It was necessary to save Karenin from meeting her, necessary even to save him from the painful knowledge that that dreadful woman was in the same town with him, and that he might come across her at any moment.
Bisognava salvare Aleksej Aleksandrovic da un incontro con lei, bisognava salvarlo perfino dalla tormentosa notizia che quella donna terribile era nella stessa città in cui era lui, e che ad ogni momento egli poteva incontrarla.