Анна Кареніна

Chapter 29

           

           Itistruethatinthecattle-yardthingswentnobetterthanbefore,andIvanstrenuouslyopposedwarmhousingforthecowsandbuttermadeoffreshcream,affirmingthatcowsrequirelessfoodifkeptcold,andthatbutterismoreprofitablemadefromsourcream,andheaskedforwagesjustasundertheoldsystem,andtooknottheslightestinterestinthefactthatthemoneyhereceivedwasnotwagesbutanadvanceoutofhisfutureshareintheprofits.

           ItistruethatFyodorRyezunov’scompanydidnotploughoverthegroundtwicebeforesowing,ashadbeenagreed,justifyingthemselvesonthepleathatthetimewastooshort.Itistruethatthepeasantsofthesamecompany,thoughtheyhadagreedtoworkthelandonnewconditions,alwaysspokeoftheland,notasheldinpartnership,butasrentedforhalfthecrop,andmorethanoncethepeasantsandRyezunovhimselfsaidtoLevin,“Ifyouwouldtakearentfortheland,itwouldsaveyoutrouble,andweshouldbemorefree.”Moreoverthesamepeasantskeptputtingoff,onvariousexcuses,thebuildingofacattleyardandbarnonthelandasagreedupon,anddelayeddoingittillthewinter.

           ItistruethatShuraevwouldhavelikedtoletoutthekitchengardenshehadundertakeninsmalllotstothepeasants.Heevidentlyquitemisunderstood,andapparentlyintentionallymisunderstood,theconditionsuponwhichthelandhadbeengiventohim.

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