War and Peace, Book 7: 1810–11, Chapter 5 summary
Book 7: 1810–11, Chapter 5 of 365 · 8 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 5, Nicholas Rostóv waits anxiously for an old wolf, then pursues her as his borzois repeatedly struggle to hold her. Daniel finally pins her down and directs her capture alive, turning Nicholas’s swings between joy and despair into a shared hunting success.
What happens
- Nicholas waits at his post, follows the hunt by sound, and prays for the old wolf to approach him.
- The wolf appears, and Nicholas sends his borzois after her, but Mílka and Lyubím fail to stop her.
- An unfamiliar borzoi suffers a wound before Karáy catches the wolf by the throat in a gully.
- The wolf escapes Karáy, but other hunters and dogs repeatedly block her route toward the wood.
- Daniel intercepts the wolf, pins her down, and prevents Nicholas from stabbing her so they can bind her alive.
- The hunters gather around their catch, and Count Rostóv addresses Daniel, who responds with a shy smile.
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