The Princess Barbara received Dolly affectionately but rather patronisingly, and at once began explaining that she was staying with Anna because she had always loved her more than did her sister Catherine Pavlovna, who had brought Anna up, and that now, when everyone had thrown Anna over, she considered it her duty to help Anna through this transitional and most trying period.
La princesa Bárbara acogió a Dolly cariñosamente y, con tono algo protector, se puso a explicarle en seguida que vivía en la casa de Ana porque ésta la amaba, de siempre, más que a su hermana, Katerina Paulovna, que la había educado. Ahora, cuando todos habían abandonado a Ana, ella había considerado un deber ayudarla en este período transitorio, el más penoso de su vida.