说媒

• Princess marya was not going into society at all on account of her mourning , and nikolay did not think it the proper thing to call on them again . but the governors wife still persisted in her match - making , and repeating to nikolay something flattering princess marya had said of him , and
  玛丽亚公爵小姐在服丧期间是不外出的，而尼古拉认为常去她们家不礼貌但省长夫人还在继续说媒，在把玛丽亚公爵小姐赞扬尼古拉的话转告他之后，又把对方赞扬的话转告公爵小姐，并敦促罗斯托夫去向玛丽亚公爵小姐表明态度。