[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.
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.