His wife in her gala dress, a grey silk, evidently worried both about the children who would have to dine alone in the nursery and about her husband who had not returned, had not managed in his absence to mix the guests properly.
Dar’ja Aleksandrovna, in abito di gala di seta grigia, evidentemente preoccupata dei bambini che dovevano pranzare in camera loro, e del marito che non arrivava ancora, non aveva saputo fondere bene quella riunione.