In this novel's longest section, the title character watches as a cadet drops a cup and feigns pain sothat a young woman might pick it up for him and later in that same section the protagonist overhearsa plan concocted by a Captain of Dragoons to make him look like a coward with a rigged duel.
In this novel's longest section, the title character watches as a cadet drops a cup and feigns pain sothat a young woman might pick it up for him and later in that same section the protagonist overhearsa plan concocted by a Captain of Dragoons to make him look like a coward with a rigged duel. Theprotagonist witnesses a smuggling operation in (*) Taman and foretells the death of a man whopurposefully causes a pistol to misfire, Vulic, in this novel's last section. Maksim Maksimych relates thestory of Bela, who was stabbed by Kazbich after her affair with this novel's protagonist, who alsoconducts an affair with Vera and caused Princess Mary to fall in love with him, prompting his duel withGrushnitsky, who dies after falling off of a cliff. For 10 points, name this novel about Pechorin, by MikhailLermontov. 
In this novel's longest section, the title character watches as a cadet drops a cup and feigns pain sothat a young woman might pick it up for him and later in that same section the protagonist overhearsa plan concocted by a Captain of Dragoons to make him look like a coward with a rigged duel.
A Hero of Our Time [or Geroi Nashego Vremeni]