The day of the races was a very busy one for Karenin; but in the morning when he made his plans for the day he decided that immediately after an early dinner he would go to see his wife at the country house, and from there to the races, at which the whole Court would be present and where he ought to appear.
A versenyek napján Alexandrovics Alexej különösen el volt foglalva, de a nap beosztását még reggel megcsinálván, előre elhatározta, hogy korán ebédel, azután kimegy a feleségéhez a nyaralójába, s onnan a versenyre, hol az egész udvar jelen lesz, s a melyen neki is ott kellett lennie.