Meanwhile Mikhaylov, though Anna's portrait had much engrossed him, was even better pleased than they when the sittings were over and he was no longer obliged to listen to Golenishchev's disquisitions on art and was able to forget Vronsky's paintings.
Michajlov intanto, malgrado il ritratto di Anna lo avesse molto appassionato, fu ancora più contento di loro quando le sedute terminarono ed egli non fu più costretto a sentire il vaniloquio di Golenišcev sull’arte, e poté cancellare dalla memoria la pittura di Vronskij.