They had been at the University together, and though they very seldom met, they respected one another and were good friends, and to no one but Slyudin would the doctor have expressed his opinion about his patient.
Erano stati compagni di università e, sebbene si incontrassero di rado, si stimavano ed erano buoni amici; a nessuno perciò meglio che a Šljudin il dottore avrebbe detto tutta la sua sincera opinione sull’ammalato.