MEANWHILE VASILY LUKICH, who had not at first understood who the lady was, having realized from what he heard that she was the mother who had left her husband and whom he, having come to the house only after she had left it, had never seen, hesitated whether to go in or not, or whether to tell Karenin.
Vasilij Lukic, intanto, senza capire in principio chi fosse quella signora e capito poi, dai discorsi, che era la madre che aveva abbandonato il marito e che lui non conosceva perché assunto quando lei era andata via, era nel dubbio se entrare o no, o se comunicare la cosa a Aleksej Aleksandrovic.