Ljewin war schon in früher Jugend sein Kamerad und Freund gewesen. Sie mochten einander gern trotz der Verschiedenheit der Charaktere und Neigungen, wie eben Freunde einander gern haben, die sich in früher Jugend zusammengefunden haben.
Levin had been his comrade and friend in early youth, and they were fond of one another as friends who have come together in early youth often are, in spite of the difference in their characters and tastes.