Note 19 — SECTION THREE[1] A FAMILY DRAMA (continued 2)
Constance Garnett translation
Pushkin was killed in a duel by G. C. Dantès, a man who began his career as a page of the Duchesse de Berry, was by her recommended to Nicholas I., and was adopted by the Dutch ambassador to Russia. After killing Pushkin he was expelled from Russia. Later on he became a chamberlain of Napoleon III.—(Translator’s Note.)