She noticed that he used sometimes to talk to Dasha; and, well, she got in such a frantic state that even my life wasn't worth living, my dear.

The doctors have forbidden my being irritated, and I was so sick of their lake they make such a fuss about, it simply gave me toothache, I had such rheumatism.

It's stated in print that the Lake of Geneva does give people the toothache.

It's a feature of the place.

Then Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch suddenly got a letter from the countess and he left us at once.