# XIII explained — Eugene Onegin

> Chapter companion for Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin.

## What happens

Onegin rides through the dark in a sleigh to a restaurant, where he enjoys a lavish meal with Kavèrine, featuring fine foods and champagne.

## Themes in this chapter

### Social Class and Convention

Onegin's indulgent meal at a fashionable restaurant reflects the leisure and excess of the upper class.

## Character check-ins

### Eugene Onegin

Onegin rides in a sleigh to Talon's restaurant.

### Alexander Pushkin

The narrator describes Onegin's evening.

## Key lines

> ’Tis dark. He seats him in a sleigh, “Drive on!” the cheerful cry goes forth, His furs are powdered on the way By the fine silver of the north.

It is dark. Onegin gets into a sleigh and cheerfully orders the driver to go; his furs become dusted with snow.

_Onegin sets out for a night on the town._

> He enters. High the cork arose And Comet champagne foaming flows.

He goes inside, where the cork pops and Comet champagne pours out foaming.

_Onegin enjoys a luxurious meal with champagne._

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