Oblonsky could think calmly of his wife, could hope that 'things would shape themselves' as Matthew had said, and could calmly read his paper and drink his coffee, but when he saw her worn, suffering face, and heard her tone, resigned and despairing, he felt a choking sensation. A lump rose to his throat and tears glistened in his eyes.
Oblonsky pudo haber estado tranquilo mientras pensaba en su mujer, imaginando que todo se arreglaría, según le dijera Mateo, en tanto que leía el periódico y tomaba el café. Pero al contemplar el rostro de Dolly, cansado y dolorido, al oír su resignado y desesperado acento, se le cortó la respiración, se le oprimió la garganta y las lágrimas afluyeron a sus ojos.