She remembered how she had once told her husband about one of his subordinates who very nearly made her a declaration, and how Karenin had answered that every woman living in Society was liable to such things, but that he had full confidence in her tact and would never degrade himself and her by being jealous. 'So there is no need to tell him!
Creyó oportuno contárselo a Karenin y éste le dijo que toda mujer de mundo debía estar preparada a tales eventualidades, y que él confiaba en su tacto, sin dejarse arrastrar por celos que habrían sido humillantes para los dos. «De modo que vale más callar», decidió ahora Ana como remate de sus reflexiones.