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Fenitchka , Fedosya Nikolaevna , after her husband and Mitya , adores no one so much as her daughter-in-law , and when the latter is at the piano , she would gladly spend the whole day at her side . A passing word of Piotr . He has grown perfectly rigid with stupidity and dignity , but he too is married , and received a respectable dowry with his bride , the daughter of a market-gardener of the town , who had refused two excellent suitors , only because they had no watch ; while Piotr had not only a watch -- he had a pair of kid shoes . In the Brühl Terrace in Dresden , between two and four o'clock -- the most fashionable time for walking -- you may meet a man about fifty , quite grey , and looking as though he suffered from gout , but still handsome , elegantly dressed , and with that special stamp , which is only gained by moving a long time in the higher strata of society . That is Pavel Petrovitch . From Moscow he went abroad for the sake of his health , and has settled for good at Dresden , where he associates most with English and Russian visitors . With English people he behaves simply , almost modestly , but with dignity ; they find him rather a bore , but respect him for being , as they say , _ ` a perfect gentleman . '