At first when the influence of one nation on another was being talked about, thoughts of what he had to say on the subject involuntarily came into Levin's mind; but these thoughts, formerly so important to him, now only flickered through his mind as in a dream and were not of the slightest interest.
Este, al principio, cuando se habló de la influencia de un pueblo sobre otro, pensó que podría opinar sobre el tema. Pero aquellas ideas, que antes le parecían de tanta importancia, pasaban ahora como un sueño por su cerebro sin despertar en él el menor interés.