Er mißfiel Katawasow wegen seines weichlichen, verzärtelten Wesens und seiner schwachen Gesundheit. Er war offenbar überzeugt, namentlich jetzt, wo er betrunken war, daß er eine heldische Tat vollbringe, und prahlte in widerwärtigster Weise.
Katavasov did not like him because he was effeminate, spoilt, and delicate; he was evidently sure, especially now that he was tipsy, that he was performing an heroic deed, and he bragged most unpleasantly.