When he returned to the country in June, he went back to his ordinary occupations – husbandry, intercourse with the peasants and with his neighbours, management of his house and of his sister's and brother's affairs, which were entrusted to him, relations with his wife and relatives, cares about his baby, and a new hobby – beekeeping, which he took up with enthusiasm that spring – occupied all his time.
Tornato in campagna al principio di giugno, era tornato anche alle sue solite occupazioni. L’azienda rurale, i rapporti con i contadini e con i vicini, l’azienda domestica, gli affari della sorella e del fratello che gli erano sulle spalle, i rapporti con la moglie, i parenti, le preoccupazioni per il bambino, la nuova caccia alle api, alla quale si era appassionato fin dalla primavera, occupavano tutto il suo tempo.