There was no need for him to say this. Dolly had understood it as soon as he looked her in the face. She felt sorry for him, and her faith in her friend's innocence was shaken.
Non gli era necessario dir questo: Dar’ja Aleksandrovna lo aveva capito subito, appena egli l’aveva guardata in viso; ed ebbe pietà di lui e la fede nell’innocenza della sua amica vacillò.