October 15th, Moscow.
Time flew in the midst of busyness, and half a month blinked past. During these days, Marvin delegated church affairs to Christoph and Selina, spending his entire days holed up in the meeting room with Yuniya, Levin, and Daniel, chatting about everything under the sun in the Germanic language they learned—from the great famine to the Frederick Royal Family, then from the Frederick Royal Family to the commoners, and from the commoners to the Junker Nobility...
They chatted incessantly, their language skills improving by leaps and bounds, and they gained a deeper understanding of the local culture and customs.
"In our Kingdom of Frederick, because we like to eat cheese and smoked sausage, we don't add salt to our bread. The most common varieties are sweet bread with added sugar and tasteless small bread..."
