Karenin was, however, so much upset that he did not at once understand the reasonableness of adultery by mutual consent and his perplexity was expressed in his looks; but the lawyer immediately helped him.
Aleksej Aleksandrovic era così sconvolto che non capì subito la ragionevolezza dell’adulterio ammesso per reciproco accordo e si leggeva la perplessità nel suo sguardo; ma l’avvocato gli venne subito in aiuto.