The panics that had been lived through, the thoughts that had been brooded over, the money that had been wasted, and the disputes with her husband over marrying the two elder girls, Darya and Natalia! Now, since the youngest had come out, she was going through the same terrors, the same doubts, and still more violent quarrels with her husband than she had over the elder girls.

The old prince, like all fathers indeed, was exceedingly punctilious on the score of the honor and reputation of his daughters.

He was irrationally jealous over his daughters, especially over Kitty, who was his favorite.

At every turn he had scenes with the princess for compromising her daughter.

The princess had grown accustomed to this already with her other daughters, but now she felt that there was more ground for the prince's touchiness.