Karenin had expected to enter at once upon the cool relation in which he would henceforth stand toward the brother of the wife against whom he was beginning divorce proceedings; but he had not counted upon the flood of kindliness which overflowed the banks of Oblonsky's soul.
Se proponía iniciar sin más las frías relaciones que debía mantener con el hermano de la mujer a quien iba a entablar demanda de divorcio. Pero no contaba con el mar de generosidad que contenta el corazón de Esteban Arkadievich.