Standing in church during the first service he attended, Levin tried to revive the memories of his youth and the strong religious feeling with which at the age of sixteen or seventeen he had been imbued.
Nell’assistere alla prima messa, Levin si sforzò di ravvivare in sé le reminiscenze giovanili di quel forte sentimento religioso che aveva provato fra i sedici e i diciassette anni.