he had only entered, he saw and felt the tension of the love atmosphere in the house, but besides this he saw the strange confusion reigning between some of the members of society. Especially thrilled were Sonya, Dolohov, the old countess and little Natasha. Nikolay got that something must have happened before dinner between Sonya and Dolohov and with his peculiar sensitive heart was very gentle and careful in the time of dinner in his standing with both of them. On this same evening of the third day of the holidays was one of those balls at Iogel’s (the dance teacher), which he gave on the holidays for all of his pupils and students.
— Nikolinka, will you ride to Iogel’s? Please, ride, — said Natasha to him, — he especially requested you, and Vasiliy Dmitrich (this was Denisov) to ride.
— Where will I not ride by order of the countess! — said Denisov, playfully setting himself in the house of the Rostovs as the grand knight of Natasha, — The dance with the shawl410 I am ready to dance.
— If I have time! I promised the Arharovs to be at their evening, — said Nikolay.
— And you?... — he turned to Dolohov. and only as he asked this saw that this was not needed to be asked.
— Yes, maybe... — cold and angry was the response of Dolohov, looking at Sonya and, frowning, exactly looking how he at the club dinner watched Pierre, again looking at Nikolay.
"There is something," thought Nikolay and still more was approved in this assumption by how Dolohov immediately again left after dinner. He called Natasha and asked, what this such was.
— But I searched you, — said Natasha, running to him. — I said, you do not want to believe it all, — she said triumphantly, — he made a proposal to Sonya.
As little occupied Nikolay was with Sonya for this time, something came off in him when he heard this. Dolohov was decent and in some relations a brilliant party for the homeless orphan Sonya. From the point of view of the old countess and the world, it could not be to refuse him. And because of this the first feeling of Nikolay, when he heard this, was bitterness against Sonya. He was prepared to say: "And perfect, of course, she needs to forget her children's promises and accept a proposal"; but he still did not have time to say this...
— I can myself represent! She refused, really refused! — began talking Natasha. — She said that she loves another, — she added, keeping silent a little.
"Yes and my Sonya could not do otherwise!" thought Nikolay.
— How much she was requested by Mama, she refused, and I know, she will not change, if she said that...
— But Mama requested her! — with reproach said Nikolay.
— Yes, — said Natasha. — you know, Nikolinka, do not be angry; but I know that you will not marry her. I know, God knows from what, I know I am right, you will not marry.
— Well, this you in no way know, — said Nikolay; — But I need to talk with her. What is behind the beauty of this Sonya! — he added smiling.
— This is such a beauty! I will send her to you. — and Natasha, kissing her brother, ran away.
In a moment Sonya entered, scared, confused and guilty. Nikolay came up to her and kissed her hand. This was the first time that they in this arrival spoke eye to eye and about their love.
— Sophie, — he said at first timidly, and then all bolder and bolder, — should you want to refuse not only against the brilliant, from profitable parties; but he is beautiful, a noble person... he is my friend...
Sonya interrupted him.
— I already refused, — she said hastily.
— Should you refuse for me, then I am afraid, that in me...
Sonya again interrupted him. She, pleading, scaredly looked at him.
— Nicolas, do not speak this to me, — she said.
— No, I should. Maybe this is arrogance411 from my parties, but I better say all. Should you refuse for me, then I should say all the truth to you. I love you, I think, more than all...
— I and quite, — flaring up, said Sonya.
— No, but I a thousand times fell in love and will fall in love, although such a feeling of friendship, trust, and love, I will not have to anyone, as you. Then I am young. Maman (mama) does not want this. Well, simply, I will promise nothing. And I beg you to think about the sentence to Dolohov, — he said, with a labor of negligence of the last name of his friend.
— Do not speak this to me. I want nothing. I love you, as a brother, and will always love you, and I need nothing more.
— You are an angel, I am not worth you, but I am only afraid to deceive you. — Nikolay kissed her hand another time.
410 pas de châle (steps of the shawl)
411 suffisance (sufficiency)
Mentioned: Epiphany (baptism festival in Garnett. Twelfth-night in Bell.)
Locations: the Rostovs'
Mentioned: the army is talked about as a place, just as in last chapter Iohel's is talked about as a place, the club dinner
Pevear and Volkhonsky:
“Seize the moments of happiness, make them love you, fall in love yourself! That is the only real thing in this world--the rest is all nonsense. And that is the one thing we’re taken up with here,” said this atmosphere.”
“Nikolai...having exhausted two pairs of horses and still not having managed to get to all the places he had to go”
Sort of the height of frivolity, of epicureanism.
“He noticed and felt the intensity of the amorous atmosphere in the house; but besides that, he noticed a strange perplexity prevailing among certain members of the company.”
The strange wording of “One of those balls was to take place”.
Natasha and Denisov are sort of hooked together like Dolokhov and Sonya.
Dolokhov looks at Nikolai like he looked at Pierre.
The refusal Sonya gives him is not seen. It was a societal match but Sonya kept her promise. Nikolai is honest with Sonya, he has loved other, he, like his sister, falls in love too easily, and offers her an out, but she loves him and won’t
accept Dolokhov.
accept Dolokhov.
Characters (characters who do not appear, but are mentioned are placed in italics. First appearances are in Bold. First mentions are underlined. Final appearance denoted by *):
Nikolai (also “Nikolenka” and “Nicolas”)
Dolokhof
Vasili Dmitritch Denisof (the rare time Tolstoy gives the first two names and then gives an aside to avoid confusion, which is a big reason I’m creating this character index. Wiener and Mandelker spells Bell, Garnett, and Dole’s
“Dmitritch” as “Dmitrich”. Briggs doesn’t use the first two names at all.)
“Dmitritch” as “Dmitrich”. Briggs doesn’t use the first two names at all.)
Sonya (also “Sophie”)
Countess Rostova (just “the old countess”, “maman”, and “mamma”)
Natasha (also “countess”)
Iogel
Arkharof (again a family name of a party)
Pierre
Bagration
Abridged Versions:
Gibian: Chapter 11
Gibian: Chapter 11
Fuller: entire chapter is cut.
Komroff: Chapter mostly preserved, a few details and the Denisov conversation removed.
Kropotkin: Very similar to Komroff above, end of chapter 7.
Bromfield: Chapter 25: A lot more detail about Dolokhov and how he is perceived around the house. His mother also pops up again, as she is interested in Dolokhov’s chasing of Sonya. Sonya gets a letter from Dolokhov
and we see an over the top display of love. We also see the episode of the rejection play out. She tells him that she is in love with Nikolai. Dolokhov says “you think Sophia Alexandrovna (this second name not used in the
later version) is not worthy of your son, and so does he. But she thinks I am not worthy of her. Yes, that’s all in order.” Then without a chapter break (or a break of any kind), we proceed to chapter 13 of the later version.
Simmons: Chapter 11: preserved.
and we see an over the top display of love. We also see the episode of the rejection play out. She tells him that she is in love with Nikolai. Dolokhov says “you think Sophia Alexandrovna (this second name not used in the
later version) is not worthy of your son, and so does he. But she thinks I am not worthy of her. Yes, that’s all in order.” Then without a chapter break (or a break of any kind), we proceed to chapter 13 of the later version.
Simmons: Chapter 11: preserved.
Additional Notes: Garnett: “That Natasha, an aristocratic young woman brought up on European culture and tutored in European dances, should instinctively and impeccably perform the intricate steps of the (Russian
peasant dance) strains credulity...he (Tolstoy) uses the shawl dance as an emblem of the ...national soul, with Natasha as its allegorical representative."
Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky): Page 12: “Do you know that my wife was educated in a provincial school for children of the nobility, and at the award ceremony she was chosen to perform the shawl dance in the presence of the governor and other distinguished guests, for which she received a gold medal and a certificate of merit?”
“A dance associated with upper-class young ladies, especially those educated in socially desirable finishing schools.”
peasant dance) strains credulity...he (Tolstoy) uses the shawl dance as an emblem of the ...national soul, with Natasha as its allegorical representative."
Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky): Page 12: “Do you know that my wife was educated in a provincial school for children of the nobility, and at the award ceremony she was chosen to perform the shawl dance in the presence of the governor and other distinguished guests, for which she received a gold medal and a certificate of merit?”
“A dance associated with upper-class young ladies, especially those educated in socially desirable finishing schools.”
Some Words about War and Peace (Tolstoy): M.D. Akhrosimova and Denisov are the only persons to whom I involuntarily and unreflectingly gave names closely resembling those of two particularly characteristic and
charming people of the real society at that time...nothing resembling the actual facts of their lives is ascribed to these characters in the novel...
Christian: Page 2: “Tatyana Alexandrovna Yergolskaya (1792-1874)...fell in love with Nikolay at an early age, and continued to love him even after his marriage and early death...In 1836, some years after the death of his
first wife, Nikolay Tolstoy proposed to Tatenka and asked her to be a mother to his children. She refused the offer of marriage--according to Tolstoy because she was unwilling to spoil her ‘pure, poetic relations with him
(Nikolay Tolstoy) and with us’--but promised to care for the children.”
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