He knew this as certainly as all so-called eligible young men know these things, though he could never have said so to anyone; and he also knew that although he wanted to marry, and although this girl, to all appearance very fascinating, ought to make a splendid wife, he could as soon fly as marry her, even had he not been in love with Kitty. And this knowledge spoilt the pleasure which he hoped his visit to Sviyazhsky would give him.
Lo sabía con certeza, como lo saben siempre los jóvenes considerados casaderos, aunque no hubiera osado decirlo a nadie, y sabía también que, aunque él deseaba casarse y creía que aquella joven habría sido una excelente esposa en todos los sentidos, tenía tantas probabilidades de casarse con ella, aun no estando enamorado de Kitty Scherbazkaya, como de subir al cielo.