And at that instant the thought of what Serpukhovskoy had just been saying to him and of what had occurred to him that morning (that it was better not to bind himself) flashed through his mind, and he knew that he could not pass on the thought to her.
Y en seguida pasó por su cerebro el recuerdo de lo que acabara de decirle Serpujovskoy por la mañana: más valía no estar ligado. Pero sabía bien que no podía comunicar a Ana tal pensamiento.