Character: Prince Pyotr Aleksandrovich Valkovsky

He chose the surest path to get out of the situation, which he considered difficult. He touched and aroused the noblest faculties of the human heart, namely, the ability to forgive and repay evil with generosity. He surrendered himself to the power of the being offended by him and resorted to him with a request for participation and help. He touched all the pride of a woman who already loved him, directly admitting to her that she had a rival, and at the same time aroused sympathy in her for her rival, and for himself forgiveness and the promise of disinterested brotherly friendship. To go to such an explanation and at the same time not to offend, not to offend - sometimes even the most dexterous sages are not capable of this, but capable hearts are fresh, pure and well-directed, like his.