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

But as he drove into the meadow, and recalled the sensations of mowing, he came near deciding that he would go mowing.

After the irritating discussion with his brother, he pondered over this intention again.

"I must have physical exercise, or my temper'll certainly be ruined," he thought, and he determined he would go mowing, however awkward he might feel about it with his brother or the peasants.