While chatting with his father on one occasion, he learned that Nikolai Petrovich had in his possession several rather interesting letters written some time ago to his late wife by Odintsova's mother;
Egun batean, aitarekin hizketan jakin zuen Nikolai Petrovitxek gutun batzuk zeuzkala gorderik, oso interesgarriak, Odintsovaren amak haren emazte zenari aspaldi idatziak, eta ez zion bakerik eman gutun haiek eskuratu arte.