Oblonsky liked a good dinner, but liked still more giving a dinner-party: not a big affair, but one select in food, drink, and guests. With the programme for that day's dinner he was very satisfied; there would be perch (brought alive to the kitchen) and asparagus, the piece le resistance was to consist of a splendid but quite plain joint of roast beef, and the wines would be well chosen: so much for the food and drink.
La minuta de hoy le satisfacía en gran manera: peces asados vivos, espárragos y la pièce de résistance: un magnífico pero sencillo rosbif, y los correspondientes vinos. Entre los invitados figurarían Kitty y Levin, y, para disimular la coincidencia, otra prima y el joven Scherbazky.