PrinceAndrewstayedatBrunnwithBilibin, aRussianacquaintanceofhisinthediplomaticservice.
"Ah, mydearprince! Icouldnothaveamorewelcomevisitor," saidBilibinashecameouttomeetPrinceAndrew."Franz, puttheprince'sthingsinmybedroom," saidhetotheservantwhowasusheringBolkonskiin."Soyou'reamessengerofvictory, eh? Splendid! AndIamsittinghereill, asyousee."
Afterwashinganddressing, PrinceAndrewcameintothediplomat'.
Afterhisjourneyandthecampaignduringwhichhehadbeendeprivedofallthecomfortsofcleanlinessandalltherefinementsoflife, , afterhisreceptionbytheAustrians, tospeakifnotinRussian (fortheywerespeakingFrench) atleastwithaRussianwhowould, hesupposed, sharethegeneralRussianantipathytotheAustrianswhichwasthenparticularlystrong.
Bilibinwasamanofthirty-five, abachelor, , , , ashehadenteredtheserviceattheageofsixteen, hadbeeninParisandCopenhagen, , avoiddoingcertainthings, , who, likingwork, knewhowtodoit, "Whatfor?" butthequestion "How?" , butitgavehimgreatpleasuretoprepareacircular, memorandum, orreport, skillfully, pointedly, 'sserviceswerevaluednotonlyforwhathewrote, butalsoforhisskillindealingandconversingwiththoseinthehighestspheres.
Bilibinlikedconversationashelikedwork, , , , infact, Bilibin'switticismswerehawkedaboutintheViennesedrawingroomsandoftenhadaninfluenceonmattersconsideredimportant.
Histhin, worn, sallowfacewascoveredwithdeepwrinkles, whichalwayslookedascleanandwellwashedasthetipsofone', , deep-seteyesalwaystwinkledandlookedoutstraight.
"Well, nowtellmeaboutyourexploits," saidhe.
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