War and Peace Volume 3, Part 3, Chapter 22 Summary
It's weirdly quiet in the Rostov house. The only people left are the housekeeper, the yard porter, and the porter’s grandson.
An officer stops by and begs the housekeeper for money. He says he’s a distant relative of Count Rostov. She knows he’s telling the truth – he looks just like the Count.
She quickly gives him 25 rubles from her own savings and sends him on his way.