Chapter 2

           

           OnhisreturntoMoscowfromthearmy,NicholasRostóvwaswelcomedbyhishomecircleasthebestofsons,ahero,andtheirdarlingNikólenka;byhisrelationsasacharming,attractive,andpoliteyoungman;byhisacquaintancesasahandsomelieutenantofhussars,agooddancer,andoneofthebestmatchesinthecity.

           TheRostóvskneweverybodyinMoscow.Theoldcounthadmoneyenoughthatyear,asallhisestateshadbeenremortgaged,andsoNicholas,acquiringatrotterofhisown,verystylishridingbreechesofthelatestcut,suchasnooneelseyethadinMoscow,andbootsofthelatestfashion,withextremelypointedtoesandsmallsilverspurs,passedhistimeverygaily.Afterashortperiodofadaptinghimselftotheoldconditionsoflife,Nicholasfounditverypleasanttobeathomeagain.Hefeltthathehadgrownupandmaturedverymuch.HisdespairatfailinginaScriptureexamination,hisborrowingmoneyfromGavríltopayasleighdriver,hiskissingSónyaonthesly—henowrecalledallthisaschildishnesshehadleftimmeasurablybehind.Nowhewasalieutenantofhussars,inajacketlacedwithsilver,andwearingtheCrossofSt.George,awardedtosoldiersforbraveryinaction,andinthecompanyofwell-known,elderly,andrespectedracingmenwastrainingatrotterofhisownforarace.Heknewaladyononeoftheboulevardswhomhevisitedofanevening.HeledthemazurkaattheArkhárovs’ball,talkedaboutthewarwithFieldMarshalKámenski,visitedtheEnglishClub,andwasonintimatetermswithacoloneloffortytowhomDenísovhadintroducedhim.

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