Fathers and Sons, Chapter 4 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. Servants receive the arrivals, and Prokofitch greets Arkady warmly before preparing supper.
2. Paul Petrovitch Kirsanov kisses his nephew but greets Bazarov without offering his hand.
3. At supper, Nikolai Petrovitch talks freely while Arkady tries to appear adult and drinks too much wine.
4. Beside Arkady’s bed, Bazarov mocks Paul’s grooming and criticizes Nikolai’s poetry, practical knowledge, and nervousness.
5. Arkady enjoys his familiar bed and remembers Egorovna before falling asleep.
6. Nikolai and Paul remain awake with their thoughts, while Thenichka listens anxiously near a sleeping infant.

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На что обратить внимание

Bazarov turns Paul’s careful grooming into a reason for criticism. Arkady partly agrees but insists on his uncle’s goodness.

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