She smiled because, though she said it was impossible for him to know, she was sure in her heart that he not only knew Agatha Mikhaylovna, but that he knew and understood everything, even many things that no one else knew, and which she, his mother, had learnt to know and understand through him.
Sorrise perché, quantunque dicesse ch’egli non poteva riconoscere, col cuore sapeva che non solo riconosceva Agaf’ja Michajlovna, ma sapeva e capiva tutto; e sapeva e capiva ancora molte cose che nessuno sapeva e che lei, madre, aveva imparato a conoscere e aveva cominciato a capire grazie a lui.