He could not explain what it was that had so moved him; he was sorry for her and felt that he could not help her, because he knew that he was the cause of her trouble, that he had done wrong.
Non avrebbe potuto dire che cosa proprio l’avesse commosso tanto; aveva pena di lei e sentiva che non poteva aiutarla, mentre egli era colpevole dell’infelicità sua, egli le aveva fatto del male.