'I don't think so,' said Levin with a smile, feeling, as usual, touched by the other's low opinion of himself, which was not in the least affected from desire to appear, or even to be, modest, but was quite sincere.
— Questo non lo credo — disse Levin con un sorriso, ammirando, come sempre, quella modesta opinione di sé, non assunta per il desiderio di apparire o anche di essere modesto, ma assolutamente sincera.