War and Peace, Book 4: 1806, Chapter 3 summary
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In Chapter 3, Count Ilyá Rostóv helps host a crowded English Club dinner honoring Prince Peter Ivánovich Bagratión, who seems uncomfortable with ceremonial attention. Conversation about military affairs gives way to verses, music, and patriotic toasts, while the count proudly presents his son and becomes overwhelmed by the celebration.
What happens
- Club members discuss Austerlitz and military leaders, while Pierre moves unhappily between older and younger guests.
- Count Ilyá Rostóv greets Dólokhov warmly before Bagratión’s arrival draws everyone into the drawing room.
- Bagratión awkwardly accepts printed verses, whose public reading continues until dinner interrupts it.
- Guests take seats by social importance, and the count proudly introduces Nicholas Rostóv to Bagratión.
- Toasts to the Emperor and Bagratión bring music, cheers, tears, and smashed glasses.
- Further toasts honor guests and organizers, and Count Ilyá Rostóv openly weeps when the company drinks to him.
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