He was kind-hearted, after the only fashion that kind-heartedness could exist in such a character and at such a time.

He was touched to his very heart by his poor mother's tears; but this only vexed him, and caused him to hang his head in thought.
His younger brother, Andrii, had livelier and more fully developed feelings.

He learned more willingly and without the effort with which strong and weighty characters generally have to make in order to apply themselves to study.

He was more inventive-minded than his brother, and frequently appeared as the leader of dangerous expeditions; sometimes, thanks to the quickness of his mind, contriving to escape punishment when his brother Ostap, abandoning all efforts, stripped off his gaberdine and lay down upon the floor without a thought of begging for mercy.

He too thirsted for action; but, at the same time, his soul was accessible to other sentiments.