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Chapter 6

           ThedignitaryhimselfhadbeenGeneralEpanchin’sprotectorfromhisyouthup;andthegeneralconsideredhimsomajesticapersonagethathewouldhavefeltaheartycontemptforhimselfifhehadevenforonemomentallowedhimselftoposeasthegreatman’sequal,ortothinkofhiminhisfearandreverenceasanythinglessthananOlympicGod!Therewereotherspresentwhohadnotmetforyears,andwhohadnofeelingwhateverforeachother,unlessitweredislike;andyettheymettonightasthoughtheyhadseeneachotherbutyesterdayinsomefriendlyandintimateassemblyofkindredspirits.

           Itwasnotalargeparty,however.BesidesPrincessBielokonskiandtheolddignitary(whowasreallyagreatman)andhiswife,therewasanoldmilitarygeneralacountorbaronwithaGermanname,amanreputedtopossessgreatknowledgeandadministrativeability.HewasoneofthoseOlympianadministratorswhoknoweverythingexceptRussia,pronounceawordofextraordinarywisdom,admiredbyall,aboutonceinfiveyears,and,afterbeinganeternityintheservice,generallydiefullofhonourandriches,thoughtheyhaveneverdoneanythinggreat,andhaveevenbeenhostiletoallgreatness.ThisgeneralwasIvanFedorovitch’simmediatesuperiorintheservice;anditpleasedthelattertolookuponhimalsoasapatron.Ontheotherhand,thegreatmandidnotatallconsiderhimselfEpanchin’spatron.

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