Levin stood with his own group in the Small Hall, which was used as a refreshment and smoking room, listening to what was being said and vainly straining his mental powers to understand it all.
Levin stava in piedi nella sala piccola, dove si fumava e si mangiava, accanto a un gruppo dei suoi, prestando orecchio a quello che dicevano e tendendo invano le forze del suo ingegno per capire cosa dicessero.