He had formerly regarded the new teaching with coldness and even hostility, and had never discussed it with the Countess Lydia Ivanovna (who was carried away by it), but had carefully and silently evaded her challenges.
Antes le habló de ella con frialdad y hasta con aversión, nunca discutía con la Condesa, una de las más fervientes adeptas, y contestaba siempre con un silencio obstinado a todas sus insinuaciones.