[Chapter IV.—Intervals of rest—in other people's houses] 48

Mental and physical revival—Creative work.

[Chapter V.—The last period] 52

Summer of 1910—Period of suffering that undermined his health.

[Chapter VI.—Mental agony] 58

Tolstoy's disappointment at the impossibility of awakening his wife's spiritual consciousness—Recognition that his further stay at Yasnaya Polyana is unnecessary—The harm that his staying there did to Sofya Andreyevna.

[Chapter VII.—The night of Tolstoy's going away] 63

The last touch—Preparations and departure—Entries in the diary.

[Chapter VIII.—Tolstoy's relation to his wife] 67

Letters to her in 1897 and after his departure—Reasons why he did not wish to see her.