Nicholas suddenly felt a desire and need to tell his most intimate thoughts ( which he would not have told to his mother , his sister , or his friend ) to this woman who was almost a stranger .
Николай вдруг почувствовал желание и потребность рассказать свои самые сокровенные мысли (которые он не рассказал бы ни матери, ни сестре, ни другу) этой почти чужой женщине.