There was silence in the hall, and the Secretary loudly announced that Michael Stepanich Snetkov, Captain of the Guards, was nominated for the post of Provincial Marshal, and that the ballot would now be taken.
Toda la sala estaba en silencio y el Secretario declaró, en voz alta, que se iba a votar para la presidencia de la Nobleza al comandante de caballería de la Guardia, Mijail Stepanovich Snetkov.