During the mazurka,
Arkady is shy at first, but he opens up in response to
Madame Odintsov’s calm courtesy. They talk for an hour, and, curious about
Bazarov, she invites the two of them to visit her soon. When Arkady returns to his friend, he’s jarred by Bazarov’s cynical comments. Bazarov says that he thinks
“free-thinking women are monstrosities.”