It was now clear to him that though Metrov's views might perhaps be of importance, his own ideas were of importance too, and these views could be formulated and lead to results only if each of them worked separately along the lines he had selected, but communicating them to one another could not lead to any result.
Adesso per lui era chiaro che, ammessa una certa importanza alle idee di Metrov, anche le sue erano importanti; e queste idee potevano chiarirsi e portare a qualcosa solo quando ognuno avesse lavorato separatamente sulla via scelta, ma dalla comunicazione di queste idee non poteva venir fuori nulla.