Анна Кареніна

Chapter 10

           Andtodothisitwasnecessarytolookafterthelandhimself,nottoletit,andtobreedcattle,manurethefields,andplanttimber.

           ItwasimpossiblenottolookaftertheaffairsofSergeyIvanovitch,ofhissister,ofthepeasantswhocametohimforadviceandwereaccustomedtodosoasimpossibleastoflingdownachildoneiscarryinginone’sarms.Itwasnecessarytolookafterthecomfortofhissister-in-lawandherchildren,andofhiswifeandbaby,anditwasimpossiblenottospendwiththematleastashorttimeeachday.

           Andallthis,togetherwithshootingandhisnewbee-keeping,filledupthewholeofLevin’slife,whichhadnomeaningatallforhim,whenhebegantothink.

           Butbesidesknowingthoroughlywhathehadtodo,Levinknewinjustthesamewayhowhehadtodoitall,andwhatwasmoreimportantthantherest.

           Heknewhemusthirelaborersascheaplyaspossible;buttohiremenunderbond,payingtheminadvanceatlessthanthecurrentrateofwages,waswhathemustnotdo,eventhoughitwasveryprofitable.Sellingstrawtothepeasantsintimesofscarcityofprovenderwaswhathemightdo,eventhoughhefeltsorryforthem;butthetavernandthepothousemustbeputdown,thoughtheywereasourceofincome.Fellingtimbermustbepunishedasseverelyaspossible,buthecouldnotexactforfeitsforcattlebeingdrivenontohisfields;andthoughitannoyedthekeeperandmadethepeasantsnotafraidtograzetheircattleonhisland,hecouldnotkeeptheircattleasapunishment.

           ToPyotr,whowaspayingamoney-lendertenpercent.

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