At first when the influence of one nation on another was being talked about, thoughts of what he had to say on the subject involuntarily came into Levin's mind; but these thoughts, formerly so important to him, now only flickered through his mind as in a dream and were not of the slightest interest.
In principio, quando si parlava dell’influenza che un popolo può avere su di un altro, a Levin veniva involontariamente in mente quello che avrebbe potuto dire in proposito, ma questi pensieri, prima molto importanti per lui, non avevano ora il più piccolo interesse.