Anna Karenina, Part 2, Chapter 1 summary
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In Chapter 1, Kitty’s worsening health brings a celebrated physician to the family home, where his examination causes shame without establishing a certain diagnosis. He recommends mineral waters and permits travel abroad, leaving her mother reassured while Kitty conceals her heartbreak and pretends to welcome the journey.
What happens
- After several medicines fail, the family calls a celebrated physician to examine Kitty and advise about travel abroad.
- The prince privately dismisses the consultation, while the princess feels guilty about Kitty’s condition.
- The doctors discuss possible tuberculosis, nutrition, nerves, and emotional causes without reaching a certain diagnosis.
- The celebrated physician recommends the waters at Soden and agrees to foreign travel after hearing that the mother wants it.
- Kitty angrily stops his repeated questions, and he treats her reaction as a symptom.
- The princess feels reassured after the consultation, while Kitty pretends to recover her spirits and discusses travel preparations.
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Why does Kitty pretend to welcome the proposed journey?
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