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.
Левин был его товарищем и другом первой молодости. Они любили друг друга, несмотря на различие характеров и вкусов, как любят друг друга приятели, сошедшиеся в первой молодости.