On the previous day Oblonsky had appeared on Service business in uniform; the new superior was very pleasant and chatted with him as with an old acquaintance; therefore Oblonsky now considered it his duty to call on him in a morning coat.
Il giorno prima egli si era presentato in ufficio in divisa, e il nuovo capo era stato molto amabile e s’era messo a parlare con Oblonskij come con un amico; perciò Stepan Arkad’ic reputava suo dovere fargli visita in finanziera.