And having reviewed the possibilities of a duel, of divorce, and of separation, and having again rejected them, Karenin came to the conclusion that there was only one course to be followed: to keep her with him, hiding from the world what had happened, and taking all necessary steps to put a stop to her love-affair, and above all (though he did not confess this to himself to punish her.
Y, estudiando de nuevo las posibilidades de duelo, divorcio y separación, y rechazándolas todas otra vez, Alexey Alejandrovich concluyó que sólo quedaba una salida: retener a Ana a su lado, ocultar lo sucedido ante la sociedad y procurar por todos los medios poner fin a aquellas relaciones, lo que era el medio más eficaz de castigarla, aunque esto no quería confesárselo.