Rostov thrust the purse under the pillow and shook the damp little hand which was offered him.

Telyanin for some reason had been transferred from the Guards just before this campaign.

He behaved very well in the regiment but was not liked; Rostov especially detested him and was unable to overcome or conceal his groundless antipathy to the man.

"Well, young cavalryman, how is my Rook behaving?" he asked.