Sentence:  She cannot leave the <WSD>fustering</WSD>, festering middle-class world she finds herself in, to embrace her love in 'pagan' intuitiveness; what prevents her is her Christian conscience, which makes her aware of a reality beyond the wanton vacuity of the young lovers, Varvara and Kudrjáš. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To fuss; to meddle or micromanage.