In which Darya Alexandrovna visits her friend Anna Karenina’s sumptuous country home, observing with a housewife’s eye the fine furnishings and complex household arrangements that mark a life of modern luxury and detailed care. Anna, serene and composed, introduces Dolly to her lively circle of acquaintances and to the charming yet somewhat uneasy atmosphere of her nursery, revealing the subtle intricacies of her domestic world.