Koznyshev thought his younger brother a splendid fellow, with his heart in the right place, but with a mind which, though rather quick, was swayed by the impression of the moment and was therefore full of contradictions.
Para Sergio Ivanovich, su hermano menor era un buen muchacho, con «el corazón en su sitio» (lo que solía expresar en francés), de cerebro bastante ágil, pero esclavo de las impresiones del momento y lleno, por ello, de contradicciones.