However much Levin tried afterwards to pacify his brother, Nicholas would not listen to it, but said that it was much better for them to part. And Levin saw that life had become simply intolerable for his brother.
Per quanto poi Levin cercasse di calmare il fratello, Nikolaj non volle sentir nulla; diceva che era molto meglio separarsi, e Konstantin vedeva che al fratello era semplicemente venuta a noia la vita.