How does the footman treat Prince Myshkin when he first arrives at the Yephanchins' house in the novel, The Idiot?

The footman distrusts the Prince because he seems impoverished, without many belongings or good clothes. At first the footman makes Myshkin stay in the anteroom and won't let him smoke, but the footman realizes that the Prince is "simple" and even begins to enjoy talking with him.