KARENIN RETURNED FROM THE MINISTRY at four o'clock, but, as often happened, he had no time to go up and see his wife. He went straight to his study to receive some petitioners and sign a few documents brought by his private secretary.
Alexis Alejandrovich llegó a su casa a las cuatro, pero como le ocurría a menudo, no tuvo tiempo de ver a su esposa y hubo de pasar al despacho para recibir las visitas y firmar los documentos que le llevó su secretario.