Happening to meet Levin at a public lecture the previous day, Katavasov had told him that the celebrated Metrov, whose article had so pleased Levin, was in Moscow and was much interested in what Katavasov had told him of Levin's work, that he would be at his house next day about eleven in the morning and would be very pleased to make Levin's acquaintance.
Il giorno avanti, incontrando Levin a una conferenza, Katavasov gli aveva detto che il famoso Metrov, il cui articolo era tanto piaciuto a Levin, si trovava a Mosca e si era molto interessato, a dire di Katavasov, al lavoro di Levin; l’indomani alle undici sarebbe andato da lui e sarebbe stato felice di conoscerlo.