He felt himself beaten at every point, yet was sure that his brother had not understood what he had been trying to say, only he did not know why this was so: whether it was because he could not express himself clearly, or because his brother either could not or did not wish to understand him.
Se reconocía batido en toda la línea, pero a la vez comprendía que su hermano no había sabido interpretar su pensamiento. No veía si no había sido comprendido por no saber explicarse mejor y con más claridad o porque el otro no quería comprenderle.