Анна Кареніна

Chapter 7

           Butheforgotmanyotheressentialmatters,thewantofwhichgreatlydistressedDaryaAlexandrovnalateron.

           InspiteofStepanArkadyevitch’seffortstobeanattentivefatherandhusband,henevercouldkeepinhismindthathehadawifeandchildren.Hehadbachelortastes,anditwasinaccordancewiththemthatheshapedhislife.OnhisreturntoMoscowheinformedhiswifewithpridethateverythingwasready,thatthehousewouldbealittleparadise,andthatheadvisedhermostcertainlytogo.Hiswife’sstayingawayinthecountrywasveryagreeabletoStepanArkadyevitchfromeverypointofview:itdidthechildrengood,itdecreasedexpenses,anditlefthimmoreatliberty.DaryaAlexandrovnaregardedstayinginthecountryforthesummerasessentialforthechildren,especiallyforthelittlegirl,whohadnotsucceededinregainingherstrengthafterthescarlatina,andalsoasameansofescapingthepettyhumiliations,thelittlebillsowingtothewood-merchant,thefishmonger,theshoemaker,whichmadehermiserable.Besidesthis,shewaspleasedtogoawaytothecountrybecauseshewasdreamingofgettinghersisterKittytostaywithherthere.Kittywastobebackfromabroadinthemiddleofthesummer,andbathinghadbeenprescribedforher.KittywrotethatnoprospectwassoalluringastospendthesummerwithDollyatErgushovo,fullofchildishassociationsforbothofthem.

           ThefirstdaysofherexistenceinthecountrywereveryhardforDolly.

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