However much Levin tried afterwards to pacify his brother, Nicholas would not listen to it, but said that it was much better for them to part. And Levin saw that life had become simply intolerable for his brother.
Pese a todos los esfuerzos de Levin para calmar a su hermano, Nicolás ya no quiso escuchar nada más, diciendo que valía más separarse, y Constantino comprendió que su hermano estaba ya harto de vivir allí.