His wife, on the other hand, considered going to the country for the summer to be absolutely necessary for the children, especially for the little girl who had not recovered her health after the scarlet fever; and also in order to escape the humiliation of small debts for fuel, fish, boots, and so on, which tormented her. Besides this she liked the idea of going to her house in the country because she intended to get her sister Kitty, who was to return from abroad at midsummer and who had been ordered bathing, to join her there.
Deseaba también huir de Moscú para eludir las humillaciones minúsculas de las deudas al almacenista de leña, al pescadero, al zapatero, etcétera, que la atosigaban; y le placía, en fin, ir al pueblo, porque contaba recibir allí a su hermana Kitty, que debía volver del extranjero a mediados de verano y a la que habían prescrito baños de río que podría tomar allí.