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The
dignitary
himself
had
been
General
Epanchin
's
protector
from
his
youth
up
;
and
the
general
considered
him
so
majestic
a
personage
that
he
would
have
felt
a
hearty
contempt
for
himself
if
he
had
even
for
one
moment
allowed
himself
to
pose
as
the
great
man
's
equal
,
or
to
think
of
him
--
in
his
fear
and
reverence
--
as
anything
less
than
an
Olympic
God
!
There
were
others
present
who
had
not
met
for
years
,
and
who
had
no
feeling
whatever
for
each
other
,
unless
it
were
dislike
;
and
yet
they
met
tonight
as
though
they
had
seen
each
other
but
yesterday
in
some
friendly
and
intimate
assembly
of
kindred
spirits
.
It
was
not
a
large
party
,
however
.
Besides
Princess
Bielokonski
and
the
old
dignitary
(
who
was
really
a
great
man
)
and
his
wife
,
there
was
an
old
military
general
--
a
count
or
baron
with
a
German
name
,
a
man
reputed
to
possess
great
knowledge
and
administrative
ability
.
He
was
one
of
those
Olympian
administrators
who
know
everything
except
Russia
,
pronounce
a
word
of
extraordinary
wisdom
,
admired
by
all
,
about
once
in
five
years
,
and
,
after
being
an
eternity
in
the
service
,
generally
die
full
of
honour
and
riches
,
though
they
have
never
done
anything
great
,
and
have
even
been
hostile
to
all
greatness
.
This
general
was
Ivan
Fedorovitch
's
immediate
superior
in
the
service
;
and
it
pleased
the
latter
to
look
upon
him
also
as
a
patron
.
On
the
other
hand
,
the
great
man
did
not
at
all
consider
himself
Epanchin
's
patron
.
He
was
always
very
cool
to
him
,
while
taking
advantage
of
his
ready
services
,
and
would
instantly
have
put
another
in
his
place
if
there
had
been
the
slightest
reason
for
the
change
.
Another
guest
was
an
elderly
,
important-looking
gentleman
,
a
distant
relative
of
Lizabetha
Prokofievna
's
.
This
gentleman
was
rich
,
held
a
good
position
,
was
a
great
talker
,
and
had
the
reputation
of
being
"
one
of
the
dissatisfied
,
"
though
not
belonging
to
the
dangerous
sections
of
that
class
.
He
had
the
manners
,
to
some
extent
,
of
the
English
aristocracy
,
and
some
of
their
tastes
(
especially
in
the
matter
of
under-done
roast
beef
,
harness
,
men-servants
,
etc.
)
.
He
was
a
great
friend
of
the
dignitary
's
,
and
Lizabetha
Prokofievna
,
for
some
reason
or
other
,
had
got
hold
of
the
idea
that
this
worthy
intended
at
no
distant
date
to
offer
the
advantages
of
his
hand
and
heart
to
Alexandra
.
Besides
the
elevated
and
more
solid
individuals
enumerated
,
there
were
present
a
few
younger
though
not
less
elegant
guests
.
Besides
Prince
S.
and
Evgenie
Pavlovitch
,
we
must
name
the
eminent
and
fascinating
Prince
N.
--
once
the
vanquisher
of
female
hearts
all
over
Europe
.
This
gentleman
was
no
longer
in
the
first
bloom
of
youth
--
he
was
forty-five
,
but
still
very
handsome
.
He
was
well
off
,
and
lived
,
as
a
rule
,
abroad
,
and
was
noted
as
a
good
teller
of
stories
.
Then
came
a
few
guests
belonging
to
a
lower
stratum
of
society
--
people
who
,
like
the
Epanchins
themselves
,
moved
only
occasionally
in
this
exalted
sphere
.
The
Epanchins
liked
to
draft
among
their
more
elevated
guests
a
few
picked
representatives
of
this
lower
stratum
,
and
Lizabetha
Prokofievna
received
much
praise
for
this
practice
,
which
proved
,
her
friends
said
,
that
she
was
a
woman
of
tact
.
The
Epanchins
prided
themselves
upon
the
good
opinion
people
held
of
them
.
One
of
the
representatives
of
the
middle-class
present
today
was
a
colonel
of
engineers
,
a
very
serious
man
and
a
great
friend
of
Prince
S.
,
who
had
introduced
him
to
the
Epanchins
.
He
was
extremely
silent
in
society
,
and
displayed
on
the
forefinger
of
his
right
hand
a
large
ring
,
probably
bestowed
upon
him
for
services
of
some
sort
.
There
was
also
a
poet
,
German
by
name
,
but
a
Russian
poet
;
very
presentable
,
and
even
handsome
--
the
sort
of
man
one
could
bring
into
society
with
impunity
.
This
gentleman
belonged
to
a
German
family
of
decidedly
bourgeois
origin
,
but
he
had
a
knack
of
acquiring
the
patronage
of
"
big-wigs
,
"
and
of
retaining
their
favour
.
He
had
translated
some
great
German
poem
into
Russian
verse
,
and
claimed
to
have
been
a
friend
of
a
famous
Russian
poet
,
since
dead
.
(
It
is
strange
how
great
a
multitude
of
literary
people
there
are
who
have
had
the
advantages
of
friendship
with
some
great
man
of
their
own
profession
who
is
,
unfortunately
,
dead
.
)
The
dignitary
's
wife
had
introduced
this
worthy
to
the
Epanchins
.
This
lady
posed
as
the
patroness
of
literary
people
,
and
she
certainly
had
succeeded
in
obtaining
pensions
for
a
few
of
them
,
thanks
to
her
influence
with
those
in
authority
on
such
matters
.
She
was
a
lady
of
weight
in
her
own
way
.
Her
age
was
about
forty-five
,
so
that
she
was
a
very
young
wife
for
such
an
elderly
husband
as
the
dignitary
.
She
had
been
a
beauty
in
her
day
and
still
loved
,
as
many
ladies
of
forty-five
do
love
,
to
dress
a
little
too
smartly
.
Her
intellect
was
nothing
to
boast
of
,
and
her
literary
knowledge
very
doubtful
.
Literary
patronage
was
,
however
,
with
her
as
much
a
mania
as
was
the
love
of
gorgeous
clothes
.
Many
books
and
translations
were
dedicated
to
her
by
her
proteges
,
and
a
few
of
these
talented
individuals
had
published
some
of
their
own
letters
to
her
,
upon
very
weighty
subjects
.
This
,
then
,
was
the
society
that
the
prince
accepted
at
once
as
true
coin
,
as
pure
gold
without
alloy
.
It
so
happened
,
however
,
that
on
this
particular
evening
all
these
good
people
were
in
excellent
humour
and
highly
pleased
with
themselves
.
Every
one
of
them
felt
that
they
were
doing
the
Epanchins
the
greatest
possible
honour
by
their
presence
.
But
alas
!
the
prince
never
suspected
any
such
subtleties
!
For
instance
,
he
had
no
suspicion
of
the
fact
that
the
Epanchins
,
having
in
their
mind
so
important
a
step
as
the
marriage
of
their
daughter
,
would
never
think
of
presuming
to
take
it
without
having
previously
"
shown
off
"
the
proposed
husband
to
the
dignitary
--
the
recognized
patron
of
the
family
.
The
latter
,
too
,
though
he
would
probably
have
received
news
of
a
great
disaster
to
the
Epanchin
family
with
perfect
composure
,
would
nevertheless
have
considered
it
a
personal
offence
if
they
had
dared
to
marry
their
daughter
without
his
advice
,
or
we
might
almost
say
,
his
leave
.
