Although his artistic perceptions never slept, and although he was growing more and more excited as the moment approached when his picture was to be criticized, he quickly and shrewdly, from imperceptible data, formed his opinion of these three persons.
Aunque su sensibilidad artística trabajaba sin cesar, acumulando más y más materiales, aunque sentía una emoción cada vez mayor al acercarse el momento de exponer su cuadro, Mijailov, rápida y sutilmente, se formó una idea sobre aquellas tres personas basándose en apenas perceptibles indicios.