The views of the Prince and Princess on life abroad were diametrically opposed. The Princess found everything admirable, and, in spite of her firmly-established position in Russian Society tried when abroad to appear like a European lady, which she was not – being thoroughly Russian.
La Princesa lo encontraba todo admirable y, pese a su buena posición en la sociedad rusa, en el extranjero procuraba parecer una dama europea, lo que conseguía con dificultad, ya que, tratándose en realidad de una dama rusa, tenía que fingir y ello la cohibía bastante.