And at that instant the thought of what Serpukhovskoy had just been saying to him and of what had occurred to him that morning (that it was better not to bind himself) flashed through his mind, and he knew that he could not pass on the thought to her.
E a questo punto gli era balenato in mente quello che poco prima gli aveva detto Serpuchovskoj e che egli stesso aveva pensato la mattina, che sarebbe stato meglio non legarsi, e sentiva che questo suo pensiero non poteva certo comunicarlo a lei.