On the previous day Oblonsky had appeared on Service business in uniform; the new superior was very pleasant and chatted with him as with an old acquaintance; therefore Oblonsky now considered it his duty to call on him in a morning coat.
Además, se le consideraba como un oso en el trato social y se afirmaba que seguía una norma opuesta en todo a la del jefe anterior que tuviera hasta entonces Esteban Arkadievich.