Анна Кареніна

Chapter 11

           He’suntyingthesheaves,andgivingorders,andshoutingtothewomen,andquicklysettingstraightthestraponthemovingwheel.Andwhat’smore,it’snotthemalonemethey’llburytoo,andnothingwillbeleft.Whatfor?”

           Hethoughtthis,andatthesametimelookedathiswatchtoreckonhowmuchtheythrashedinanhour.Hewantedtoknowthissoastojudgebyitthetasktosetfortheday.

           “It’llsoonbeone,andthey’reonlybeginningthethirdsheaf,”thoughtLevin.Hewentuptothemanthatwasfeedingthemachine,andshoutingovertheroarofthemachinehetoldhimtoputitinmoreslowly.“Youputintoomuchatatime,Fyodor.Doyouseeitgetschoked,that’swhyitisn’tgettingon.Doitevenly.”

           Fyodor,blackwiththedustthatclungtohismoistface,shoutedsomethinginresponse,butstillwentondoingitasLevindidnotwanthimto.

           Levin,goinguptothemachine,movedFyodoraside,andbeganfeedingthecorninhimself.Workingontillthepeasants’dinnerhour,whichwasnotlongincoming,hewentoutofthebarnwithFyodorandfellintotalkwithhim,stoppingbesideaneatyellowsheafofryelaidonthethrashingfloorforseed.

           FyodorcamefromavillageatsomedistancefromtheoneinwhichLevinhadonceallottedlandtohiscooperativeassociation.Nowithadbeenlettoaformerhouseporter.

           LevintalkedtoFyodoraboutthislandandaskedwhetherPlaton,awell-to-dopeasantofgoodcharacterbelongingtothesamevillage,wouldnottakethelandforthecomingyear

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