And he, an unbeliever, repeated those words not with his lips only. At that instant he knew that neither his doubts nor the impossibility of believing with his reason – of which he was conscious – all prevented his appealing to God.
En momentos como aquel, de incertidumbre y angustia, Levin olvidaba todas sus dudas respecto a la existencia de Dios y, considerándose impotente, recorría al Todopoderoso implorándole que le ayudase. Su escepticismo había desaparecido al punto de su alma, como el polvo barrido por el vendaval.