She had that morning repented of having told her husband and wished it were possible to unsay her words; and here was a letter treating her words as unsaid and giving her what she had desired; but now the letter appeared more terrible than anything she could have imagined.
La mattina s’era pentita d’aver parlato al marito e aveva desiderato una sola cosa, e cioè che quelle parole fossero come non dette. Ed ecco, la lettera riconosceva le parole come non dette, e le dava proprio quello che aveva desiderato.