When the men joined the ladies after dinner the Duke went straight up to the Countess Olenska, and they sat down in a corner and plunged into animated talk.

晚饭后，当男士们加入女士们的行列时，公爵径直走向奥兰斯卡伯爵夫人，他们在一个角落里坐下，开始了热烈的交谈。