Evidently just before coming to the dinner he had had his hair and whiskers trimmed, which changed his appearance for the worse.

There was something naively festive in his air, which, in conjunction with his firm and virile features, gave him a rather comical expression.

Bekleshev and Theodore Uvarov, who had arrived with him, paused at the doorway to allow him, as the guest of honor, to enter first.