Dolly observed all this luxury, which was new to her, and, as a housewife herself controlling a household, she could not help noting the details (though she had no hope of putting what she observed to practical use in her own home, so far was such luxury above her way of life) and asking herself how it was all done and by whom.
Daria Alejandrovna observaba este lujo, tan nuevo para ella, y, como dueña de casa, aunque no tenía esperanza de aplicar algún día nada de lo que veía a la suya propia –¡aquel lujo estaba tan lejos de su modo de vivir!– involuntariamente entraba en todos los detalles y se preguntaba quién sería el que lo disponía.