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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

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0,IF ,I'D ONLY ! HE>T TO ?R[ UP :AT'S BE5 SET GO+ 444 SU* A 
LOT ( TR\BLE WA/$ 444 ,I'D TURN MY BACK ON ! :OLE BUS9ESS1 
SELL UP1 GO (F LIKE ,NIKOLAY ,IVANOVIT* 444 TO HE> ,LA ,BELLE 
,HEL5E10 SAID ! L&[N]1 A PLEASANT SMILE LI<T+ UP HIS 
%REWD OLD FACE4 

0,BUT Y\ SEE Y\ DON'T ?R[ IT UP10 SAID ,NIKOLAY ,IVANOVIT* 
,SVIAZHSKY2 0SO !RE MU/ BE SOME?+ GA9$40 

0,! ONLY GA9 IS ?AT ,I LIVE 9 MY [N H\SE1 NEI!R B\<T 
NOR HIR$4 ,BESIDES1 ONE KEEPS HOP+ ! PEOPLE WILL LE>N 
S5SE4 ,?\<1 9/EAD ( ?AT1 Y\'D NEV] BELIEVE IT--! 
DRUNK5NESS1 ! IMMORALITY6 ,!Y KEEP *OPP+ & *ANG+ 
!IR BITS ( L&4 ,NOT A SI<T ( A HORSE OR A C[4 ,! 
PEASANT'S DY+ ( HUNG]1 BUT JU/ GO & TAKE HIM ON AS A 
LABOR]1 HE'LL DO HIS BE/ TO DO Y\ A MIS*IEF1 & !N BR+ 
Y\ UP BE=E ! JU/ICE ( ! PEACE40 

0,BUT !N Y\ MAKE COMPLA9TS TO ! JU/ICE TOO10 SAID 
,SVIAZHSKY4 

0,I LODGE COMPLA9TS8 ,NOT = ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD6 ,SU* A 
TALK+1 & SU* A TO-DO1 ?AT ONE W\LD HAVE CAUSE TO REGRET 
IT4 ,AT ! WORKS1 = 9/ANCE1 !Y POCKET$ ! ADVANCE-MONEY 
& MADE (F4 ,:AT DID ! JU/ICE DO8 ,:Y1 ACQUITT$ !M4 
,NO?+ KEEPS !M 9 ORD] BUT !IR [N COMMUNAL C\RT & 
!IR VILLAGE ELD]4 ,HE'LL FLOG !M 9 ! GOOD OLD /YLE6 ,BUT 
= ?AT !RE'D BE NO?+ = IT BUT TO GIVE IT ALL UP & RUN 
AWAY40 

,OBVI\SLY ! L&[N] WAS *AFF+ ,SVIAZHSKY1 :O1 F> FROM 
RES5T+ IT1 WAS APP>5TLY AMUS$ BY IT4 

0,BUT Y\ SEE WE MANAGE \R L& )\T SU* EXTREME MEASURES10 
SAID HE1 SMIL+3 0,LEV9 & ,I & ?IS G5TLEMAN40 

,HE 9DICAT$ ! O!R L&[N]4 

0,YES1 ! ?+'S DONE AT ,MIHAIL ,PETROVIT*'S1 BUT ASK HIM H[ 
IT'S DONE4 ,DO Y\ CALL ?AT A RATIONAL SY/EM80 SAID ! 
L&[N]1 OBVI\SLY RA!R PR\D ( ! WORD 0RATIONAL40 

0,MY SY/EM'S V]Y SIMPLE10 SAID ,MIHAIL ,PETROVIT*1 0?ANK ,GOD4 
,ALL MY MANAGEM5T RE/S ON GETT+ ! MONEY READY = ! AUTUMN 
TAXES1 & ! PEASANTS COME TO ME1 ',FA!R1 MA/]1 HELP US6' 
,WELL1 ! PEASANTS >E ALL ONE'S NEI<BORS2 ONE FEELS = !M4 
,SO ONE ADVANCES !M A ?IRD1 BUT ONE SAYS3 ',REMEMB]1 LADS1 ,I 
HAVE HELP$ Y\1 & Y\ MU/ HELP ME :5 ,I NE$ IT--:E!R 
IT'S ! S[+ ( ! OATS1 OR ! HAYCUTT+1 OR ! H>VE/'2 
& WELL1 ONE AGREES1 SO MU* = EA* TAXPAY]--?\< !RE 
>E DI%ONE/ ONES AMONG !M TOO1 IT'S TRUE40 

,LEV91 :O HAD LONG BE5 FAMILI> ) !SE PATRI>*AL ME?ODS1 
EX*ANG$ GLANCES ) ,SVIAZHSKY & 9T]RUPT$ ,MIHAIL 
,PETROVIT*1 TURN+ AGA9 TO ! G5TLEMAN ) ! GRAY 
:ISK]S4 

0,!N :AT DO Y\ ?9K80 HE ASK$2 0:AT SY/EM IS ONE TO ADOPT 
N[ADAYS80 

0,:Y1 MANAGE LIKE ,MIHAIL ,PETROVIT*1 OR LET ! L& = HALF ! 
CROP OR = R5T TO ! PEASANTS2 ?AT ONE CAN DO--ONLY ?AT'S 
JU/ H[ ! G5]AL PROSP]ITY ( ! C\NTRY IS BE+ RU9$4 
,:]E ! L& ) S]F-LABOR & GOOD MANAGEM5T GAVE A YIELD 
( N9E TO ONE1 ON ! HALF-CROP SY/EM IT YIELDS ?REE TO ONE4 
,RUSSIA HAS BE5 RU9$ BY ! EMANCIPATION60 

,SVIAZHSKY LOOK$ ) SMIL+ EYES AT ,LEV91 & EV5 MADE A 
FA9T GE/URE ( IRONY TO HIM2 BUT ,LEV9 DID NOT ?9K ! 
L&[N]'S WORDS ABSURD1 HE UND]/OOD !M BETT] ?AN HE DID 
,SVIAZHSKY4 ,A GREAT DEAL MORE ( :AT ! G5TLEMAN ) ! GRAY 
:ISK]S SAID TO %[ 9 :AT WAY ,RUSSIA WAS RU9$ BY ! 
EMANCIPATION /RUCK HIM 9DE$ AS V]Y TRUE1 NEW TO HIM1 & 
QUITE 9CONTE/ABLE4 ,! L&[N] UNMI/AKABLY SPOKE HIS [N 
9DIVIDUAL ?\<T--A ?+ ?AT V]Y R>ELY HAPP5S--& A 
?\<T TO :I* HE HAD BE5 BR\<T NOT BY A DESIRE ( F9D+ 
SOME EX]CISE = AN IDLE BRA91 BUT A ?\<T :I* HAD GR[N UP 
\T ( ! CONDITIONS ( HIS LIFE1 :I* HE HAD BROOD$ OV] 9 
! SOLITUDE ( HIS VILLAGE1 & HAD CONSID]$ 9 EV]Y ASPECT4 

0,! PO9T IS1 DON'T Y\ SEE1 ?AT PROGRESS ( EV]Y SORT IS ONLY 
MADE BY ! USE ( AU?ORITY10 HE SAID1 EVID5TLY WI%+ TO %[ 
HE WAS NOT )\T CULTURE4 0,TAKE ! RE=MS ( ,PET]1 ( 
,CA!R9E1 ( ,ALEX&]4 ,TAKE ,EUROPEAN HI/ORY4 ,& PROGRESS 9 
AGRICULTURE MORE ?AN ANY?+ ELSE--! POTATO1 = 9/ANCE1 
?AT WAS 9TRODUC$ AMONG US BY =CE4 ,! WOOD5 PL[ TOO 
WASN'T ALWAYS US$4 ,IT WAS 9TRODUC$ MAYBE 9 ! DAYS BE=E 
! ,EMPIRE1 BUT IT WAS PROBABLY BR\<T 9 BY =CE4 ,N[1 9 \R 
[N DAY1 WE L&[N]S 9 ! S]F TIMES US$ V>I\S 
IMPROVEM5TS 9 \R HUSB&RY3 DRY+ MA*9ES & ?RA%+ 
MA*9ES1 & C>T+ MANURE & ALL ! MOD]N IMPLEM5TS--ALL 
?AT WE BR\<T 9TO USE BY \R AU?ORITY1 & ! PEASANTS 
OPPOS$ IT AT FIR/1 & 5D$ BY IMITAT+ US4 ,N[1 BY ! 
ABOLITION ( S]FDOM WE HAVE BE5 DEPRIV$ ( \R AU?ORITY2 & 
SO \R HUSB&RY1 :]E IT HAD BE5 RAIS$ TO A HI< LEVEL1 IS 
B\ND TO S9K TO ! MO/ SAVAGE PRIMITIVE CONDITION4 ,?AT'S H[ 
,I SEE IT40 

0,BUT :Y SO8 ,IF IT'S RATIONAL1 Y\'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP ! 
SAME SY/EM ) HIR$ LABOR10 SAID ,SVIAZHSKY4 

0,WE'VE NO P[] OV] !M4 ,) :OM AM ,I GO+ TO WORK ! 
SY/EM1 ALL[ ME TO ASK80 

0,!RE IT IS--! LABOR =CE--! *IEF ELEM5T 9 
AGRICULTURE10 ?\<T ,LEV94 

0,) LABOR]S40 

0,! LABOR]S WON'T WORK WELL1 & WON'T WORK ) GOOD 
IMPLEM5TS4 ,\R LABOR] CAN DO NO?+ BUT GET DRUNK LIKE A PIG1 
& :5 HE'S DRUNK HE RU9S EV]Y?+ Y\ GIVE HIM4 ,HE MAKES 
! HORSES ILL ) TOO MU* WAT]1 CUTS GOOD H>NESS1 B>T]S 
! TIRES ( ! :EELS = DR9K1 DROPS BITS ( IRON 9TO ! 
?RA%+ MA*9E1 SO AS TO BREAK IT4 ,HE LOA!S ! SI<T ( 
ANY?+ ?AT'S NOT AFT] HIS FA%ION4 ,& ?AT'S H[ IT IS ! 
:OLE LEVEL ( HUSB&RY HAS FALL54 ,L&S GONE \T ( 
CULTIVATION1 OV]GR[N ) WE$S1 OR DIVID$ AMONG ! PEASANTS1 
& :]E MILLIONS ( BU%ELS W]E RAIS$ Y\ GET A HUNDR$ 
?\S&2 ! WEAL? ( ! C\NTRY HAS DECREAS$4 ,IF ! SAME 
?+ HAD BE5 DONE1 BUT ) C>E ?AT4440 

,& HE PROCE$$ TO UNFOLD HIS [N S*EME ( EMANCIPATION BY 
MEANS ( :I* !SE DRAWBACKS MI<T HAVE BE5 AVOID$4 

,?IS DID NOT 9T]E/ ,LEV91 BUT :5 HE HAD F9I%$1 ,LEV9 W5T 
BACK TO HIS FIR/ POSITION1 &1 ADDRESS+ ,SVIAZHSKY1 & TRY+ 
TO DRAW HIM 9TO EXPRESS+ HIS S]I\S OP9ION3-^* 

0,?AT ! /&>D ( CULTURE IS FALL+1 & ?AT ) \R 
PRES5T RELATIONS TO ! PEASANTS !RE IS NO POSSIBILITY ( 
F>M+ ON A RATIONAL SY/EM TO YIELD A PR(IT--?AT'S P]FECTLY 
TRUE10 SAID HE4 

0,I DON'T BELIEVE IT10 ,SVIAZHSKY REPLI$ QUITE S]I\SLY2 0ALL ,I 
SEE IS ?AT WE DON'T KN[ H[ TO CULTIVATE ! L&1 & ?AT \R 
SY/EM ( AGRICULTURE 9 ! S]F DAYS WAS BY NO MEANS TOO HI<1 
BUT TOO L[4 ,WE HAVE NO MA*9ES1 NO GOOD /OCK1 NO EFFICI5T 
SUP]VISION2 WE DON'T EV5 KN[ H[ TO KEEP ACC\NTS4 ,ASK ANY 
L&[N]2 HE WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL Y\ :AT CROP'S PR(ITABLE1 
& :AT'S NOT40 

0,ITALIAN BOOKKEEP+10 SAID ! G5TLEMAN ( ! GRAY :ISK]S 
IRONICALLY4 0,Y\ MAY KEEP Y\R BOOKS AS Y\ LIKE1 BUT IF !Y 
SPOIL EV]Y?+ = Y\1 !RE WON'T BE ANY PR(IT40 

0,:Y DO !Y SPOIL ?+S8 ,A POOR ?RA%+ MA*9E1 OR Y\R 
,RUSSIAN PRESS]1 !Y WILL BREAK1 BUT MY /EAM PRESS !Y DON'T 
BREAK4 ,A WRET*$ ,RUSSIAN NAG !Y'LL RU91 BUT KEEP GOOD 
DRAY-HORSES--!Y WON'T RU9 !M4 ,& SO IT IS ALL R\ND4 ,WE 
MU/ RAISE \R F>M+ TO A HI<] LEVEL40 

0,OH1 IF ONE ONLY HAD ! MEANS TO DO IT1 ,NIKOLAY ,IVANOVIT*6 
,IT'S ALL V]Y WELL = Y\2 BUT = ME1 ) A SON TO KEEP AT ! 
UNIV]SITY1 LADS TO BE $UCAT$ AT ! HI< S*OOL--H[ AM ,I 
GO+ TO BUY !SE DRAY-HORSES80 

0,WELL1 ?AT'S :AT ! L& BANKS >E =40 

0,TO GET :AT'S LEFT ME SOLD BY AUCTION8 ,NO1 ?ANK Y\40 

0,I DON'T AGREE ?AT IT'S NECESS>Y OR POSSIBLE TO RAISE ! LEVEL 
( AGRICULTURE /ILL HI<]10 SAID ,LEV94 0,I DEVOTE MYSELF TO 
IT1 & ,I HAVE MEANS1 BUT ,I CAN DO NO?+4 ,AS TO ! BANKS1 ,I 
DON'T KN[ TO :OM !Y'RE ANY GOOD4 ,= MY P>T1 ANYWAY1 
:ATEV] ,I'VE SP5T MONEY ON 9 ! WAY ( HUSB&RY1 IT HAS BE5 
A LOSS3 /OCK--A LOSS1 MA*9]Y--A LOSS40 

0,?AT'S TRUE 5\<10 ! G5TLEMAN ) ! GRAY :ISK]S *IM$ 
91 POSITIVELY LAU<+ ) SATISFACTION4 

0,& ,I'M NOT ! ONLY ONE10 PURSU$ ,LEV94 0,I MIX ) ALL ! 
NEI<BOR+ L&[N]S1 :O >E CULTIVAT+ !IR L& ON A 
RATIONAL SY/EM2 !Y ALL1 ) R>E EXCEPTIONS1 >E DO+ SO AT 
A LOSS4 ,COME1 TELL US H[ DOES Y\R L& DO--DOES IT PAY80 SAID 
,LEV91 & AT ONCE 9 ,SVIAZHSKY'S EYES HE DETECT$ ?AT FLEET+ 
EXPRESSION ( AL>M :I* HE HAD NOTIC$ :5EV] HE HAD TRI$ TO 
P5ETRATE BEYOND ! \T] *AMB]S ( ,SVIAZHSKY'S M9D4 

,MOREOV]1 ?IS QUE/ION ON ,LEV9'S P>T WAS NOT QUITE 9 GOOD 
FAI?4 ,MADAME ,SVIAZHSKAYA HAD JU/ TOLD HIM AT TEA ?AT !Y HAD 
?AT SUMM] 9VIT$ A ,G]MAN EXP]T 9 BOOKKEEP+ FROM ,MOSC[1 
:O = A CONSID]ATION ( FIVE HUNDR$ RUBLES HAD 9VE/IGAT$ 
! MANAGEM5T ( !IR PROP]TY1 & F\ND ?AT IT WAS CO/+ 
!M A LOSS ( ?REE ?\S& ODD RUBLES4 ,%E DID NOT REMEMB] 
! PRECISE SUM1 BUT IT APPE>$ ?AT ! ,G]MAN HAD WORK$ IT 
\T TO ! FRACTION ( A F>?+4 

,! GRAY-:ISK]$ L&[N] SMIL$ AT ! M5TION ( ! PR(ITS 
( ,SVIAZHSKY'S FAML+1 OBVI\SLY AW>E H[ MU* GA9 HIS 
NEI<BOR & M>%AL WAS LIKELY TO BE MAK+4 

0,POSSIBLY IT DOES NOT PAY10 ANSW]$ ,SVIAZHSKY4 0,?AT M]ELY 
PROVES EI!R ?AT ,I'M A BAD MANAG]1 OR ?AT ,I'VE SUNK MY 
CAPITAL = ! 9CREASE ( MY R5TS40 

0,OH1 R5T60 ,LEV9 CRI$ ) HORROR4 0,R5T !RE MAY BE 9 
,EUROPE1 :]E L& HAS BE5 IMPROV$ BY ! LABOR PUT 9TO IT1 
BUT ) US ALL ! L& IS DET]IORAT+ FROM ! LABOR PUT 9TO 
IT--9 O!R WORDS !Y'RE WORK+ IT \T2 SO !RE'S NO 
QUE/ION ( R5T40 

0,H[ NO R5T8 ,IT'S A LAW40 

0,!N WE'RE \TSIDE ! LAW2 R5T EXPLA9S NO?+ = US1 BUT 
SIMPLY MUDDLES US4 ,NO1 TELL ME H[ !RE CAN BE A !ORY ( 
R5T84440 

0,WILL Y\ HAVE SOME JUNKET8 ,MA%A1 PASS US SOME JUNKET OR 
RASPB]RIES40 ,HE TURN$ TO HIS WIFE4 0,EXTRAORD9>ILY LATE ! 
RASPB]RIES >E LA/+ ?IS YE>40 

,& 9 ! HAPPIE/ FRAME ( M9D ,SVIAZHSKY GOT UP & WALK$ 
(F1 APP>5TLY SUPPOS+ ! CONV]SATION TO HAVE 5D$ AT ! 
V]Y PO9T :5 TO ,LEV9 IT SEEM$ ?AT IT WAS ONLY JU/ 
BEG9N+4 

,HAV+ LO/ HIS ANTAGONI/1 ,LEV9 CONT9U$ ! CONV]SATION ) 
! GRAY-:ISK]$ L&[N]1 TRY+ TO PROVE TO HIM ?AT ALL ! 
DIFFICULTY >ISES FROM ! FACT ?AT WE DON'T F9D \T ! 
PECULI>ITIES & HABITS ( \R LABOR]2 BUT ! L&[N]1 LIKE 
ALL M5 :O ?9K 9DEP5D5TLY & 9 ISOLATION1 WAS SL[ 9 
TAK+ 9 ANY O!R P]SON'S IDEA1 & P>TICUL>LY P>TIAL TO 
HIS [N4 ,HE /UCK TO IT ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN PEASANT IS A SW9E & 
LIKES SW9I%NESS1 & ?AT TO GET HIM \T ( HIS SW9I%NESS ONE 
MU/ HAVE AU?ORITY1 & !RE IS NONE2 ONE MU/ HAVE ! /ICK1 
& WE HAVE BECOME SO LIB]AL ?AT WE HAVE ALL ( A SUDD5 
REPLAC$ ! /ICK ?AT S]V$ US = A ?\S& YE>S BY LAWY]S 
& MODEL PRISONS1 :]E ! WOR?LESS1 /9K+ PEASANT IS F$ 
ON GOOD S\P & HAS A FIX$ ALL[ANCE ( CUBIC FEET ( AIR4 

0,:AT MAKES Y\ ?9K10 SAID ,LEV91 TRY+ TO GET BACK TO ! 
QUE/ION1 0?AT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO F9D SOME RELATION TO ! 
LABOR] 9 :I* ! LABOR W\LD BECOME PRODUCTIVE80 

0,?AT NEV] C\LD BE SO ) ! ,RUSSIAN PEASANTRY2 WE'VE NO 
P[] OV] !M10 ANSW]$ ! L&[N]4 

0,H[ CAN NEW CONDITIONS BE F\ND80 SAID ,SVIAZHSKY4 ,HAV+ EAT5 
SOME JUNKET & LI<T$ A CIG>ETTE1 HE CAME BACK TO ! 
DISCUSSION4 0,ALL POSSIBLE RELATIONS TO ! LABOR =CE HAVE BE5 
DEF9$ & /UDI$10 HE SAID4 0,! RELIC ( B>B>ISM1 ! 
PRIMITIVE COMMUNE ) EA* GU>ANTEE = ALL1 WILL DISAPPE> ( 
ITSELF2 S]FDOM HAS BE5 ABOLI%$--!RE REMA9S NO?+ BUT 
FREE LABOR1 & ITS =MS >E FIX$ & READY MADE1 & MU/ BE 
ADOPT$4 ,P]MAN5T H&S1 DAY-LABOR]S1 RAMM]S--Y\ CAN'T GET 
\T ( ?OSE =MS40 

0,BUT ,EUROPE IS DISSATISFI$ ) !SE =MS40 

0,DISSATISFI$1 & SEEK+ NEW ONES4 ,& WILL F9D !M1 9 ALL 
PROBABILITY40 

0,?AT'S JU/ :AT ,I WAS MEAN+10 ANSW]$ ,LEV94 0,:Y 
%\LDN'T WE SEEK !M = \RSELVES80 

0,BECAUSE IT W\LD BE JU/ LIKE 9V5T+ AFRE% ! MEANS = 
CON/RUCT+ RAILWAYS4 ,!Y >E READY1 9V5T$40 

0,BUT IF !Y DON'T DO = US1 IF !Y'RE /UPID80 SAID ,LEV94 

,& AGA9 HE DETECT$ ! EXPRESSION ( AL>M 9 ! EYES ( 
,SVIAZHSKY4 

0,OH1 YES2 WE'LL BURY ! WORLD UND] \R CAPS6 ,WE'VE F\ND ! 
SECRET ,EUROPE WAS SEEK+ =6 ,I'VE HE>D ALL ?AT2 BUT1 EXCUSE 
ME1 DO Y\ KN[ ALL ?AT'S BE5 DONE 9 ,EUROPE ON ! QUE/ION ( 
! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR80 

0,NO1 V]Y LITTLE40 

0,?AT QUE/ION IS N[ ABSORB+ ! BE/ M9DS 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! 
,S*ULZE-,DELITS* MOVEM5T4444 ,& !N ALL ?IS 5ORM\S 
LIT]ATURE ( ! LABOR QUE/ION1 ! MO/ LIB]AL ,LASSALLE 
MOVEM5T 444 ! ,MULHAUS5 EXP]IM5T8 ,?AT'S A FACT BY N[1 AS 
Y\'RE PROBABLY AW>E40 

0,I HAVE SOME IDEA ( IT1 BUT V]Y VAGUE40 

0,NO1 Y\ ONLY SAY ?AT2 NO D\BT Y\ KN[ ALL AB\T IT AS WELL AS 
,I DO4 ,I'M NOT A PR(ESSOR ( SOCIOLOGY1 ( C\RSE1 BUT IT 
9T]E/$ ME1 & REALLY1 IF IT 9T]E/S Y\1 Y\ \<T TO 
/UDY IT40 

0,BUT :AT CONCLUSION HAVE !Y COME TO80 

0,EXCUSE ME4440 

,! TWO NEI<BORS HAD RIS51 & ,SVIAZHSKY1 ONCE MORE *ECK+ 
,LEV9 9 HIS 9CONV5I5T HABIT ( PEEP+ 9TO :AT WAS BEYOND 
! \T] *AMB]S ( HIS M9D1 W5T TO SEE HIS GUE/S \T4 

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