'I don't feel at all dull, I am very busy,' he answered, conscious that she was subduing him to her quiet tone, from which – as had happened at the beginning of the winter – he would not be able to free himself.
— No, niente noia, sono tanto occupato — disse lui sentendo d’essere soggiogato da quel tono calmo al quale non avrebbe avuto la forza di sottrarsi, proprio così com’era successo al principio dell’inverno.