Tikhon

Old Bolkonsky's valet

BOOK ONE

Book 1 Part 1

23 Jan: Chapter 23

The grey-haired valet is a picture of drowsy patience as he enters this story. He greets the young prince and his wife, and later dresses the old prince for dinner.

Book 1 Part 3

18 Feb: Chapter 3

The ninja manservant is still working wonders at Bald Hills, catching plates from an angry prince and anticipating his every mood.

20 Feb: Chapter 5

“Tikhon, like all good valets, instinctively knew the direction of his master’s thoughts.”

BOOK THREE

Book 3 Part 2

Chapter 3

Tikhon helps make the old prince comfortable during a sleepless night.

Chapter 10

The old valet, Tikhon, with sunken, emaciated face that bore the stamp of inconsolable grief: ‘Yes, Princess’ to all Princess Marya’s questions, and hardly refrained from sobbing as he looked at her.

BOOK FOUR

Book 4, Part 1

Chapter 14

Tikhon comes with Marya to Yaroslavl to see Andrei.