But in spite of all this, as he turned over his studies, pulled up the blinds, and withdrew the sheet from his picture, he felt very excited – all the more so because, though he regarded distinguished and wealthy Russians as mostly beasts and fools, Vronsky and especially Anna pleased him.
Malgrado ciò, mentre voltava i suoi studi, sollevava le tendine e toglieva il lenzuolo, egli sentiva una grande agitazione, tanto più che sebbene, secondo lui, tutti i russi di gran famiglia e ricchi dovessero essere bestie e stupidi, Vronskij e in modo particolare Anna gli piacevano.