The interview, though the deputation had been summoned on his initiative, was an affair that presented many difficulties and even dangers, and Karenin was very glad that it chanced to be in Moscow when he was there.
La deputazione fatta venire per iniziativa di Aleksej Aleksandrovic presentava molti svantaggi e persino dei pericoli, e Aleksej Aleksandrovic era molto contento d’averla incontrata a Mosca.