In spite of the old peasant's grumbling one could see that he was justly proud of his property, of his sons, his nephew, his daughters-in-law, his horses, his cows, and especially of the fact that his whole household and farm held together.
Malgrado le lamentele del vecchio si vedeva che era giustamente orgoglioso del proprio benessere, orgoglioso dei figli, dei nipoti, delle nuore, dei cavalli, delle mucche e, in particolare, del fatto che egli mandava avanti tutta quella azienda.