Karenin smiled coldly with his lips only, wishing to prove to her and to himself the firmness of his conviction; but this passionate defence, though it did not shake him, lacerated his wound.
Aleksej Aleksandrovic sorrise freddamente, desiderando mostrare a lei e a se stesso la fermezza della propria convinzione; ma quella calorosa difesa, pur senza farlo tentennare, gli inaspriva la ferita.