As a man who had lived in the world and was neither stupid nor ill, the Prince did not believe in medicine, and in his heart was vexed at this farce, especially as he himself was probably the only one who thoroughly understood the cause of Kitty's illness.
Come uomo vissuto, non sciocco e di sana costituzione, non credeva alla medicina e nell’animo suo si irritava contro tutta quella commedia, tanto più che egli era forse il solo a capire in pieno la causa del malanno di Kitty.