Vronsky listened attentively, but it was not so much the meaning of Serpukhovskoy's words that interested him as his outlook on these questions, for Serpukhovskoy was already dreaming of a struggle with the powers-that-be and already had sympathies and antipathies in that sphere, whereas Vronsky's interest in the service was limited to his own squadron.
Vronskij ascoltava attentamente, ma lo interessava non tanto il contenuto delle parole, quanto il modo col quale considerava le cose Serpuchovskoj, che pensava già di lottare per il potere e in quel mondo aveva già le sue simpatie e antipatie; mentre per lui nella carriera rientravano soltanto gli interessi dello squadrone.