Анна Каренина

Chapter 11

           Afteraprolongeddisputethematterwasdecidedbythepeasantstakingtheseelevenstacks,reckoningthemasfiftyloadseach.Theargumentsandthedivisionofthehaycockslastedthewholeafternoon.Whenthelastofthehayhadbeendivided,Levin,intrustingthesuperintendenceoftheresttothecounting-houseclerk,satdownonahaycockmarkedoffbyastakeofwillow,andlookedadmiringlyatthemeadowswarmingwithpeasants.

           Infrontofhim,inthebendoftheriverbeyondthemarsh,movedabright-coloredlineofpeasantwomen,andthescatteredhaywasbeingrapidlyformedintograywindingrowsoverthepalegreenstubble.Afterthewomencamethemenwithpitchforks,andfromthegrayrowsthereweregrowingupbroad,high,softhaycocks.Totheleft,cartswererumblingoverthemeadowthathadbeenalreadycleared,andoneafteranotherthehaycocksvanished,flungupinhugeforkfuls,andintheirplacetherewererisingheavycartloadsoffragranthayhangingoverthehorses’hind-quarters.

           “Whatweatherforhaying!Whathayit’llbe!”saidanoldman,squattingdownbesideLevin.“It’stea,nothay!It’slikescatteringgraintotheducks,thewaytheypickitup!”headded,pointingtothegrowinghaycocks.“Sincedinnertimethey’vecarriedagoodhalfofit.”

           “Thelastload,eh?”heshoutedtoayoungpeasant,whodroveby,standinginthefrontofanemptycart,shakingthecordreins.

           “Thelast,dad!”theladshoutedback,pullinginthehorse,and,smiling,helookedroundatabright,rosy-checkedpeasantgirlwhosatinthecartsmilingtoo,anddroveon.

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