Briggs: Death of Count Ilya Rostov. Nikolay resigns. His position worsens.
Maude (chapters 5-9): Death of old Count Rostov. Nicholas in retirement. His mother. His meeting with Princess Mary. Their wedding: estate management in the country: their family life. Sonya a sterile flower. Denisov. Nicholas's nameday
Pevear and Volkhonsky (chapters 5-7): Marriage of Pierre and Natasha. Death of Count Ilya Andreich. Nikolai in straitened circumstances. Princess Marya comes to Moscow. Strained meeting with Nikolai. They marry and move to Bald Hills. Nikolai takes up estate management in earnest.
Translation:
V.
The wedding of Natasha, released in the 13th year for Bezuhov, was the last joyful event in the old family of the Rostovs. In that same year Count Ilya Andreevich died and, as this always is, with his death broke up the old family.
The events of the last year: the fire of Moscow and the escape from it, the death of Prince Andrey and the despair of Natasha, the death of Petya, the grief of the countess, all this, as stroke behind blow, fell on the head of the old count. He, it seemed, did not understand and felt himself not in the force to understand the matters of all these events and, morally bent his old head, as if seeing and requesting a new projectile that would finish him. He seemed that scared and bewildered, that unnaturally busy and undertaking.
The wedding of Natasha in time occupied his outside party. He ordered lunches, dinners and apparently wanted to seem fun; but his fun was not informed as before; but the opposite excited compassion in people who knew and loved him.
After the departure of Pierre with his wife, he fell silent and began to complain in longing. In a few days he got sick and fell ill in bed.
From the first days of his disease, despite the consolation of doctors, he got it that he would not get up. The countess, not undressed, for two weeks held in an armchair at his headboard. Any time as she gave him medicine, he sobbed, silently kissing her hand.
In the last days he, sobbing, requested forgiveness to his wife and in absentia his son for the ruin of the estate — the main blame which he for himself felt. Communing and specializing, he quietly died, and on the next day a crowd of acquaintances, arriving to give the last duty to a dead man, filled the hired apartment of the Rostovs. All these acquaintances, so many times dining and dancing at his, so many times laughing above him, now all with equal feeling of internal reproach and affection, as would be justifying before someone, said: "yes, there as would that be, but a lovely person he was. These people now really are not met... But in whom is there no weakness?.."
It was in that time, when the affairs of the count were so confused that it could not be to represent to himself that this is all finished, if it continued another year, he suddenly died.
Nikolay was with the Russian troops in Paris, when to him came the news about the death of his father. He immediately gave to resign, and not waiting for it, took vacation and had arrived in Moscow. The position of the cash cases in a month after the death of the count completely showed, amazing all by the huge sum of different small debts, the existence of which no one suspected. The debts were twice more than the estates.
Relatives and friends advised Nikolay to refuse from his inheritance. but Nikolay in refusal from inheritance saw an expression of reproach to the sacred for him memory of his father, and because of it did not want to hear about refusal and accepted the inheritance with the commitment of payments of the debts.
The creditors, so long silent, being tied in the life of the count by that uncertain, yet mighty influence, which had them with his loose kindness, suddenly all filed to collection. Appeared, as this always is, competition— who will receive before, — and those very people which, as Mitenka and others, had penniless promissory notes — gifts, appeared now as the most requiring creditors. Nikolay was not given term, or recreation, and those that, apparently, pitied the old man, formerly guilty of their losses (if there were losses), now ruthlessly threw on the obviously innocent before them young heir, voluntarily taking in themselves payment.
One of the alleged Nikolay revolutions did not fail; the estate with hammer was sold for half price, but half the debts stayed all the same not paid. Nikolay took the proposed to him by his brother-in-law Bezuhov 30,000 for payment of that part of the debt, which he recognized for cash, real debts. But so that for the remaining debts he not be planted in a pit, threatened to him by the creditors, he again entered in the service.
To go in the army, where he was at the first job opening regimental commander, could not be because of how his mother now held for her son, as for the last lure of life; and because, despite his unwillingness to stay in the Moscow circle of people, who knew him before, despite his revulsion to state service, he took in Moscow a place by the state parts and, by removing the loved by him uniform, he settled with his mother and Sonya in a little apartment on Sivtsov Vrazhke (Ravine).
Natasha and Pierre lived in this time in Petersburg, not having a clear idea about the position of Nikolay. Nikolay, occupied by his brother-in-law’s money, tried to hide from him his disastrous position. The position of Nikolay was especially bad because of how with his own 1200 rubles salaries he not only should hold for himself, Sonya and his mother, but he should hold for his mother so for her not to notice that they were poor. The countess could not understand the opportunity of life without her habitual from childhood conditions of luxury, and incessantly, not understanding how this was difficult was for her son, demanded that a crew, which they did not have, be sent for a friend, then dear food for herself and wine for her son, then money, so that to make a surprise present for Natasha, Sonya and again for Nikolay.
Sonya led the homemade agriculture, nursed for her aunt, read to her out loud, carried over her whims and hidden dislike and Nikolay hid from the old countess the position of need in which they were found. Nikolay felt himself in an unpaid owing of thanks before Sonya for all that she did for his mother, delighted in her patience and dedication, but tried to drift away from her.
He in his soul as if reproached her for that she was too perfect, and for that there was nothing to reproach her. In her was all, for what appreciates people; but was little of what would make him love her. And he felt that the more he appreciated, by that the less he loved her. He caught her in words, in her letter in which she gave him freedom, and now held himself with her so, as if all that what was between them, now for a long time was forgotten and in which case may not be repeated.
The position of Nikolay became worse and worse. The idea about so to save from his salary, manifested as a dream. He not only did not put off, but, satisfying the demands of his mother, owed little things. The exit from his situation was not presented to him. The idea about marriage to a rich heiress, which was offered by his female kindred, was to him disgusting. Another exit from his situation — the death of his mother — never came in his head. He desired nothing, did not hope; and in the very depth of his soul felt a dark and strict enjoyment in uncomplainingly carrying over his situation. He tried to avoid former acquaintances, with their condolences and offers offensive assistance, avoided any scattering and entertainment, even at home was occupied by nothing, besides unfolding cards with his mother, silent walks by the room, and smoking pipe behind pipe. He as if carefully observed in himself that dark mood of spirit, in which he alone felt himself in the condition to carry across his position.
Mentioned: the last year, a few days, the first day of his illness, the last day, within a month
Locations: Moscow, Sivtsev Vrazhok (Sivtsev Vrazhek in Pevear and Volokhonsky and Maude. Sivtsevoy Vrazhok in Garnett. Sivtsevoi Vrazhek in Dole. poorer districts in Briggs. poorer quarters in Dunnigan. modest apartment in Bell.)
Mentioned: Russian, Paris, St. Petersburg
Pevear and Volokhonsky Notes: Natasha has married Pierre, Count Rostov has died, and the family has broken up. He dies with the "chief guilt he felt hanging over him" being that he "ruined their property" and the people around him thinking that he is a good man. There is also a bit about how the doctors gave him reassurances but he understood he would die anyway.
Nikolai, refusing to renounce the inheritance, now has to fight off creditors, Mitenka being one. He joins the civil service, leaving the army and the countess cannot change the way she has lived her whole life. Sonya takes care of her and Nikolai distances himself from her because of his guilt. "he felt that, the more he appreciated her, the less he loved her."
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 *):
Natasha (also "his bride")
Pierre Bezukhoi (also "brother-in-law")
Count Ilya Andreyevitch Rostof (arguable whether or not he is mentioned or in the chapter. This is a problem with almost all the characters in the chapter. Also "old count", "old man", and "father".)
Prince Andrei
Petya
Countess Rostova ("Countess", "mother", and "wife")
Nikolai (also "son")
Mitenka
Sonya
Abridged Versions: Start of Chapter 2 in Bell. No break at the end.
Gibian: Chapter 2: line break instead of chapter break.
Fuller: Chapter is preserved and followed by a line break.
Komroff: A few details are removed, including the end, which stresses the importance of the wealthy match, ending instead with Nikolai unable to resume his relationship with Sonya. Followed by a line break.
Kropotkin: Start of 1813-1820 Part Sixteenth: "Peace has come to Europe; once more the Bourbons reign in France, and for a generation no powerful enemy will menace Russia. Napoleon has his hundred days; he has his Waterloo. Tsar Alexander forgets his aspiration to social reform; the serfs remain bound, the nobility pursues its old ignoble course, there is no fear, no friction to deflect it." Chapter is preserved.
Simmons: Chapter 2: the details of the count's death are removed. The details of the creditors are also removed. The details of his new position are shortened. Line break instead of chapter break.
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