While Prince Andréy went to report about the purple-faced general, that gentleman⁠—evidently not sharing Borís’ conception of the advantages of the unwritten code of subordination⁠—looked so fixedly at the presumptuous lieutenant who had prevented his finishing what he had to say to the adjutant that Borís felt uncomfortable. He turned away and waited impatiently for Prince Andréy’s return from the commander in chief’s room.