Karenin did not know that his friend Lydia Ivanovna, having noticed that he was not in good health that summer, had asked the doctor to go and see his patient. 'Do it for my sake,' the Countess Lydia Ivanovna had said.
Alexey Alejandrovich ignoraba que Lidia Ivanovna, observando que la salud de su amigo no marchaba bien aquel año, había pedido al médico que le examinase cuidadosamente. –Hágalo por mí –había dicho Lidia Ivanovna.