AtthebeginningofJulymoreandmoredisquietingreportsaboutthewarbegantospreadinMoscow; peoplespokeofanappealbytheEmperortothepeople, , , itwassaidthatSmolenskhadsurrendered, thatNapoleonhadanarmyofamillionandonlyamiraclecouldsaveRussia.
OntheeleventhofJuly, whichwasSaturday, themanifestowasreceivedbutwasnotyetinprint, andPierre, whowasattheRostovs', promisedtocometodinnernextday, Sunday, andbringacopyofthemanifestoandappeal, whichhewouldobtainfromCountRostopchin.
ThatSunday, theRostovswenttoMassattheRazumovskis' 'clock, whentheRostovsgotoutoftheircarriageatthechapel, thesultryair, theshoutsofhawkers, thelightandgaysummerclothesofthecrowd, thedustyleavesofthetreesontheboulevard, thesoundsofthebandandthewhitetrousersofabattalionmarchingtoparade, therattlingofwheelsonthecobblestones, andthebrilliant, hotsunshinewereallfullofthatsummerlanguor, thatcontentanddiscontentwiththepresent, whichismoststronglyfeltonabright, , alltheRostovs' acquaintances, wereattheRazumovskis' chapel, for, asifexpectingsomethingtohappen, , athermother'sside, passedthroughthecrowdbehindaliveriedfootmanwhoclearedthewayforthem, sheheardayoungmanspeakingaboutherintooloudawhisper.
"That'sRostova, theonewho..."
"She'smuchthinner, butallthesameshe'spretty!"
