'I can't at all understand him,' said Vronsky. 'Had he after your explanation in the country broken with you, had he challenged me, yes! But this sort of thing I do not understand. How can he put up with such a position? He suffers, that is evident.'
— Non ci capisco nulla — disse Vronskij. — Se, dopo la tua rivelazione in campagna, l’avesse rotta con te, se mi avesse sfidato a duello... ma questo non capisco: come può sopportare una simile posizione? Soffre, evidentemente.