FROM THE MOMENT THAT KARENIN UNDERSTOOD from his conversations with Betsy and Oblonsky that all that was asked of him was that he should leave his wife in peace and not trouble her with his presence and that his wife herself wished this, he felt so lost that he could decide nothing for himself, did not know what he now wanted, and having placed himself in the hands of those who with so much pleasure busied themselves with his affairs, he consented to everything.
Desde que Alexey Alejandrovich comprendió por las palabras de Betsy y Oblonsky que lo que se exigía de él era que dejase tranquila a su mujer y no la importunara con su presencia, cosa que también ella deseaba, se sintió tan anonadado que nada pudo decir por sí mismo. Él mismo no sabía lo que quería y, entregándose en manos de los que tanto placer hallaban en organizar sus asuntos, aceptaba cuanto le proponían.