Anna Karenina Part 2 Chapter 30

In which the Shtcherbatsky family settles into the intricate social world of a German spa town, where each newcomer finds their rigid place within the shimmering crystal of society, while young Kitty quietly observes and imagines the stories behind the faces she has yet to know. Amidst these encounters, Kitty’s attention is drawn to a mysterious, steadfast young woman devoted to the care of the invalid Madame Stahl, and to the arrival of a certain brooding man whose presence casts an uneasy shadow over the ordinary gaieties of the springs.