Chapter 3

           

           Sayinggood-byetotheprincess,SergeyIvanovitchwasjoinedbyKatavasov;togethertheygotintoacarriagefulltooverflowing,andthetrainstarted.

           AtTsaritsinostationthetrainwasmetbyachorusofyoungmensinging“HailtoThee!”Againthevolunteersbowedandpokedtheirheadsout,butSergeyIvanovitchpaidnoattentiontothem.Hehadhadsomuchtodowiththevolunteersthatthetypewasfamiliartohimanddidnotinteresthim.Katavasov,whosescientificworkhadpreventedhishavingachanceofobservingthemhitherto,wasverymuchinterestedinthemandquestionedSergeyIvanovitch.

           SergeyIvanovitchadvisedhimtogointothesecond-classandtalktothemhimself.AtthenextstationKatavasovactedonthissuggestion.

           Atthefirststophemovedintothesecond-classandmadetheacquaintanceofthevolunteers.Theyweresittinginacornerofthecarriage,talkingloudlyandobviouslyawarethattheattentionofthepassengersandKatavasovashegotinwasconcentrateduponthem.Moreloudlythanalltalkedthetall,hollow-chestedyoungman.Hewasunmistakablytipsy,andwasrelatingsomestorythathadoccurredathisschool.Facinghimsatamiddle-agedofficerintheAustrianmilitaryjacketoftheGuardsuniform.Hewaslisteningwithasmiletothehollow-chestedyouth,andoccasionallypullinghimup.Thethird,inanartilleryuniform,wassittingonaboxbesidethem.Afourthwasasleep.

           Enteringintoconversationwiththeyouth,KatavasovlearnedthathewasawealthyMoscowmerchantwhohadrunthroughalargefortunebeforehewastwo-and-twenty.

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