After living in Moscow, especially in the bosom of his family, Oblonsky always felt his spirits flag. When he had spent a long time in Moscow without a break, he reached a state in which he began to be upset by his wife's ill-humour and reproaches, by the health and education of the children, and the petty details of his work; even the fact that he was in debt worried him then.
Viviendo mucho tiempo en Moscú, sin ausentarse, Oblonsky llegaba a sentirse inquieto de su mal humor, de su mujer con sus continuos reproches, de su salud y de la educación de sus hijos, de los pequeños intereses, de sus servicios, y hasta de las deudas, pues hasta las deudas llegaban a intranquilizarle.