It was not the past when he lived happily with his wife that perplexed him, the transition from that past to the consciousness of his wife's infidelity he had already painfully passed through; that had been trying, but it was comprehensible.
Non quel passato in cui egli aveva vissuto felice con la moglie lo sconvolgeva. Il passaggio da quello alla conoscenza dell’infedeltà della moglie egli lo aveva già vissuto dolorosamente; e la condizione gli era stata penosa ma comprensibile.