Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov was only sixteen years old when he found the answer to the most important question in his life. The rebelled Cossack and the commander of a many thousands army demanded Grinev, the imperial officer, to take an oath and be loyal to him; but not so long time ago Grinev wasn't even called Pyotr Andriyovych. They called him Petrusha and asked him in detail what would he order for dinner and desert. Nobody asked to develop his personality and moral qualities. From time to time lessons with his French tutor were coming down to the point where Petrusha himself were teaching grammar the most pretty servant maids during a break between other more fascinating occupations