He had heard that she went to Petersburg at the beginning of the winter to visit her sister, who had married a diplomatist. He did not know whether she had returned, but changed his mind and thought: 'Whether she comes or not will make no difference.'
Aveva sentito che al principio dell’inverno era stata a Pietroburgo dalla sorella sposata a un diplomatico e non sapeva se ne era tornata o no; ma rinunciò a chiedere. “Che ci sia o non ci sia, per me è lo stesso”.