Shvabrin has been in the Belogorsk fortress for several years, where he was exiled as punishment for a murder committed in a duel. But it's terribly boring here. All are notoriously kind and without education - It’s outrageous that I was exiled to this wilderness! - he wandered through the streets of the crooked village, his light brown curls tossed by the wind. He wasn't particularly tall, but he had an expressive face