Then Sviazhsky--he's the marshal of the district, and he's a very good sort of a man, but he wants to get something out of Alexey.

You understand, with his property, now that we are settled in the country, Alexey can exercise great influence.

Then there's Tushkevitch--you have seen him, you know--Betsy's admirer.

Now he's been thrown over and he's come to see us.

As Alexey says, he's one of those people who are very pleasant if one accepts them for what they try to appear to be, _et puis il est comme il faut_, as Princess Varvara says.