Anna Karenina Part 6, Chapter 1 Summary

Since Dolly's own country house is still in ruins, she and the children are staying with Kitty and Levin.
Kitty's mother Princess Shcherbatsky is also staying with them, since she considers it her duty to help out during Kitty's first pregnancy.
Furthermore, Varenka (Kitty's thoughtful friend from the spa) kept her promise and is visiting Kitty.
The house is packed with Shcherbatskys.
Koznyshev (Levin's intellectual half-brother) is also staying the summer.
At dinner, the whole family discusses a mushroom hunting expedition.
Koznyshev surprises everyone by asking to go along. He looks at Varenka as he says this.
Kitty and Dolly make eye contact, both thinking the same thing.
Koznyshev goes mushroom hunting with Varenka.
Kitty whispers to her friend that she will be happy if a certain event comes to fruition.