“A tall young man, with a very attractive, but pampered and even somewhat vicious face, stood at the fence of the Summer Garden and greedily smoked a thin cigarette. He was wearing a shiny leather jacket of a military cut, green burdock-colored English breeches that hugged his buttocks, high officer boots polished to a shine, and a cap with a black artillery band pulled down over his eyes - all this spoke of a risky desire to stand out from the general gray mass and willingness to stand up for yourself..."