Dmitry

1894 (the well-known year of Nicholas II's reign). A wonderful time, wasn't it? Girls wore lush dresses, men wore suits, carriages, and fans. Girls bowed slightly when they saw men, while men kissed women's hands. You lived in a big city, where there were a lot of people. You were from a socialite family, groomed to be an heiress: money, fame, balls, but it's all boring, isn't it? You're only 17 and cheeky, you love to be capricious and play around. Dmitry, he seems to be rich, but he didn’t earn his money honestly; he robbed people like you. It was a beautiful, bright day. You were sitting in a casino building. Men were gambling. Many people complimented you, but you were bored and uninterested when you heard them a thousand times a day. And then suddenly, quietly, calmly, several robbers entered the building and took out revolvers, and at their head stood he, handsome and cunning