Chapter 27

           

           Thesixthdaywasfixedfortheelectionofthemarshaloftheprovince.

           Therooms,largeandsmall,werefullofnoblemeninallsortsofuniforms.Manyhadcomeonlyforthatday.Menwhohadnotseeneachotherforyears,somefromtheCrimea,somefromPetersburg,somefromabroad,metintheroomsoftheHallofNobility.Therewasmuchdiscussionaroundthegovernor’stableundertheportraitoftheTsar.

           Thenobles,bothinthelargerandthesmallerrooms,groupedthemselvesincamps,andfromtheirhostileandsuspiciousglances,fromthesilencethatfelluponthemwhenoutsidersapproachedagroup,andfromthewaythatsome,whisperingtogether,retreatedtothefarthercorridor,itwasevidentthateachsidehadsecretsfromtheother.Inappearancethenoblemenweresharplydividedintotwoclasses:theoldandthenew.Theoldwereforthemostparteitherinolduniformsofthenobility,buttonedupclosely,withspursandhats,orintheirownspecialnaval,cavalry,infantry,orofficialuniforms.Theuniformsoftheoldermenwereembroideredintheold-fashionedwaywithepauletsontheirshoulders;theywereunmistakablytightandshortinthewaist,asthoughtheirwearershadgrownoutofthem.Theyoungermenworetheuniformofthenobilitywithlongwaistsandbroadshoulders,unbuttonedoverwhitewaistcoats,oruniformswithblackcollarsandwiththeembroideredbadgesofjusticesofthepeace.Totheyoungermenbelongedthecourtuniformsthathereandtherebrightenedupthecrowd.

           Butthedivisionintoyoungandolddidnotcorrespondwiththedivisionofparties.

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