Had his affairs been in a bad way he would not have bought land at thirty-five roubles an acre, would not have married three of his sons and a nephew, and would not have twice rebuilt his homestead after fires, nor rebuilt it better each time.
Se le cose fossero andate male, egli non avrebbe comprato a centocinque rubli, non avrebbe dato moglie a tre suoi figliuoli e a un nipote, non avrebbe ricostruito due volte dopo gli incendi e tutto non sarebbe andato sempre di bene in meglio.