Levin had never thought it possible that between him and his wife there could ever be any but tender, respectful, and loving relations, and yet from the very beginning they had quarrelled: she had said he did not love her, but only loved himself, and began to cry and wave her arms.
Levin non avrebbe mai potuto immaginare che tra lui e sua moglie potessero esservi altri rapporti oltre quelli teneri, comprensivi, pieni d’amore; e a un tratto, invece, fin dai primi giorni litigarono, in modo tale ch’ella gli rimproverò di non amarla, di amare solo se stesso e si mise a piangere e ad agitar le mani.