IV + 

Haste, haste thy lagging pace, my story! + 

A new acquaintance we must scan. + 

There dwells five versts from Krasnogory, + 

Vladimir’s property, a man + 

Who thrives this moment as I write, + 

A philosophic anchorite: + 

Zaretski, once a bully bold, + 

A gambling troop when he controlled, + 

Chief rascal, pot-house president, + 

Now of a family the head, + 

Simple and kindly and unwed, + 

True friend, landlord benevolent, + 

Yea! and a man of honour, lo! + 

How perfect doth our epoch grow! + 