At first commiseration alone drew his attention to the delicate infant, not his daughter, who had been neglected during her mother's illness and would certainly have died then had it not been for his solicitude; and he himself hardly knew how he grew fond of her.
Al principio atendió sólo a la recién nacida, movido por la compasión hacia aquella niña infeliz, que no era hija suya, que había sido olvidada por todos durante la enfermedad de su madre y que seguramente habría muerto si Karenin no se hubiera ocupado de ella.