It was as impossible not to look after his brother's and sister's affairs, and those of all the peasants who came for advice and were accustomed to do so, as it is impossible to abandon a baby you are already holding in your arms. It was necessary to look after the comforts of his sister-in-law and her children, who had been invited, and of his wife and child, and it was impossible not to pass at least a small portion of each day with them.
Tenía que ocuparse de preparar un cómodo alojamiento a su cuñada, con sus niños a quienes habían invitado a pasar con ellos el verano. Tenía también que atender a las necesidades de su mujer y de su hijo y pasar algún rato con ellos, cosa que, por otra parte, no requería de él esfuerzo alguno, ya que cada día le costaba más pasar mucho tiempo alejado de aquellos seres queridos.