Book 2 Part 5 Chapter 11 (Chapter 153 overall)

Chapter Summaries: Dole: Explanation of Anatol's position. His clandestine marriage. His character. His intimacy with Dolokhof. His scheme.
Briggs: Anatole and Dolokhov in Moscow.
Maude: Anatole and Dolokhov in Moscow
Pevear and Volkhonsky: Anatole and Dolokhov discuss Natasha.

Translation:

XI. Anatole Kuragin lived in Moscow because of how his father sent him away from Petersburg, where he lived on more than twenty thousand rubles a year and had so many debts already, which creditors required from his father. The father declared to the son that he for the last time paid half his debts; but only for him to ride to Moscow in the position of adjutant to the commander in chief, which he procured him, and would try to there finally to make a good party. He pointed out to him Princess Marya and Juli Karagin. Anatole agreed and went into Moscow, where he stopped at Pierre’s. Pierre accepted Anatole first reluctantly, but then used to him, sometimes drove with him on his binges and, under the pretext of a loan, gave him money. Anatole, as Shinshin fairly spoke about him, with that since he had arrived in Moscow, drove with all the minds of the Moscow mistresses in particular by how he neglected them and obviously preferred the gypsies and French actresses, the head of which was — Mademoiselle Georges, as it was said, he was in the loved one’s intercourse. He did not miss one revelry at Danilova’s and other merry fellows of Moscow, without a break drank all night, drinking all, and had been at all evenings and balls of the higher world. Was told about a few intrigues of his with Moscow ladies, and at the ball he nursed behind some. Yet with girls, in particular with rich brides which were for the most part all bad, he was not getting closer, and more, Anatole, what no one knew, besides the most loved ones of his friends, was two years to that backwards married. Two years to that backwards, in the time of the station of his regiment in Poland, one not rich Polish landowner made Anatole marry to his daughter. Anatole quite soon threw his wife and for money, which he agreed to expel his father-in-law, reprimanded himself the right to have a reputation for being a single man. Anatole was always satisfied in his position, by himself and others. He was instinctive to all of his essence convinced that he could not live otherwise than how he lived, and that he never in his life did anything evil. He was not in the condition to think out how his actions may respond to others, or what may exit from such and such of his acts. He was convinced that as a duck is created so that it always should live on water, so he was created by the Lord so that he should live on an income of thirty thousand and to always occupy a higher position in society. He so firmly believed in this that, looking at him, others were convinced in this and did not refuse him in a higher position in the world, or in money, which he, obviously, without return occupied in the oncoming and crosswise. He was not a player, at least he never desired winnings. He was not vain. He couldn’t care less what would about him be thought. Still less could he be guilty in ambition. He a few times teased his father, spoiling his career, and laughed above all honors. He was not stingy and did not refuse anyone who requested him. Alone of what he loved, was fun and women, and so by his concepts in these taste was nothing ignoble, but thinking that what came out of other people was for the satisfaction of his flavors, he could in his soul count himself as an impeccable human, sincerely despising scoundrels and bad people and with calm conscience highly carried his head. In drink, in these male magdalenes, is a secret feeling of an innocent consciousness, such the same as in magdalene women, established in that same hope for forgiveness. "She was forgiven all, because of how she loved much, and he was forgiven all because of how he had much fun." Dolohov, in this year appeared again in Moscow after his exile and Persian adventures, and leading a life of luxury, gambling and revelry, got close with his old Petersburg friend Kuragin and employed him for his goals. Anatole sincerely loved Dolohov for his mind and prowess: Dolohov, who had the need of the name, nobility and communication of Anatole Kuragin for bait into his gambling society of rich young people, did not give him this feeling, employing and amusing Kuragin. Besides calculation, which was needed by Anatole, the biggest process of management was enjoyment, habit and the need for Dolohov. Natasha produced a strong impression in Kuragin. He behind dinner after the theatre with the tricks of a connoisseur disassembled before Dolohov the dignity of her hands, shoulders, feet and hair, and declared his decision to snuggle up with her. What could exit from this courtship — Anatole could not think out and know, as he never knew what comes out of each of his acts. — Good, brother, and not about us, — Dolohov said to him. — I said to my sister, for her to call her to dinner, — said Anatole. — Ah? — You wait better for when she gets married... — You know, — said Anatole, — I love girls.542 — Now I suffer. — You already got caught once with a girl,543 — said Dolohov, knowing about the marriage of Anatole. — Look! — Well, really two times it cannot be! Ah? — said Anatole, good-naturedly laughing. 542 j’adore les petites filles: (I adore little girls:) 543 petite fille, (little girl,)
Time: at the supper which followed the theatrical performance
Mentioned: two years before, that year

Locations: Pierre's house in Moscow
Mentioned: St. Petersburg, French, Poland (also Polish), Persian

Pevear and Volokhonsky Notes: We switch to Anatole's point of view. He has been spending too much money and his father has told him to go find a match to help him get out of debt. For some reason his father suggests Princess Marya as one of the ones he should target in a way that seems that it might be a mistake. He has been intimate with Mlle George and has been partying with Dolokhov. This is also where we get the revelation that Anatole had gotten married to a Polish woman two years before, by force.

"He was instinctively convinced with his whole being that it was impossible for him to live otherwise than the way he lived, and that he had never in his life done anything bad."

"Carousers, those male Magdalenes, have a hidden sense of awareness of their innocence, just as female Magdalenes have, based on the same hope of forgiveness."

"the very process of manipulating another person's will was a pleasure, a habit, and a necessity for 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 *):

Anatol Kuragin

Prince Vasili (“his father”. Edmonds and Garnett go ahead and provide the name)

Princess Mariya

Julie Karagina

Pierre

Shinshin

Mademoiselle Georges

Dolokhof (some controversy here, as Dole provides “Danilof” and Maude, Weiner, and Garnett “Danilov.” Briggs, Edmonds, and Dunnigan stick with their versions of Dolokhof. “Danilow” in Bell. Either way, Dolokhof appears
later in the chapter, so the only question is whether or not this is an additional reference.)

Natasha

(also the Polish propietor and his daughter that Anatol gets forced to marry)

Abridged Versions: End of Chapter 19 in Bell.
Gibian: Chapter 11.
Fuller: Chapter is basically preserved.

Komroff: Some of the description of Anatole is shortened. Rest of chapter is preserved and followed by a line break.

Kropotkin: Chapter 7: Chapter is preserved.

Bromfield: Chapter 13: Rather than concentrating on Anatole, we catch up on Dolokhov and a weird story with a merchant he drugged, him living with Andrei’s cousin Prince Ivan Bolkonsky, becoming the lover of a pastor’s
daughter, killing Ivan Bolkonsky in a duel and going to Finland to be part of the war. We also follow his mother’s reaction to a letter and Dolokhov’s return home, him living like a Don Juan and his sexism. Then we get an
update of what Anatole has been doing, that he has been avoiding active service and how his father kept getting him promotions. The episode of him running through money and having creditors pestering him, causing his
father to tell him to go to Moscow is played out in dialogue. Pierre takes him in, reluctantly at first. We don’t get the news that he is married here. No break.
Simmons: Chapter 11: some of the reflections on the two characters of Anatole and Dolokhov, particularly the Magdalenes and Dolokhov's love of control, are missing.

Additional Notes: Anna Karenina (Garnett): Chapter 21: “In the world it is hell...You can’t imagine moral sufferings greater than what she (Anna) went through in Petersburg..How could I miss society?...Whether we have

acted rightly or wrongly is another question, but the die is cast,” he said, passing from Russian to French, “and we are bound together for life.”

Troyat: Page 71: (Alexander)...”sighed at the feet of a third, the famous Mademoiselle George

Rey: Page 61 (written by Adam Czartoryski about Alexander) "he wished well for Poland and its glorious struggle, that he had deplored its fall, that Kosciuszko was in his eyes a great man by his virtues and by the cause he

was defending, which was that of humanity and justice. He admitted to me that he detested despotism everywhere and however it was exercised, that he loved freedom, which was equally due to all men, that he took the

liveliest interest in the French Revolution, that while disapproving of its terrible abuses, he wished for the success of the Republic and rejoiced over it."