This influence was promoted by his wealth, by his title, by the splendid house in the town which had been lent him by his old acquaintance Shirkov, a financier who had founded a flourishing bank in Kashin; by the excellent chef whom he had brought from his estate; by his friendship with the Governor, who had been a former comrade and one whom Vronsky had even protected; but above all by his simple behaviour in treating every one alike which had quickly induced most of the noblemen to change their opinion as to his supposed pride. He himself felt that, except that crazy fellow married to Kitty Shcherbatsky, who, à propos de bottes [Quite irrelevantly.] had with rabid virulence told him a lot of pointless nonsense, every nobleman whose acquaintance he had made had become his partisan.
Era un hombre completamente nuevo entre los nobles rurales, mas, a pesar de ello, alcanzaba un éxito indudable y no se equivocaban pensando que había ya adquirido una gran influencia en aquel medio. Contribuían a ello su riqueza y distinción, su cualidad de noble de alta categoría; el espléndido departamento que en la ciudad había dejado a su disposición su antiguo conocido Schirkov, que ahora se ocupaba de asuntos financieros y había abierto en Kachin un banco que marchaba prósperamente; el estupendo cocinero que Vronsky se había traído de su finca; la amistad con el Gobernador, que era amigo íntimo suyo y además protegido de otro amigo de Vronsky; y, sobre todo, le ayudaba a ello su trato sencillo, afable a igual, que obligó a la mayoría de los nobles a modificar la opinión de soberbio en que casi todos le tenían.