'Well then, come into my room,' said Oblonsky, who knew his friend's self-conscious and irritable shyness; and seizing him by the arm he led him along as if past some danger.
— Su, andiamo nel mio gabinetto — disse Stepan Arkad’ic, conoscendo la timidezza ombrosa e scontrosa dell’amico; e, presolo per un braccio, lo trascinò dietro di sé come per guidarlo in mezzo ai pericoli.