On entering the drawing-room Oblonsky made his excuses, explaining that he had been kept by the particular Prince who was his usual scapegoat whenever he was late or absent, and in a moment he had reintroduced everybody, and having brought Karenin and Koznyshev together, he started them off on the subject of the Russification of Poland, and they immediately caught on, Pestsov joining them.
En seguida, en un momento, presentó a todos, procurando relacionar a Karenin con Sergio Kosnichev a iniciando una charla sobre la rusificación de Polonia en la que ambos se enzarzaron inmediatamente, así como Peszov.