Not to mention the fact that the sight of the happy doves in their well-ordered nest, so content with themselves and everybody else, had a cheering effect on him, he now wanted, dissatisfied with life as he was, to get at the secret which gave Sviyazhsky such clearness, definiteness, and cheerfulness.
El solo hecho de ver aquella pareja de tórtolos felices y contentos de sí mismos, y de su nido confortable, satisfacía ya a Levin, el cual, ahora que se sentía tan descontento de su propia vida, trataba de descubrir el secreto de Sviajsky, que daba una claridad, una alegría y un sentido tan preciso a su vida.