All this happened not because anyone wished to harm Levin or his farming; on the contrary he well knew that they liked him and considered him a homely gentleman – high praise from a peasant.
Los arados quedaban inservibles, porque el labrador no acertaba a bajar la reja y al moverla cansaba los caballos y estropeaba la tierra. Y, sin embargo, aseguraban a Levin que no había por qué preocuparse.