There was nothing odd in his receiving a telegram, but, as if wishing to hide something from her, he told the man that the receipt was in his study and hastily turned to her, saying:
Non c’era nulla di speciale che Vronskij ricevesse un telegramma, ma egli, come desiderando di nasconderle qualcosa, disse che la ricevuta era nello studio e si voltò con premura verso di lei.