When he saw her, he came toward her with his customary ironical smile and looked straight at her with his large tired eyes. An unpleasant feeling weighed on her heart when she felt his fixed and weary gaze, as if she had expected to find him different.
Una sensazione sgradevole le strinse il cuore quando incontrò lo sguardo di lui ostinato e stanco: come se avesse voluto vederlo diverso.