Having heard about Karenin's intimate friendship with the Countess Lydia Ivanovna, Anna on the third day resolved to write her a letter, which cost her much effort, and in which she intentionally mentioned that permission to see her son must depend on her husband's magnanimity.
Estas dudas y en la búsqueda del aya, pasaron dos días. Al informarse de las relaciones que unían ahora a Karenin y a Lidia Ivanovna, Ana decidió al tercer día escribir a la Condesa.