But the people with whom they necessarily associated most were a Moscow lady, Mary Evgenyevna Rtishcheva, and her daughter, whom Kitty found unpleasant because her illness was due to the same cause as Kitty's – a love affair; and a Moscow Colonel, whom Kitty from childhood had seen and known in uniform with epaulettes, and who here – with his small eyes, low collar and coloured necktie – looked indescribably comical, and was also wearisome because it was impossible to get rid of him.
Ma la compagnia degli Šcerbackij si compose soprattutto, involontariamente, di una signora di Mosca, Mar’ja Evgenevna Rtišceva, con la figlia (che non piaceva a Kitty perché si era ammalata di amore come lei), e di un colonnello moscovita che Kitty ricordava fin dall’infanzia, in divisa e spalline, ma che qui, con i suoi piccoli occhi e il collo scoperto, la cravattina a colori, era straordinariamente ridicolo; e noioso poi, perché non si riusciva a liberarsi di lui.