Levin did not want to eat and did not smoke; he did not wish to join his own set – Koznyshev, Oblonsky, Sviyazhsky and the others – because among them, in animated conversation, stood Vronsky, wearing his uniform as an equerry.
Levin non aveva voglia di mangiare e non fumava; unirsi ai suoi, cioè a Sergej Ivanovic, Stepan Arkad’ic, Svijazskij e gli altri, non voleva, perché stava con loro in animato colloquio Vronskij, in divisa da scudiere.