Then he received petitioners, heard reports, gave audiences, assigned posts and ordered dismissals, apportioned rewards, pensions, and salaries, and attended to correspondence – everyday matters, as he called them, which took up so much of his time.
Después empezaron a acudir solicitantes, le presentaron informes, hubo visitas, destinos, despidos, asignación de pensiones, de sueldos, correspondencia... En fin, el trabajo, aquel «trabajo de los días laborables», como decía Alexey Alejandrovich, que le ocupaba tanto tiempo.