Karenin sat down, conscious that his words had not the effect he had anticipated, that he would be obliged to give an explanation, and that whatever that explanation might be, it would not alter his relation to his brother-in-law.
Karenin se sentó, viendo que sus palabras no causaban el efecto que presumiera, comprendiendo que había de explicarse, y convencido de que, fuesen las que fuesen sus explicaciones, su relación con su cuñado iba a continuar como antes.