In which Oblonsky reunites with an old friend...
During Oblonsky's carriage ride into town, we learn a few things about him... Everyone likes this son of a gun. He's friends with a third of the city, acquaintances with the other third, and drinking buddies with the final third. My marginalia includes the words "fratboy" and "glad-hander."
And, as I thought, Dolly is definitely the richer one of the two.
We meet two of Oblonsky's colleagues:
-Nikitin, an old, hard-working official, and
-Grinevich, a Gentleman of the Bedchamber, whatever the hell that is.
And, more importantly, we also meet Levin, an old friend of Oblonsky. Levin is the Ron Swanson to Oblonsky's Tom Haverford. Levin is not a peasant, he just perfers the countryside to the city. He thinks Oblonsky's profession is crazy, and Oblonsky thinks Levin's rancher life is insane.
These two friends reunite, exchange awkward pleasantries, and make plans to meet again for a longer conversation. Levin inquires after Oblonsky's sister-in-law, Kitty. Oblonksy tells Levin where Kitty skates. Hope Levin can't get his act together by then.
Other thoughts:
-Of course Oblonsky would have a rugged wilderness friend that blushes like a young boy.
-Levin's step-brother is a famous author. Wonder if we'll get to meet him. It's not we don't already have enough characters already...
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