WHEN KARENIN ENTERED the Countess Lydia Ivanovna's snug little boudoir, which was full of old china and had its walls covered with portraits; the hostess was not yet there.
Quando Aleksej Aleksandrovic entrò nello studio piccolo, accogliente, pieno di porcellane antiche e di ritratti, della contessa Lidija Ivanovna, la padrona non c’era ancora.