WHEN BORIS AND ANNA PAVLOVNA returned to the rest, Prince Ippolit was in

possession of the ear of the company. Bending forward in his low chair, he was

saying:

“The King of Prussia!” and as he said it, he laughed. Every one turned

towards him. “The King of Prussia,” Ippolit said…

TWO MONTHS PREVIOUSLY, Pierre was already settled at the Rostovs' when he

received a letter from a certain Prince Fyodor, urging him to come to Petersburg

for the discussion of various important questions that were agitating the

Petersburg members of a society, of which Pierre had been one of the…

SHORTLY after his reception into the brotherhood of the freemasons, Pierre

set off to the Kiev province, where were the greater number of his peasants,

with full instructions written for his guidance in doing his duty on his

estates.

On reaching Kiev, Pierre sent for all his stewards to his head…

MADAME SCHOSS, who had gone out to visit her daughter, increased the

countess's terrors by describing the scenes she had witnessed at a spirit

dealer's in Myasnitsky Street. She entered that street on her way home, but

could not pass through it owing to the drunken mob raging round the…

ROSTOV had arrived at Tilsit on the day least suitable for interceding in

Denisov's behalf. It was out of the question for him to go himself to the

general in attendance, since he was wearing civilian dress, and had come to

Tilsit without permission to do so, and Boris, even…

AT FOUR O'CLOCK in the afternoon, Murat's troops entered Moscow. In front

rode a detachment of Würtemberg hussars, behind, with an immense suite, rode the

King of Naples himself.

Near the middle of Arbaty, close to Nikola Yavlenny, Murat halted to await

information from the detachment in advance as to the…

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