From the moment when he woke up and understood what was the matter Levin had braced himself to endure what might await him, without reasoning and without anticipating anything – firmly suppressing all his thoughts and feelings, determined not to upset his wife but on the contrary to calm and support her.
Dal momento in cui s’era svegliato e aveva capito di che cosa si trattava, Levin s’era disposto a sopportare tutto quello cui andava incontro, senza riflettere, senza prevedere nulla, fermando tutti i pensieri e i sentimenti, con forza, senza agitare la moglie, al contrario, calmandola e sostenendone il coraggio.