Maybe he wasn't awake yet, or the snow just covered his dislike, or simply he overlooked it, but he didn't notice that he had shoveled the snow not in front of the neighbour's gate, but away from it. 
Huenda alikuwa hajaamka bado, au labda ile theluji ilifunika tu ile chuki yake, au labda aliipuuzia,lakini hakugundua kwamba siyo kuwa alikuwa amesukumizia theluji mbele ya lango la jirani yake, bali aliiondoa kabisa kutoka hapo.