It was not even a failure for him; as he himself said to Nevedovsky, champagne glass in hand, no better representative of the new course which the Nobility ought to follow could have been found.
Para él no era un fracaso –decía, levantando su copa y dirigiéndose a Neviedovsky–. Habría sido imposible –explicaba– encontrar un representante mejor para la nueva dirección que debía seguir la Nobleza.