He had heard that she went to Petersburg at the beginning of the winter to visit her sister, who had married a diplomatist. He did not know whether she had returned, but changed his mind and thought: 'Whether she comes or not will make no difference.'
Он слышал, что она была в начале зимы в Петербурге у своей сестры, жены дипломата, и не знал, вернулась ли она, или нет, но раздумал расспрашивать. "Будет, не будет -- все равно".