Just as it always did, interference vexed him, and he immediately felt how wrong had been his conclusion that his spiritual condition could at once alter his manner when confronted with reality.
Come sempre, l’intromissione aveva causato la stizza, ed egli sentì subito, con tristezza, quanto errata fosse la supposizione che il suo stato d’animo potesse mutarlo immediatamente a contatto con la realtà.