He only managed to get back at five, his dinner-time, and having dined with his private secretary, he invited the latter to drive with him to his country house and to go to the races with him.
Алексей Александрович только успел вернуться к пяти часам, времени своего обеда, и, пообедав с правителем дел, пригласил его с собой вместе ехать на дачу и на скачки.