The artist Mihailov was , as always , at work when the cards of Count Vronsky and Golenishtchev were brought to him . In the morning he had been working in his studio at his big picture . On getting home he flew into a rage with his wife for not having managed to put off the landlady , who had been asking for money .
Художник Михайлов был, как всегда, за работой, когда ему принесли карты графа Вронского и Голенищева. Утром он работал в своей студии над своей большой картиной. Вернувшись домой, он рассердился на жену за то, что она не успела отпугнуть хозяйку, просившую денег.