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681
One
of
them
was
a
sallow
,
clean-shaven
civilian
with
a
thin
and
wrinkled
face
,
already
growing
old
,
though
he
was
dressed
like
a
most
fashionable
young
man
.
He
sat
with
his
legs
up
on
the
sofa
as
if
quite
at
home
and
,
having
stuck
an
amber
mouthpiece
far
into
his
mouth
,
was
inhaling
the
smoke
spasmodically
and
screwing
up
his
eyes
.
682
This
was
an
old
bachelor
,
Shinshín
,
a
cousin
of
the
countess
'
,
a
man
with
"
a
sharp
tongue
"
as
they
said
in
Moscow
society
.
He
seemed
to
be
condescending
to
his
companion
.
The
latter
,
a
fresh
,
rosy
officer
of
the
Guards
,
irreproachably
washed
,
brushed
,
and
buttoned
,
held
his
pipe
in
the
middle
of
his
mouth
and
with
red
lips
gently
inhaled
the
smoke
,
letting
it
escape
from
his
handsome
mouth
in
rings
.
This
was
Lieutenant
Berg
,
an
officer
in
the
Semënov
regiment
with
whom
Borís
was
to
travel
to
join
the
army
,
and
about
whom
Natásha
had
teased
her
elder
sister
Véra
,
speaking
of
Berg
as
her
"
intended
.
"
The
count
sat
between
them
and
listened
attentively
.
His
favorite
occupation
when
not
playing
boston
,
a
card
game
he
was
very
fond
of
,
was
that
of
listener
,
especially
when
he
succeeded
in
setting
two
loquacious
talkers
at
one
another
.
683
"
Well
,
then
,
old
chap
,
mon
très
honorable
Alphonse
Kárlovich
,
"
said
Shinshín
,
laughing
ironically
and
mixing
the
most
ordinary
Russian
expressions
with
the
choicest
French
phrases
--
which
was
a
peculiarity
of
his
speech
.
"
Vous
comptez
vous
faire
des
rentes
sur
l'état
;
*
you
want
to
make
something
out
of
your
company
?
"
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684
*
You
expect
to
make
an
income
out
of
the
government
.
685
"
No
,
Peter
Nikoláevich
;
I
only
want
to
show
that
in
the
cavalry
the
advantages
are
far
less
than
in
the
infantry
.
Just
consider
my
own
position
now
,
Peter
Nikoláevich
...
"
686
Berg
always
spoke
quietly
,
politely
,
and
with
great
precision
.
His
conversation
always
related
entirely
to
himself
;
he
would
remain
calm
and
silent
when
the
talk
related
to
any
topic
that
had
no
direct
bearing
on
himself
.
687
He
could
remain
silent
for
hours
without
being
at
all
put
out
of
countenance
himself
or
making
others
uncomfortable
,
but
as
soon
as
the
conversation
concerned
himself
he
would
begin
to
talk
circumstantially
and
with
evident
satisfaction
.
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688
"
Consider
my
position
,
Peter
Nikoláevich
.
Were
I
in
the
cavalry
I
should
get
not
more
than
two
hundred
rubles
every
four
months
,
even
with
the
rank
of
lieutenant
;
but
as
it
is
I
receive
two
hundred
and
thirty
,
"
said
he
,
looking
at
Shinshín
and
the
count
with
a
joyful
,
pleasant
smile
,
as
if
it
were
obvious
to
him
that
his
success
must
always
be
the
chief
desire
of
everyone
else
.
689
"
Besides
that
,
Peter
Nikoláevich
,
by
exchanging
into
the
Guards
I
shall
be
in
a
more
prominent
position
,
"
continued
Berg
,
"
and
vacancies
occur
much
more
frequently
in
the
Foot
Guards
.
Then
just
think
what
can
be
done
with
two
hundred
and
thirty
rubles
!
I
even
manage
to
put
a
little
aside
and
to
send
something
to
my
father
,
"
he
went
on
,
emitting
a
smoke
ring
.
690
"
La
balance
y
est.
.
.
*
A
German
knows
how
to
skin
a
flint
,
as
the
proverb
says
,
"
remarked
Shinshín
,
moving
his
pipe
to
the
other
side
of
his
mouth
and
winking
at
the
count
.