Only after Anna had left his house, and the English governess sent to ask him whether she was to dine with him or alone, did he for the first time clearly understand his position, and he was horror-struck at it.
Solo quando Anna abbandonò la casa e la signorina inglese mandò a chiedere se dovesse pranzare con lui o a parte, egli capì, per la prima volta, con chiarezza, la propria posizione, e n’ebbe orrore.