But without that occupation his life and Anna's – who was surprised at his disenchantment – appeared very dull in the Italian town. All of a sudden the palazzo became so obviously old and dirty, so disagreeably familiar were the stains on the curtains, the cracks in the floor, the cracked stuccoes of the cornices, and so wearisome became Golenishchev, the Italian professor, and the German traveller, who were also always the same, that a change was necessary.
Pero, sin tal ocupación, su vida y la de Ana, que estaba extrañada del desengaño de Vronsky, le pareció tan monótona en la ciudad italiana que encontró de pronto el palacio tan viejo y sucio, tan desagradables las manchas de las cortinas, las grietas del suelo y el yeso desconchado de las comisas; y le resultó tan ingrato tratar siempre, a Golenischev, al mismo profesor italiano y al mismo viajero alemán, que experimentaron una imperiosa necesidad de cambiar de existencia y decidieron regresar a Rusia.