He prescribed as much physical exercise and as little mental strain as possible, and above all no worries of any kind – that is, he advised what was for Karenin as impossible as not to breathe, and he went away leaving Karenin with a disagreeable consciousness that something was wrong with him which could not be remedied.
En especial le dijo que evitara todo disgusto, lo que era tan imposible para Alexey Alejandrovich como prescindir de la respiración. Finalmente, el médico se fue, dejando a Karenin la desagradable impresión de que en su organismo había algo que no marchaba bien y que era imposible remediarlo.