That feeling was now stronger even than before; he felt even less able than before to understand the meaning of death, and its inevitability appeared yet more terrible to him; but now, thanks to his wife's presence, that feeling did not drive him to despair; in spite of death, he felt the necessity of living and loving.
Se sentía menos capaz aún de penetrar en su misterio y veía su inminencia más terrible aún. Pero ahora sentía que la proximidad de su mujer le salvaba de la desesperación.