Chapter Summaries: Dole: Prince Andrei calls upon Count I. A. Rostof. The Rostofs' life. the view from Prince Andrei's window. Prince Andrei overhears Natasha and Sonya talking.
Briggs: Visiting Otradnoye, Andrey overhears Natasha in a late-night conversation.
Translation:
II. As guardian of the deeds of the Ryazan estates, Prince Andrey needed to see the county leader. The leader was Count Ilya Andreevich Rostov, and Prince Andrey in mid May went to him. It was already the warm period of spring. The forest was now all dressed, dusty and was so hot that driving past the water, he wanted to bathe. Prince Andrey, unhappy and anxious considering that and that he needed to ask the leader about the deeds, drove by the alley of the garden to the Otradnoe home of the Rostovs. To the right from behind the woods he heard a female, merry shout, and saw running at the intersection of his carriage a crowd of girls. Ahead another, running up nearer to the carriage was a black haired very thin, weirdly thin, black eyed girl in a yellow chintz dress, tied up white nasal handkerchief from under which knocked out strands of combed hair. The girl shouted something, but upon learning of the other, not looking at him, with laughter ran backwards. Prince Andrey suddenly had become hurt from something. The day was so good, the sun was so bright, everything around him was so funny; but this thin and pretty girl did not know and did not want to know about his existence and was happy, and the happiness was separate from him, — a rightly stupid — but fun and happy life. "Why is she so happy? About what does she think? Not about the charter of the military, not about the device of the Ryazan quitrent. About what does she think? And for what is she happy?" unwittingly with curiosity Prince Andrey asked himself. Count Ilya Andreich in the year of 1809 lived at Otradnoe (Gratifying) all so the same as before, that is taking almost all of the province, with hunts, theaters, dinners and musicians. He, as with every new guest, was glad for Prince Andrey, and almost forced him to spend the night. In the continuation of the boring day, in the time which Prince Andrey was occupied by the senior hosts and the most honorable of guests, which by the occasion of the approaching name day the house of the old count was full, Bolkonsky a few times looked at Natasha for some reason laughing, having fun between the other young half of society, all asking himself: "About what does she think? Why is she so happy!” At night staying alone in a new location, he for long could not fall asleep. He was reading, then put out the candle and again lit it. In the room with the closed inside shutters it was hot. He was annoyed at this stupid old man (so he called Rostov), which detained him, assuring him that the necessary paperwork was in the city, still not delivered, and was annoyed at himself for that he stayed. Prince Andrey got up and came up to the window, so to open it. As only he opened the shutters, the moon light, as if it was alert at the window for a long time waiting for this, burst into the room. He opened the window. The night was fresh and still bright. Before the very window was a row of trimmed woods, black with one and lit silvery from different parts. From below the wood was some juicy, wet, curly vegetation with some silvery leaves and stems. Onwards behind the black wood was some brilliant dew on the roof, to the right the great curly wood, with brightly white barrels and twigs, and above him was an almost complete moon, bright in the almost starless, spring sky. Prince Andrey leaned onto the window and his eyes stopped at this sky. The room of Prince Andrey was on the middle floor; the rooms above him were also lived in by the not sleeping. He heard from above a female dialect. — Only one more time, — said the from above female voice, which Prince Andrey now found. — And when again will you sleep? — was the response of a different voice. — I will not, I cannot sleep, what is there for me to do! Well, last time... Two woman voices sang some musical phrase, forming something at the end. — Ah how beautiful! Well, now sleep, and the end. — You sleep, but I cannot, — was the response of the first voice, moving closer to the window. She apparently really leaned out of the window because of how was heard the rustling of her dress and even her breathing. All fell silent and were petrified, as the moon and its light and shadows. Prince Andrey was also afraid to move, so that to not give his involuntary presence. — Sonya! Sonya! — was heard again the first voice. — Well, how can you sleep! Yes look at that beauty! Ah, how beautiful! Yes wake up again, Sonya, — she said almost with tears in her voice. — Because this kind of lovely night has never, never happened. Sonya reluctantly answered with something. — No, you look, for that moon!... Ah, how beautiful! You go here. Darling, darling, go here. Well, do you see? So here would the village be on squats, so here, I would pick up myself below the knees, — tight, as tight as I can, — to strain as I need to and to fly. So here! — Truly, you would fall. Was heard a fight and the displeased voice of Sonya: — Because it is the second hour. — Ah, you alone spoil everything for me. Well, go, go. Again all fell silent, but Prince Andrey knew that she all still sat here, as he heard sometimes a quiet stir and sometimes a sigh. — Ah, my God! My God! What but such is this! — she suddenly cried out. — Sleep, so sleep! — and slammed the window. "And affairs do not prepare existence!" thought Prince Andrey at that time as he listened to her talk, for some reason expecting and fearing that she will say something about him. —"And she is more! And as on purpose!" — he thought. In his soul suddenly went up such an unexpected confusion of young thoughts and hopes, contradictory throughout his life, that he, feeling himself not in his forces to grasp his state, immediately the same was asleep.
Time: middle of May (early in May in Bell.), the year 1809, night, two o'clock (past one o'clock in Garnett, Dunnigan, and Mandelker.)
Mentioned: spring
Locations: the Rostovs' at Otradnoe.
Mentioned: Ryazan Estate (dropped in Bell. Riazan property in Dole)
Pevear and Volokhonsky Notes:
Briggs: Visiting Otradnoye, Andrey overhears Natasha in a late-night conversation.
Translation:
II. As guardian of the deeds of the Ryazan estates, Prince Andrey needed to see the county leader. The leader was Count Ilya Andreevich Rostov, and Prince Andrey in mid May went to him. It was already the warm period of spring. The forest was now all dressed, dusty and was so hot that driving past the water, he wanted to bathe. Prince Andrey, unhappy and anxious considering that and that he needed to ask the leader about the deeds, drove by the alley of the garden to the Otradnoe home of the Rostovs. To the right from behind the woods he heard a female, merry shout, and saw running at the intersection of his carriage a crowd of girls. Ahead another, running up nearer to the carriage was a black haired very thin, weirdly thin, black eyed girl in a yellow chintz dress, tied up white nasal handkerchief from under which knocked out strands of combed hair. The girl shouted something, but upon learning of the other, not looking at him, with laughter ran backwards. Prince Andrey suddenly had become hurt from something. The day was so good, the sun was so bright, everything around him was so funny; but this thin and pretty girl did not know and did not want to know about his existence and was happy, and the happiness was separate from him, — a rightly stupid — but fun and happy life. "Why is she so happy? About what does she think? Not about the charter of the military, not about the device of the Ryazan quitrent. About what does she think? And for what is she happy?" unwittingly with curiosity Prince Andrey asked himself. Count Ilya Andreich in the year of 1809 lived at Otradnoe (Gratifying) all so the same as before, that is taking almost all of the province, with hunts, theaters, dinners and musicians. He, as with every new guest, was glad for Prince Andrey, and almost forced him to spend the night. In the continuation of the boring day, in the time which Prince Andrey was occupied by the senior hosts and the most honorable of guests, which by the occasion of the approaching name day the house of the old count was full, Bolkonsky a few times looked at Natasha for some reason laughing, having fun between the other young half of society, all asking himself: "About what does she think? Why is she so happy!” At night staying alone in a new location, he for long could not fall asleep. He was reading, then put out the candle and again lit it. In the room with the closed inside shutters it was hot. He was annoyed at this stupid old man (so he called Rostov), which detained him, assuring him that the necessary paperwork was in the city, still not delivered, and was annoyed at himself for that he stayed. Prince Andrey got up and came up to the window, so to open it. As only he opened the shutters, the moon light, as if it was alert at the window for a long time waiting for this, burst into the room. He opened the window. The night was fresh and still bright. Before the very window was a row of trimmed woods, black with one and lit silvery from different parts. From below the wood was some juicy, wet, curly vegetation with some silvery leaves and stems. Onwards behind the black wood was some brilliant dew on the roof, to the right the great curly wood, with brightly white barrels and twigs, and above him was an almost complete moon, bright in the almost starless, spring sky. Prince Andrey leaned onto the window and his eyes stopped at this sky. The room of Prince Andrey was on the middle floor; the rooms above him were also lived in by the not sleeping. He heard from above a female dialect. — Only one more time, — said the from above female voice, which Prince Andrey now found. — And when again will you sleep? — was the response of a different voice. — I will not, I cannot sleep, what is there for me to do! Well, last time... Two woman voices sang some musical phrase, forming something at the end. — Ah how beautiful! Well, now sleep, and the end. — You sleep, but I cannot, — was the response of the first voice, moving closer to the window. She apparently really leaned out of the window because of how was heard the rustling of her dress and even her breathing. All fell silent and were petrified, as the moon and its light and shadows. Prince Andrey was also afraid to move, so that to not give his involuntary presence. — Sonya! Sonya! — was heard again the first voice. — Well, how can you sleep! Yes look at that beauty! Ah, how beautiful! Yes wake up again, Sonya, — she said almost with tears in her voice. — Because this kind of lovely night has never, never happened. Sonya reluctantly answered with something. — No, you look, for that moon!... Ah, how beautiful! You go here. Darling, darling, go here. Well, do you see? So here would the village be on squats, so here, I would pick up myself below the knees, — tight, as tight as I can, — to strain as I need to and to fly. So here! — Truly, you would fall. Was heard a fight and the displeased voice of Sonya: — Because it is the second hour. — Ah, you alone spoil everything for me. Well, go, go. Again all fell silent, but Prince Andrey knew that she all still sat here, as he heard sometimes a quiet stir and sometimes a sigh. — Ah, my God! My God! What but such is this! — she suddenly cried out. — Sleep, so sleep! — and slammed the window. "And affairs do not prepare existence!" thought Prince Andrey at that time as he listened to her talk, for some reason expecting and fearing that she will say something about him. —"And she is more! And as on purpose!" — he thought. In his soul suddenly went up such an unexpected confusion of young thoughts and hopes, contradictory throughout his life, that he, feeling himself not in his forces to grasp his state, immediately the same was asleep.
Time: middle of May (early in May in Bell.), the year 1809, night, two o'clock (past one o'clock in Garnett, Dunnigan, and Mandelker.)
Mentioned: spring
Locations: the Rostovs' at Otradnoe.
Mentioned: Ryazan Estate (dropped in Bell. Riazan property in Dole)
Pevear and Volokhonsky Notes:
This is where Andrei visits Count Rostov. Now, on the ride, he is thinking about business and what he has to do and is now "cheerless." Seeing other people happy makes him even more unhappy: "What is she thinking
about? And what makes her happy?" Prince Andrei asked himself with involuntary curiosity." This is first about a random girl he sees playing and then about Natasha when he sees her. He sees the moonlight and then
he hears Natasha and Sonya talking about how lovely the moon is.
about? And what makes her happy?" Prince Andrei asked himself with involuntary curiosity." This is first about a random girl he sees playing and then about Natasha when he sees her. He sees the moonlight and then
he hears Natasha and Sonya talking about how lovely the moon is.
"In his soul there suddenly arose such an unexpected tangle of youthful thoughts and hopes, contradictory to his whole life, that, feeling himself unable to comprehend his own state, he fell asleep at once."
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 *):
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
Count Ilya Andreyitch Rostov
Natasha
Sonya (her voice is heard, but she is not seen)
(Andrei sees some people on his drive, in particular one woman who stands out by her laughter. There are also many people at Rostov's house because of the coming fete or name-day celebration)
Abridged Versions: No break in Bell
Gibian: Line break instead of chapter break.
Gibian: Line break instead of chapter break.
Fuller: Details about what Count Rostov had been doing in 1809 is removed, but the chapter is well preserved overall and followed by a line break.
Komroff: The chapter is pretty well preserved. The first sentence of the next chapter follows and then there is a line break afterward.
Kropotkin: Chapter is preserved. No break.
Simmons: The episode where Andrew sees the girl is cut and his interactions with Count Rostov are shortened. Line break instead of chapter break.
Simmons: The episode where Andrew sees the girl is cut and his interactions with Count Rostov are shortened. Line break instead of chapter break.
Additional Notes: Maude (Norton edition): "Natasha's fancy tallies with one Tolstoy himself had at the age of seven or eight. Under its influence he actually threw himself out of a window some eighteen feet from the
ground. He was picked up unconscious. This resulted in a slight concussion of the brain, but after sleeping eighteen hours on end he recovered and experienced no further ill effect."
ground. He was picked up unconscious. This resulted in a slight concussion of the brain, but after sleeping eighteen hours on end he recovered and experienced no further ill effect."
Bayley:
The two heroines, Natasha in War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are, as it were, embodiments of his outsize egoism -- their femaleness its expression as a great source and reservoir of life and feeling. For there
is nothing solitary, detached or inward-looking about Tolstoy's sense of himself as a physical being.
Troyat:
Page 321: "she (Natasha Rostov) pursues her hectic course toward happiness, she acts as a link between all the main characters of the book. Every one, at some point, draws near to her, is lit up by and glows in her flame....
Speirs
Page 21: Natasha and Nikolay Rostov may be stupid by conventional standards, but emotionally they are intelligent and capable of growth. War and Peace is a training in understanding...
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