Dreadful as it seemed to Levin to put his arms round that terrible body, to grasp those parts under the blanket which he did not wish to remember, yet submitting to his wife, with that determined expression which she knew, he thrust his arms under the blanket, and despite his great strength was struck by the strange heaviness of those emaciated limbs.
Per quanto terribile fosse per Levin circondare con le braccia quel corpo terrificante, afferrare sotto la coperta quelle membra che voleva ignorare, tuttavia, sottomettendosi all’influenza della moglie, Levin fece il viso risoluto che sua moglie conosceva e, ficcate le mani, lo afferrò; tuttavia, malgrado la sua forza, fu sorpreso dallo strano peso di quelle membra sfinite.