Tuesday 19 May 2020

In Which We Discuss War and Peace, Part 14, Chapter 5

Chapter 5

We're still with Petya and Denisov.  They're hanging around the French camp looking out for Tikhon, the man they sent to find a "tongue".  He was picked up by the Russian army from a village they marched through.  He was the sole guerilla-warrior defending it, and had gotten quite good at it.  Unfortunately, it turns out, he's still guerilla-ing and has so far not been able to find a tongue.

Sunday 17 May 2020

In Which We Discuss War and Peace, Part 14, Chapter 4

I have now finished my degree.  I predict a 2:1, but I won't have the grades back for a while.  Last night I dreamt I completely failed a module I passed last year, so my judgement is probably not reliable.

Chapter 4

Denisov is wandering about, waiting for word from Dolokhov, when an officer arrives with news.  It's Petya Rostov!  Petya had vowed to behave like a proper officer, but rapidly reverts to childhood when recognised - since he is 15 - and asks to stay with Denisov over night.