She knew that to others he did not appear to need pity. On the contrary, when Kitty watched him in company – as one sometimes watches a person one loves, trying to see him from a stranger's point of view, so as to realize the impression he makes on others – she saw, even with some jealous fear, that far from needing pity he was very attractive, by his good breeding, his rather old-fashioned and timid politeness to women, his powerful figure, and, as she thought, his uncommonly expressive face.
Agli altri, lo sapeva, non appariva pietoso; al contrario, quando Kitty lo guardava in società, come si guarda a volte la persona che si ama, cercando di giudicarla da estranei, per definire l’impressione che produce sugli altri, ella vedeva, quasi con apprensione per la propria gelosia, che egli non solo non era pietoso, ma era molto attraente con la sua onestà, con la sua cortesia un po’ all’antica, timida con le signore, con la sua figura forte e il volto particolarmente espressivo.