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Questions; General what's going on type questions (and, with luck, answers to go with them)..
Topic Started: Mar 29 2011, 09:54 AM (46 Views)
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Who did what to whom and when now?

Post questions about this chapter in this thread. Answer others' questions about this chapter in this thread.

Questions and answers. That's what we're all about here.
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It is slow going, but I am reading the book. I am still in chapter two. I reread some of it to try to understand the whole Nicholas part. Just like the plot summary says, it seems that reguardless of his illness, Nicholas could have pulled the nose of the club member, kissed the one guys wife, and bitten the ear of his uncle(?) (Sorry for not having names and more detail, the book is not w/ me at this time.) Despite his actions, people still like him. Why? If he is such a scoundrel, why is he so well liked?

As far as Varvarna and Stepan, when she gets back from Switzerland she finds Stepan in bad shape - physically (unkept and fatter), emotionally (depressed), and financially (gaming debts). Is she really suprised that he went down hill? It seems to me that their relationship is such that the two of them cannot get along without one another. Having said that, why is she so quick to marry Stepan to Dasha? Why not marry him herself? Varvarna plans on being as much involved in their marriage as she ever was in their separate lives.

And finally, Stepan son is coming home to "reclaim" his property? This is about as far as I have gotten. I as curious to find out what will happen when the son realizes that Stepan has been making money off of the estate.
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Hey Anne!

If you read between the lines, Varvara is hastily arranging the marriage between Stepan and Darya because she wants to save Darya's reputation (I think she thinks Darya is pregnant or at least had had a tryst with Nicolas).

It's not entirely clear why Stepan's son Pyoter is coming back but settling his estate is definitely on the radar.

As for why folks seem to like Nicolas despite his actions, it seems like they go out of their way to chalk it up to some sort of temporary insanity.

The thot plickens with each chapter. The "character" threads will help you keep them straight as you go along.
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