He did not understand it because it would have been too terrible to realize his real situation, and he had closed, locked, and sealed that compartment of his soul which contained his feelings for his family – that is, his wife and son.
Y no lo comprendía porque era demasiado terrible, porque para él era insoportable intuir la realidad de su presente situación. Había, pues, cerrado aquel secreto cajón de su alma en el que guardaba sus sentimientos hacia su familia, es decir, hacia su mujer y su hijo.