Анна Каренина

Chapter 28

           NotoneconversationwithSviazhsky,thoughhehadsaidagreatdealthatwasclever,hadinterestedLevin;buttheconclusionsoftheirasciblelandownerrequiredconsideration.Levincouldnothelprecallingeverywordhehadsaid,andinimaginationamendinghisownreplies.

           “Yes,Ioughttohavesaidtohim:Yousaythatourhusbandrydoesnotanswerbecausethepeasanthatesimprovements,andthattheymustbeforcedonhimbyauthority.Ifnosystemofhusbandryansweredatallwithouttheseimprovements,youwouldbequiteright.Buttheonlysystemthatdoesansweriswherelaborerisworkinginaccordancewithhishabits,justasontheoldpeasant’slandhalf-wayhere.Yourandourgeneraldissatisfactionwiththesystemshowsthateitherwearetoblameorthelaborers.WehavegoneourwaytheEuropeanwayalongwhile,withoutaskingourselvesaboutthequalitiesofourlaborforce.Letustrytolookuponthelaborforcenotasanabstractforce,butastheRussianpeasantwithhisinstincts,andweshallarrangeoursystemofcultureinaccordancewiththat.Imagine,Ioughttohavesaidtohim,thatyouhavethesamesystemastheoldpeasanthas,thatyouhavefoundmeansofmakingyourlaborerstakeaninterestinthesuccessofthework,andhavefoundthehappymeaninthewayofimprovementswhichtheywilladmit,andyouwill,withoutexhaustingthesoil,gettwiceorthreetimestheyieldyougotbefore.Divideitinhalves,givehalfastheshareoflabor,thesurplusleftyouwillbegreater,andtheshareoflaborwillbegreatertoo

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