They did not know that pleasant as it was for her to stay with her daughter and necessary as she felt herself to be there, she suffered keenly, both on her own and on her husband's account, since they gave their last and favourite daughter in marriage and the family nest was left empty.
Они не знали, что, как ни хорошо было княгине у дочери, как она ни чувствовала себя нужною тут, ей было мучительно грустно и за себя и за мужа с тех пор, как они отдали замуж последнюю любимую дочь и гнездо семейное опустело.