War and Peace: resumen de Book 7: 1810–11, Chapter 10

Qué sucede

1. Natásha and Nicholas recall childhood sadness and pleasures, while Sónya struggles to share their excitement.
2. Dimmler joins their discussion of dreams, earlier existence, and eternity before the countess asks Natásha to sing.
3. Natásha’s singing moves her listeners, but Pétya interrupts with news of mummers, and she bursts into tears.
4. The young people put on costumes and arrange a visit to the Melyukóvs’, accompanied by Louisa Ivánovna.
5. Nicholas races and passes Zakhár, while the moonlight and Sónya’s disguise make everything seem unfamiliar and enchanting.
6. Nicholas privately acknowledges love for the disguised Sónya, and the sleighs reach Melyukóvka.

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En qué fijarte

Natásha turns the feeling of remembering into a claim about existence before birth. Her certainty draws the others into a serious discussion.

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