But late at night, when they were alone, Anna, seeing that she had regained full mastery of him, wanted to efface the depressing impression of the look he gave her apropos of the letter, and said:
Ma la sera tardi, quando rimasero soli, Anna, vedendo che era di nuovo pienamente padrona di lui, volle cancellare quella penosa impressione dello sguardo, a causa della lettera. Disse: