" Vous comptez vous faire des rentes sur l'etat;* you want to make something out of your company?" *You expect to make an income out of the government.

"No, Peter Nikolaevich; I only want to show that in the cavalry the advantages are far less than in the infantry.

Just consider my own position now, Peter Nikolaevich..." Berg always spoke quietly, politely, and with great precision.

His conversation always related entirely to himself; he would remain calm and silent when the talk related to any topic that had no direct bearing on himself.