It was Vasenka Veslovsky, a second cousin of the Shcherbatskys, a brilliant Petersburg-Moscow young man. 'A most splendid fellow and a passionate sportsman,' as Oblonsky said when he introduced him.
Era Vasen’ka Veslovskij, cugino in terzo grado degli Šcerbackij, giovane elegante di Pietroburgo e di Mosca, “ottimo ragazzo e appassionato cacciatore”, come lo presentò Stepan Arkad’ic.