Levin told his wife he believed she only wanted to go that she might be of use, and agreed that Mary Nikolavna's presence at his brother's would not make it at all improper; but he was going, dissatisfied in the depths of his heart with both himself and her.
Levin aseguró a su mujer que creía que ella sólo deseaba ir para ser útil y admitió que la presencia de María Nicolaevna junto a su hermano no representaba ninguna inconveniencia. Pero, en el fondo, Levin estaba descontento de Kitty y de sí mismo.