I followed with lagging step, and thoughts busily bent on discovering a means of extrication; but he himself looked so composed and so grave also, I became ashamed of feeling any confusion: the evil--if evil existent or prospective there was--seemed to lie with me only; his mind was unconscious and quiet.
Lo seguii lentamente, occupata a trovare un mezzo per liberarmi; ma egli era così calmo e grave, che ebbi vergogna del mio turbamento; se era mal fatto ciò che facevo, io sola me ne accorgevo; la sua mente era calma e inconscia.