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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! MIDDLE ( ,JULY ! ELD] ( ! VILLAGE ON ,LEV9'S 
SI/]'S E/ATE1 AB\T FIFTE5 MILES FROM ,POKROVSKOE1 CAME TO 
,LEV9 TO REPORT ON H[ ?+S W]E GO+ !RE & ON ! HAY4 
,! *IEF S\RCE ( 9COME ON HIS SI/]'S E/ATE WAS FROM ! 
RIV]SIDE MEAD[S4 ,9 =M] YE>S ! HAY HAD BE5 B\<T BY 
! PEASANTS = TW5TY RUBLES ! ?REE ACRES4 ,:5 ,LEV9 TOOK 
OV] ! MANAGEM5T ( ! E/ATE1 HE ?\<T ON EXAM9+ ! 
GRASSL&S ?AT !Y W]E WOR? MORE1 & HE FIX$ ! PRICE AT 
TW5TY-FIVE RUBLES ! ?REE ACRES4 ,! PEASANTS W\LD NOT GIVE 
?AT PRICE1 &1 AS ,LEV9 SUSPECT$1 KEPT (F O!R PUR*AS]S4 
,!N ,LEV9 HAD DRIV5 OV] HIMSELF1 & >RANG$ TO HAVE ! 
GRASS CUT1 P>TLY BY HIR$ LABOR1 P>TLY AT A PAYM5T ( A 
C]TA9 PROPORTION ( ! CROP4 ,HIS [N PEASANTS PUT EV]Y 
H9DRANCE !Y C\LD 9 ! WAY ( ?IS NEW >RANGEM5T1 BUT IT 
WAS C>RI$ \T1 & ! FIR/ YE> ! MEAD[S HAD YIELD$ A 
PR(IT ALMO/ D\BLE4 ,! PREVI\S YE>--:I* WAS ! ?IRD 
YE>--! PEASANTS HAD MA9TA9$ ! SAME OPPOSITION TO ! 
>RANGEM5T1 & ! HAY HAD BE5 CUT ON ! SAME SY/EM4 ,?IS 
YE> ! PEASANTS W]E DO+ ALL ! M[+ = A ?IRD ( ! 
HAY CROP1 & ! VILLAGE ELD] HAD COME N[ TO ANN\NCE ?AT ! 
HAY HAD BE5 CUT1 & ?AT1 FE>+ RA91 !Y HAD 9VIT$ ! 
C\NT+-H\SE CL]K OV]1 HAD DIVID$ ! CROP 9 HIS PRES5CE1 
& HAD RAK$ TOGE!R ELEV5 /ACKS AS ! [N]'S %>E4 ,FROM 
! VAGUE ANSW]S TO HIS QUE/ION H[ MU* HAY HAD BE5 CUT ON 
! PR9CIPAL MEAD[1 FROM ! HURRY ( ! VILLAGE ELD] :O HAD 
MADE ! DIVISION1 NOT ASK+ LEAVE1 FROM ! :OLE TONE ( ! 
PEASANT1 ,LEV9 P]CEIV$ ?AT !RE WAS SOME?+ WRONG 9 ! 
DIVISION ( ! HAY1 & MADE UP HIS M9D TO DRIVE OV] HIMSELF 
TO LOOK 9TO ! MATT]4 

,>RIV+ = D9N] AT ! VILLAGE1 & LEAV+ HIS HORSE AT ! 
COTTAGE ( AN OLD FRI5D ( HIS1 ! HUSB& ( HIS BRO!R'S 
WET-NURSE1 ,LEV9 W5T TO SEE ! OLD MAN 9 HIS BEE-H\SE1 
WANT+ TO F9D \T FROM HIM ! TRU? AB\T ! HAY4 
,P>M5IT*1 A TALKATIVE1 COMELY OLD MAN1 GAVE ,LEV9 A V]Y W>M 
WELCOME1 %[$ HIM ALL HE WAS DO+1 TOLD HIM EV]Y?+ AB\T 
HIS BEES & ! SW>MS ( ?AT YE>2 BUT GAVE VAGUE & 
UNWILL+ ANSW]S TO ,LEV9'S 9QUIRIES AB\T ! M[+4 ,?IS 
CONFIRM$ ,LEV9 /ILL MORE 9 HIS SUSPICIONS4 ,HE W5T TO ! 
HAY FIELDS & EXAM9$ ! /ACKS4 ,! HAY/ACKS C\LD NOT 
POSSIBLY CONTA9 FIFTY WAGON-LOADS EA*1 & TO CONVICT ! 
PEASANTS ,LEV9 ORD]$ ! WAGONS ?AT HAD C>RI$ ! HAY TO BE 
BR\<T UP DIRECTLY1 TO LIFT ONE /ACK1 & C>RY IT 9TO ! 
B>N4 ,!RE TURN$ \T TO BE ONLY ?IRTY-TWO LOADS 9 ! /ACK4 
,9 SPITE ( ! VILLAGE ELD]'S ASS]TIONS AB\T ! 
COMPRESSIBILITY ( HAY1 & ITS HAV+ SETTL$ D[N 9 ! 
/ACKS1 & HIS SWE>+ ?AT EV]Y?+ HAD BE5 DONE 9 ! 
FE> ( ,GOD1 ,LEV9 /UCK TO HIS PO9T ?AT ! HAY HAD BE5 
DIVID$ )\T HIS ORD]S1 & ?AT1 !RE=E1 HE W\LD NOT 
ACCEPT ?AT HAY AS FIFTY LOADS TO A /ACK4 ,AFT] A PROLONG$ 
DISPUTE ! MATT] WAS DECID$ BY ! PEASANTS TAK+ !SE 
ELEV5 /ACKS1 RECKON+ !M AS FIFTY LOADS EA*4 ,! >GUM5TS 
& ! DIVISION ( ! HAYCOCKS LA/$ ! :OLE AFT]NOON4 
,:5 ! LA/ ( ! HAY HAD BE5 DIVID$1 ,LEV91 5TRU/+ ! 
SUP]9T5D5CE ( ! RE/ TO ! C\NT+-H\SE CL]K1 SAT D[N 
ON A HAYCOCK M>K$ (F BY A /AKE ( WILL[1 & LOOK$ 
ADMIR+LY AT ! MEAD[ SW>M+ ) PEASANTS4 

,9 FRONT ( HIM1 9 ! B5D ( ! RIV] BEYOND ! M>%1 MOV$ 
A BRI<T-COLOR$ L9E ( PEASANT WOM51 & ! SCATT]$ HAY WAS 
BE+ RAPIDLY =M$ 9TO GRAY W9D+ R[S OV] ! PALE GRE5 
/UBBLE4 ,AFT] ! WOM5 CAME ! M5 ) PIT*=KS1 & FROM 
! GRAY R[S !RE W]E GR[+ UP BROAD1 HI<1 S(T HAYCOCKS4 
,TO ! LEFT1 C>TS W]E RUMBL+ OV] ! MEAD[ ?AT HAD BE5 
ALREADY CLE>$1 & ONE AFT] ANO!R ! HAYCOCKS VANI%$1 
FLUNG UP 9 HUGE =KFULS1 & 9 !IR PLACE !RE W]E RIS+ 
HEAVY C>TLOADS ( FRAGRANT HAY HANG+ OV] ! HORSES' 
H9D-QU>T]S4 

0,:AT WEA!R = HAY+6 ,:AT HAY IT'LL BE60 SAID AN OLD MAN1 
SQUATT+ D[N BESIDE ,LEV94 0,IT'S TEA1 NOT HAY6 ,IT'S LIKE 
SCATT]+ GRA9 TO ! DUCKS1 ! WAY !Y PICK IT UP60 HE 
ADD$1 PO9T+ TO ! GR[+ HAYCOCKS4 0,S9CE D9N]TIME 
!Y'VE C>RI$ A GOOD HALF ( IT40 

0,! LA/ LOAD1 EH80 HE %\T$ TO A Y\NG PEASANT1 :O DROVE BY1 
/&+ 9 ! FRONT ( AN EMPTY C>T1 %AK+ ! CORD RE9S4 

0,! LA/1 DAD60 ! LAD %\T$ BACK1 PULL+ 9 ! HORSE1 &1 
SMIL+1 HE LOOK$ R\ND AT A BRI<T1 ROSY-*ECK$ PEASANT GIRL 
:O SAT 9 ! C>T SMIL+ TOO1 & DROVE ON4 

0,:O'S ?AT8 ,Y\R SON80 ASK$ ,LEV94 

0,MY BABY10 SAID ! OLD MAN ) A T5D] SMILE4 

0,:AT A F9E FELL[60 

0,! LAD'S ALL RI<T40 

0,M>RI$ ALREADY80 

0,YES1 IT'S TWO YE>S LA/ ,/4 ,PHILIP'S DAY40 

0,ANY *ILDR580 

0,*ILDR5 9DE$6 ,:Y1 = OV] A YE> HE WAS 9NOC5T AS A BABE 
HIMSELF1 & BA%FUL TOO10 ANSW]$ ! OLD MAN4 0,WELL1 ! HAY6 
,IT'S AS FRAGRANT AS TEA60 HE REPEAT$1 WI%+ TO *ANGE ! 
SUBJECT4 

,LEV9 LOOK$ MORE ATT5TIVELY AT ,IVAN ,P>M5OV & HIS WIFE4 
,!Y W]E LOAD+ A HAYCOCK ONTO ! C>T NOT F> FROM HIM4 ,IVAN 
,P>M5OV WAS /&+ ON ! C>T1 TAK+1 LAY+ 9 PLACE1 & 
/AMP+ D[N ! HUGE BUNDLES ( HAY1 :I* HIS PRETTY Y\NG 
WIFE DEFTLY H&$ UP TO HIM1 AT FIR/ 9 >MFULS1 & !N ON 
! PIT*=K4 ,! Y\NG WIFE WORK$ EASILY1 M]RILY1 & 
DEXT]\SLY4 ,! CLOSE-PACK$ HAY DID NOT ONCE BREAK AWAY (F 
H] =K4 ,FIR/ %E GA!R$ IT TOGE!R1 /UCK ! =K 9TO 
IT1 !N ) A RAPID1 SUPPLE MOVEM5T LEAN$ ! :OLE WEI<T ( 
H] BODY ON IT1 & AT ONCE ) A B5D ( H] BACK UND] ! R$ 
BELT %E DREW H]SELF UP1 & >*+ H] FULL BOSOM UND] ! 
:ITE SMOCK1 ) A SM>T TURN SWUNG ! =K 9 H] >MS1 & 
FLUNG ! BUNDLE ( HAY HI< ONTO ! C>T4 ,IVAN1 OBVI\SLY 
DO+ HIS BE/ TO SAVE H] EV]Y M9UTE ( UNNECESS>Y LABOR1 
MADE HA/E1 OP5+ HIS >MS TO CLUT* ! BUNDLE & LAY IT 9 
! C>T4 ,AS %E RAK$ TOGE!R :AT WAS LEFT ( ! HAY1 ! 
Y\NG WIFE %OOK (F ! BITS ( HAY ?AT HAD FALL5 ON H] NECK1 
& /RAI<T5+ ! R$ K]*IEF ?AT HAD DROPP$ =W>D OV] 
H] :ITE BR[1 NOT BR[N$ LIKE H] FACE BY ! SUN1 %E CREPT 
UND] ! C>T TO TIE UP ! LOAD4 ,IVAN DIRECT$ H] H[ TO 
FA/5 ! CORD TO ! CROSS-PIECE1 & AT SOME?+ %E SAID HE 
LAU<$ AL\D4 ,9 ! EXPRESSIONS ( BO? FACES WAS TO BE SE5 
VIGOR\S1 Y\NG1 FRE%LY AWAK5$ LOVE4 

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