- Oblonsky then brings up the question of Anna's divorce, and he and Karenin discuss the issue.
- What it comes down to is that Anna is no longer asking for custody of her son, Seryozha. Oblonsky argues that for Anna, the question of a divorce is a question of life or death. He compares her waiting for news of a divorce to a prisoner waiting for news of his acquittal or death sentence.
- Oblonsky brings up Karenin's former Christian spirit of forgiveness, which clearly upsets Karenin. Karenin ushers Oblonsky out, promising that he'll think it over and give a definite answer the day after tomorrow.