He liked the work so much that he had several times tried his hand at mowing since.

He had cut the whole of the meadow in front of his house, and this year ever since the early spring he had cherished a plan for mowing for whole days together with the peasants.

Ever since his brother's arrival, he had been in doubt whether to mow or not.

He was loath to leave his brother alone all day long, and he was afraid his brother would laugh at him about it.