But what would it mean?' said Anna, evidently expressing a thought she had considered a thousand times and knew by heart. 'It means that I, who hate him but yet acknowledge myself to blame toward him – and I do think him magnanimous – I must humiliate myself by writing to him... !
Che cosa significa? — disse, esprimendo evidentemente un pensiero mille volte ripensato e imparato a memoria. — Significa che io, che lo detesto, eppure mi riconosco colpevole dinanzi a lui, e lo stimo magnanimo, io mi umilio a scrivergli...