His mother and his sister-in-law received him just as usual, asked him about his trip abroad and spoke of mutual acquaintances, but did not say a single word about his union with Anna.
La madre e la cognata lo accolsero come se nulla fosse; lo interrogarono sul suo viaggio all’estero, parlarono dei conoscenti comuni, ma neppure con una parola accennarono alla sua relazione con Anna.