But then came windmills, a knife, everything began to be mixed up, and he fell asleep.

On arriving in Petersburg, Vronsky and Anna stayed at one of the best hotels; Vronsky apart in a lower story, Anna above with her child, its nurse, and her maid, in a large suite of four rooms.

On the day of his arrival Vronsky went to his brother's.

There he found his mother, who had come from Moscow on business.