When he left his brother-in-law's room Oblonsky was touched, but this feeling did not spoil his contentment at having successfully arranged the matter, for he was certain that Alexis Alexandrovich would not go back on his word.
Quando Stepan Arkad’ic uscì dalla stanza del cognato, era commosso, ma questo non gl’impedì d’essere soddisfatto d’aver condotto a termine felicemente la faccenda, giacché era convinto che Aleksej Aleksandrovic non avrebbe ritrattato le sue parole.