She was , above all distressed by the idea that her daughters might grow up " eccentric , " like herself ; she believed that no other society girls were like them . " They are growing into Nihilists ! " she repeated over and over again . For years she had tormented herself with this idea , and with the question : " Why do n't they get married ? "
She was, above all distressed by the idea that her daughters might grow up “eccentric,” like herself; she believed that no other society girls were like them. «Они превращаются в нигилистов!» — повторяла она снова и снова. Она годами мучила себя этой идеей, и вопросом: «Почему они не женятся?»
