Seminava molte patate, e le patate, che Levin aveva visto mentre si avvicinava alla fattoria, sfiorivano già e cominciavano a germogliare, quando da lui cominciavano appena a spuntare. ###>He had planted many potatoes which had already flowered and were forming fruit, as Levin had noticed when passing the fields on the way, while Levin's own potatoes were just beginning to flower.