GREATLY AS ANNA HAD DESIRED TO SEE HER SON, and long as she had thought of and prepared herself for the interview, she had not at all expected that it would affect her so powerfully.
Per quanto Anna avesse fortemente desiderato l’incontro col figlio, per quanto da tempo ci avesse pensato e ci si fosse preparata non si aspettava in nessun modo che quest’incontro potesse sconvolgerla tanto.