'Es kommt darauf an... Der Preis vom Draht muss ausgerechnet werden, [It all depends... The price of the wire must be allowed for.] and the German, drawn from his silence, turned to Vronsky. 'Das lässt sich ausrechnen, Erlaucht!' [It can be calculated, Excellency!] The German was already putting his hand to the pocket where he kept a notebook with a pencil in which he made all his calculations, but remembering that he was at dinner, and noticing Vronsky's cold look, he desisted. 'Zu complicirt, macht zu viel Klopot,' [Too complicated, too much trouble.] he concluded.
— Es kommt drauf an.... Der Preis vom Draht muss ausgerechnet werden. — E il tedesco, tratto fuori dal suo silenzio, si rivolse a Vronskij. — Dass lasst sich ausrechnen, Erlaucht. — Il tedesco stava già per metter la mano in tasca, dove aveva una matita infilata in un libretto in cui calcolava tutto, ma, ricordatosi ch’era a tavola, e notato lo sguardo freddo di Vronskij, si trattenne: — Zu compliziert, macht zu viel Klopot — concluse.