At the Karenins' dinners there were usually about three visitors. This time there came an old lady, a cousin of Karenin's; the Director of a Department; the Director's wife; and a young man who had been recommended to Karenin for a post under him.
Como de costumbre, había varios invitados a comer: una anciana prima de Karenin, uno de los los directores de su ministerio, con su mujer, y un joven que le habían recomendado.