Levin involuntarily meditated upon what was taking place within his brother at that moment, but, in spite of all the efforts of his mind to follow, he saw by the expression of that calm stern face and the play of the muscle above one eyebrow that something was becoming clear to the dying man which for Levin remained as dark as ever:
Involuntariamente, Levin, junto a su hermano, pensaba en lo que en el espíritu de éste se cumplía en aquel momento, pero, pese a todos sus esfuerzos mentales, por la expresión de aquel rostro tranquilo y sereno, por el movimiento de los músculos de su frente, comprendía que para el moribundo se aclaraba, se aclaraba lo que para Levin permanecía oscuro.