Oblonsky was not only liked by every one who knew him for his kind and joyous nature and his undoubted honesty, but there was something in him – in his handsome and bright appearance, his beaming eyes, black hair and eyebrows, and his white-and-rosy complexion, that had a physical effect on those he met, making them feel friendly and cheerful.
Степана Аркадьича не только любили все знавшие его за его добрый, веселый нрав и несомненную честность, но в нем, в его красивой, светлой наружности, блестящих глазах, черных бровях, волосах, белизне и румянце лица, было что-то, физически действовавшее дружелюбно и весело на людей, встречавшихся с ним.