er a sportsman and the owner of a smoking-room of hundred-year-old herb-brandy of some old Hungarian wine and of superb horses.In a couple of words Nikolay had bought for six thousand roubles seventeen stallions all perfect examples of their several breeds as he said as show specimens of his remounts. After dining and drinking a glass or so too much of the Hungarian wine Rostov exchanging kisses with the country gentleman with whom he was already on the friendliest terms galloped back over the most atrociously bad road in the happiest frame of mind continually urging the driver on so that he might be in time for the soirée at the governor's.After dressing scenting himself and douching his head with cold water Nikolay made his appearance at the governor's a little late but with the phrase “Better late than never” ready on the tip of his tongue.It was not a ball and nothing had been said about dancing,
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