Oblonsky was not only liked by every one who knew him for his kind and joyous nature and his undoubted honesty, but there was something in him – in his handsome and bright appearance, his beaming eyes, black hair and eyebrows, and his white-and-rosy complexion, that had a physical effect on those he met, making them feel friendly and cheerful.
A Stepan Arkad’ic volevano bene tutti quelli che lo conoscevano non solo per quel suo carattere buono e gioviale e per la sua indubbia onestà, ma perché in quel suo bell’aspetto luminoso, negli occhi splendenti, nelle sopracciglia e nei capelli neri, nel colorito bianco e rosso del viso vi era qualcosa che agiva in modo cordiale e festoso sul fisico delle persone che lo incontravano.