Anna Karenina Part 5 Chapter 14

In which Levin, newly wedded and keenly hopeful, discovers the manifold complexities and unforeseen trials of domestic life, finding that love alone does not suffice to smooth the path of matrimony. Their early days are marked by tender joys intermingled with misunderstandings and quarrels arising from the delicate task of learning each other’s needs and temperaments, a time both bitter and humbling before the promise of harmony slowly dawns.