Vronsky, who was, so to say, the Prince's chief master of ceremonies, had great difficulty in organizing all the Russian amusements offered to the Prince by various people: trotting-races, pancakes, bear-hunting, and drives in three-horse sledges, gipsies, and Russian sprees with smashing of crockery.
A Vronskij, che gli era accanto come un maestro di cerimonie, costava fatica distribuire tutti i divertimenti offerti al principe da varie personalità; c’erano, infatti, i cavalli trottatori, i bliny, la caccia all’orso, le trojke e gli zigani e le baldorie russe con la rottura delle stoviglie.