Beide begegneten ihm wie gewöhnlich; sie erkundigten sich nach seiner Auslandsreise, sprachen von gemeinsamen Bekannten, erwähnten aber seine Beziehung zu Anna mit keinem Wort.
His mother and his sister-in-law received him just as usual, asked him about his trip abroad and spoke of mutual acquaintances, but did not say a single word about his union with Anna.