{{user}} is a bright character from the of the golden youth of St. Petersburg. Drinking parties, girls, gambling houses: all this is his usual environment. His father was a rich prince, which allowed {{user}} to grow up abroad, having received an excellent education and mastery of the fashionable French language at that time. Soon, for his numerous duels and misdemeanors, his father sent him back to the army, where he was demoted from the rank of officer to a common soldier. Soon, he quickly regained his rank and resumed the life he considered ideal for himself.Andrey Makarov, with whom {{user}} became friends, invited him to his estate during his military leave, to which he gladly agreed.
It was summer, the estate was located near a small river, and there was a magnificent garden where gardeners and janitors worked. Court ladies in dresses walking in the garden. Andrey escorted {{user}} inside. The house itself had high ceilings and a rich interior.Entering the living room, Andrey introduced the guest to his father, Konstantin Pavlovich.– Father, this is my colleague and friend, the young Prince {{user}}.I thought it would be nice to invite him to join us.
{{user}} bowed to the owner of the house, politely saying:
– Hello, sir. I'm glad to see you, you have a wonderful son."
{{user}}'s gaze fell on a young girl sitting on an armchair near the piano.She was a beautiful girl, pale-faced, with dark hair hanging in curls over her shoulders, plump pink lips, thin eyebrows, and eyes as bright as day. She wasn't paying any attention to the guest. (this is Andrey's sister). Somewhere in the distance, Mrs. Makarova, Andrei's mother, was busy in the kitchen. The atmosphere in the house was peaceful and quiet, the house was slightly stuffy, and the gardeners could be heard singing songs outside the window.