After some time, the narrator and Maxim Maksimych met again at the inn. Attention attracted them an empty road carriage of a dandy kind. The footman accompanying her answered that the carriage belonged to Pechorin, and he himself stayed overnight with the colonel. The staff captain, considering Pechorin his friend, asked the waiter to report to the lord. “Now he will come running,” Maxim Maximich said to me with a triumphant air, “I’ll go to the gate to wait for him.” But for the whole evening so no one appeared.
Maksim Maksimych accompanies Pechorin. Illustration by NN Dubovsky. Coal. 1890g.
In the morning Maxim Maximich went to the commandant of the fortress on official business. Ten minutes after he left, Pechorin appeared. It was evident that he was going on the road. The narrator draws his portrait: “He was of medium height, a slender, thin stature and broad shoulders proved a strong constitution, not defeated by the depravity of
the capital’s life, nor by storms of soul, a dusty velvet coat, dazzlingly clean linen, small aristocratic hands, thin pale fingers. His gait was careless and lazy, but I noticed that he was not waving his arms, a sure sign of some kind of secrecy of character, I would not have given him his face at first sight for more than twenty-three years, although after that I was ready to give him thirty. first smile was something childish His skin had some feminine tenderness;. Blond hair, curly on the nature, so painstakingly depicted his pale, noble forehead, on which, only by long observation, one could notice traces of wrinkles. His mustache and eyebrows were black – a sign of the breed in man. He had a slightly upturned nose, teeth of dazzling whiteness and brown eyes that did not laugh when he laughed. “Having warned Pechorin that his old friend wanted to see him, the narrator notices Maxim Maksimich, who, out of breath, runs across the road. to rush to his neck, Pechorin is quite cold, although he gives him a friendly smile, and stretches out his hand to him Maxim Maximich wants to talk to him heart to heart,
but Pechorin with his whole appearance shows that he is in a hurry. “To Maximech’s question about some papers, he answered That their fate is indifferent to him, and with them you can do anything. His way is in Persia. noble forehead, on which, only by long observation, it was possible to notice traces of wrinkles. His mustache and eyebrows were black – a sign of the breed in man. He had a slightly upturned nose, teeth of dazzling whiteness and brown eyes that did not laugh when he laughed. “Having warned Pechorin that his old friend wanted to see him, the narrator notices Maxim Maksimich, who, out of breath, runs across the road. to rush to his neck, Pechorin is quite cold, although he gives him a friendly smile, and stretches out his hand to him Maxim Maximich wants to talk to him heart to heart, but Pechorin with his whole appearance shows that he is in a hurry. “To Maximech’s question about some papers, he answered That their fate is indifferent to him, and with them you can do anything. His way is in Persia. noble forehead, on which, only by long observation, it was possible to notice traces of wrinkles. His mustache and eyebrows were black – a sign of the breed in man. He had a slightly upturned nose, teeth of dazzling whiteness and brown eyes that did not laugh when he laughed. “Having warned Pechorin that his old friend wanted to see him, the narrator notices Maxim Maksimich, who, out of breath, runs across the road. to rush to his neck, Pechorin is quite cold, although he gives him a friendly smile, and stretches out his hand to him Maxim Maximich wants to talk to him heart to heart, but Pechorin with his whole appearance shows that he is in a hurry. “To Maximech’s question about some papers, he answered That their fate is indifferent to him, and with them you can do anything. His way is in Persia. traces of wrinkles could be seen. His mustache and eyebrows were black – a sign of the breed in man. He had a slightly upturned nose, teeth of dazzling whiteness and brown eyes that did not laugh when he laughed. “Having warned Pechorin that his old friend wanted to see him, the narrator notices Maxim Maksimich, who, out of breath, runs across the road. to rush to his neck, Pechorin is quite cold, although he smiles warmly and extends his hand to him Maxim Maksimych wants to talk to him heart to heart, but Pechorin shows with his whole appearance that he is in a hurry. “To Maximech’s question about some papers, he answered That their fate is indifferent to him, and with them you can do anything. His way is in Persia. traces of wrinkles could be seen. His mustache and eyebrows were black – a sign of the breed in man. He had a slightly upturned nose, teeth of dazzling whiteness and brown eyes that did not laugh when he laughed. “Having warned Pechorin that his old friend wanted to see him, the narrator notices Maxim Maksimich, who, out of breath, runs across the road. to rush to his neck, Pechorin is quite cold, although he smiles warmly and extends his hand to him Maxim Maksimych wants to talk to him heart to heart, but Pechorin shows with his whole appearance that he is in a hurry. “To Maximech’s question about some papers, he answered That their fate is indifferent to him, and with them you can do anything. His way is in Persia. He had a slightly upturned nose, teeth of dazzling whiteness and brown eyes that did not laugh when he laughed. “Having warned Pechorin that his old friend wanted to see him, the narrator notices Maxim Maksimich, who, out of breath, runs across the road. to rush to his neck, Pechorin is quite cold, although he smiles warmly and extends his hand to him Maxim Maksimych wants to talk to him heart to heart, but Pechorin shows with his whole appearance that he is in a hurry. “To Maximech’s question about some papers, he answered That their fate is indifferent to him, and with them you can do anything. His way is in Persia. He had a slightly upturned nose, teeth of dazzling whiteness and brown eyes that did not laugh when he laughed. “Having warned Pechorin that his old friend wanted to see him, the narrator notices Maxim Maksimich, who, out of breath, runs across the road. to rush to his neck, Pechorin is quite cold, although he smiles warmly and extends his hand to him Maxim Maksimych wants to talk to him heart to heart, but Pechorin shows with his whole appearance that he is in a hurry. “To Maximech’s question about some papers, he answered That their fate is indifferent to him, and with them you can do anything. His way is in Persia. out of breath, runs across the road. Warned of his obvious desire to rush to his neck, Pechorin is rather cold, although he smiles in affectionate way, extends his hand to him. Maksim Maksimych wants to talk to him heart to heart, but Pechorin all his appearance shows that he is in a hurry. When asked by Maxim Maksimych about some papers, he answers that his fate is indifferent to him, and you can do anything with them. His way lies in Persia. out of breath, runs across the road. Warned of his obvious desire to rush to his neck, Pechorin is rather cold, although he smiles in affectionate way, extends his hand to him. Maksim Maksimych wants to talk to him heart to heart, but Pechorin all his appearance shows that he is in a hurry. When asked by Maxim Maksimych about some papers, he answers that his fate is indifferent to him, and you can do anything with them. His way lies in Persia.
Mysterious Maxim Maksimych walks around the wagon in confusion, barely restraining tears. In response to the request of the narrator to give him Pechorin’s papers, he angrily hurls them one by one, getting out of the suitcase. Regretting that he can not leave immediately, Maxim Maksimych, who did not have time to register the case, is forced to wait for the next opportunity.
