When he returned to Moscow he informed his wife that all was being prepared, that the house would look like a new toy, and advised her to move thither. Her departure for the country suited Oblonsky in every way: it was good for the children, expenses would be cut down, and he would be freer.
Daria Alejandrovna, por su parte, consideraba necesario el viaje al pueblo por la salud de los niños, especialmente de la niña, aún no restablecida del todo desde la escarlatina.