The interview, though the deputation had been summoned on his initiative, was an affair that presented many difficulties and even dangers, and Karenin was very glad that it chanced to be in Moscow when he was there.
Депутация, хотя и вызванная по инициативе Алексея Александровича, представляла много неудобств и даже опасностей, и Алексей Александрович был очень рад, что застал ее в Москве.