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George, awarded to soldiers for bravery in action, and in the

company of well-known, elderly, and respected racing men was

training a trotter of his own for a race. He knew a lady on one

of the boulevards whom he visited of an evening. He led the

mazurka at the Arkharovs' ball, talked about the war with Field

Marshal Kamenski, visited the English Club, and was on intimate

terms with a colonel of forty to whom Denisov had introduced him.

His passion for the Emperor had cooled somewhat in Moscow. But

still, as he did not see him and had no opportunity of seeing

him, he often spoke about him and about his love for him, letting

it be understood that he had not told all and that there was

something in his feelings for the Emperor not everyone could

understand, and with his whole soul he shared the adoration then

common in Moscow for the Emperor, who was spoken of as the "angel

incarnate."