It was an inner irritation, caused on her side by a diminution of his love for her, and on his by regret that for her sake he had placed himself in a distressing situation, which she, instead of trying to alleviate, made still harder.
Era un’irritazione interna, che per lei aveva come base l’affievolirsi dell’amore di lui, per lui, il pentimento d’essersi messo per amore di lei in una posizione penosa, ch’ella, invece di alleviare, rendeva sempre più penosa.