War and Peace: resumen de Book 8: 1811–12, Chapter 5

Qué sucede

1. Borís comes to Moscow seeking a rich wife and finds Julie more receptive than Princess Mary.
2. Julie and Borís cultivate a shared melancholy through private conversations, drawings, poetry, music, and reading.
3. Anna Mikháylovna investigates Julie’s inheritance and encourages her son’s interest in the match.
4. Borís imagines spending Julie’s income but repeatedly postpones proposing because he feels repelled by her.
5. Julie turns her attention to Anatole Kurágin, and Borís fears losing both his investment of effort and her fortune.
6. Borís declares his love, Julie demands further assurances, and the engaged couple begins planning their household and wedding.

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Borís’s declaration secures the engagement despite his private dislike of Julie. The contrast between his speech and thoughts exposes the financial motive behind his courtship.

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