One could see that, having devoted great pains to the improvement and decoration of his place, Vronsky felt compelled to boast of them to a fresh person, and was heartily pleased by Dolly's praises.
Se adivinaba que, habiendo consagrado mucho trabajo, tiempo y dinero a arreglar y adornar su finca, Vronsky sentía necesidad de hablar de ello, y que le alegraban el alma las alabanzas que Daria Alejandrovna le prodigaba.