War and Peace Volume 2 Book 7 Chapter 1

In which young Nicholas Rostóv reluctantly leaves his carefree military life to return to his family estate, unsettled by the disorder at home and the complicated ties that await him there. As he reconnects with his kin, he observes the subtle changes and quiet tensions that shadow the familiar faces, particularly pondering the calm maturity of his sister Natásha in the face of her impending marriage.