At dinner he spoke a little about Moscow affairs with his wife, asking with an ironical smile after Stephen Oblonsky; but for the most part the conversation was general and dealt with Petersburg service and social affairs.
A pranzo parlò con la moglie delle faccende di Mosca; con un sorriso canzonatorio chiese di Stepan Arkad’ic; ma la conversazione, prevalentemente generale, si aggirò sulle questioni amministrative e sociali di Pietroburgo.