Having at last concluded that his duty was to get Serezha up at the appointed time, and that therefore he need not consider who was sitting there – the boy's mother or anyone else – but that he must do his duty, he dressed, went up to the door, and opened it.
Pensando, al fin, que su deber era despertar diariamente a Sergio a una hora fija y que para hacerlo no debía preocuparse de quien estuviese allí, fuera su madre o cualquier otra persona, ya que a él sólo le incumbía cumplir su obligación, Basilio Lukich vistióse, se acercó a la puerta y la abrió.