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Varvara Pavlovna's father, Pavel Petrovich Korobine, a retired major-general, had been on duty at St. Petersburg during almost the whole of his life.

Pavel Petrovich's form, which, though heavy, was not devoid of martial bearing, began to appear in the drawing-rooms frequented by the best society of Moscow.

It is possible that Pavel Petrovich would not have disdained to occupy himself with the affairs of even an utter stranger.

Pavel Petrovich understood how to hold his own in society.

Even such an empty nothing as Pavel Petrovich, even he is raised on stilts and made a nice man.