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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! W9T] ( #ahac ,NI*OLAS M>RI$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & MOV$ TO ,BALD 
 ,HILLS ) HIS WIFE1 HIS MO!R1 & ,SONYA4 

,)9 F\R YE>S HE HAD PAID (F ALL HIS REMA9+ DEBTS )\T SELL+ 
 ANY ( HIS WIFE'S PROP]TY1 & HAV+ RECEIV$ A SMALL 9H]ITANCE ON ! 
 DEA? ( A C\S9 HE PAID HIS DEBT TO ,PI]RE AS WELL4 

,9 ANO!R ?REE YE>S1 BY #a#h#b1 HE HAD SO MANAG$ HIS AFFAIRS ?AT HE WAS 
 ABLE TO BUY A SMALL E/ATE ADJO9+ ,BALD ,HILLS & WAS NEGOTIAT+ TO BUY 
 BACK ,OTRADNOE--?AT BE+ HIS PET DREAM4 

,HAV+ />T$ F>M+ FROM NECESSITY1 HE SOON GREW SO DEVOT$ TO IT ?AT 
 IT BECAME HIS FAVORITE & ALMO/ HIS SOLE OCCUPATION4 ,NI*OLAS WAS A 
 PLA9 F>M]3 HE DID NOT LIKE 9NOVATIONS1 ESPECIALLY ! ,5GLI% ONES 
 !N COM+ 9TO VOGUE4 ,HE LAU<$ AT !ORETICAL TREATISES ON E/ATE 
 MANAGEM5T1 DISLIK$ FACTORIES1 ! RAIS+ ( EXP5SIVE PRODUCTS1 & ! 
 BUY+ ( EXP5SIVE SE$ CORN1 & DID NOT MAKE A HOBBY ( ANY P>TICUL> 
 P>T ( ! WORK ON HIS E/ATE4 ,HE ALWAYS HAD BE=E HIS M9D'S EYE ! 
 E/ATE AS A :OLE & NOT ANY P>TICUL> P>T ( IT4 ,! *IEF ?+ 9 
 HIS EYES WAS NOT ! NITROG5 9 ! SOIL1 NOR ! OXYG5 9 ! AIR1 NOR 
 MANURES1 NOR SPECIAL PL[S1 BUT ?AT MO/ IMPORTANT AG5T BY :I* 
 NITROG51 OXYG51 MANURE1 & PL[ W]E MADE EFFECTIVE--! PEASANT 
 LABOR]4 ,:5 ,NI*OLAS FIR/ BEGAN F>M+ & BEGAN TO UND]/& ITS 
 DIFF]5T BRAN*ES1 IT WAS ! S]F :O ESPECIALLY ATTRACT$ HIS 
 ATT5TION4 ,! PEASANT SEEM$ TO HIM NOT M]ELY A TOOL1 BUT ALSO A JUDGE 
 ( F>M+ & AN 5D 9 HIMSELF4 ,AT FIR/ HE WAT*$ ! S]FS1 TRY+ TO 
 UND]/& !IR AIMS & :AT !Y CONSID]$ GOOD & BAD1 & ONLY 
 PRET5D$ TO DIRECT !M & GIVE ORD]S :ILE 9 REALITY LE>N+ FROM 
 !M !IR ME?ODS1 !IR MANN] ( SPEE*1 & !IR JUDGM5T ( :AT WAS 
 GOOD & BAD4 ,ONLY :5 HE HAD UND]/OOD ! PEASANTS' TA/ES & 
 ASPIRATIONS1 HAD LE>N$ TO TALK !IR LANGUAGE1 TO GRASP ! HIDD5 
 MEAN+ ( !IR WORDS1 & FELT AK9 TO !M DID HE BEG9 BOLDLY TO 
 MANAGE HIS S]FS1 ?AT IS1 TO P]=M T[>D !M ! DUTIES DEM&$ ( 
 HIM4 ,& ,NI*OLAS' MANAGEM5T PRODUC$ V]Y BRILLIANT RESULTS4 

,GUID$ BY SOME GIFT ( 9SI<T1 ON TAK+ UP ! MANAGEM5T ( ! E/ATES 
 HE AT ONCE UN]R+LY APPO9T$ AS BAILIFF1 VILLAGE ELD]1 & DELEGATE1 
 ! V]Y M5 ! S]FS W\LD !MSELVES HAVE *OS5 HAD !Y HAD ! RI<T 
 TO *OOSE1 & !SE PO/S NEV] *ANG$ H&S4 ,BE=E ANALYZ+ ! 
 PROP]TIES ( MANURE1 BE=E 5T]+ 9TO ! DEBIT & CR$IT 
 7AS HE IRONICALLY CALL$ IT71 HE F\ND \T H[ MANY CATTLE ! PEASANTS HAD & 
 9CREAS$ ! NUMB] BY ALL POSSIBLE MEANS4 ,HE KEPT ! PEASANT FAMILIES 
 TOGE!R 9 ! L>GE/ GR\PS POSSIBLE1 NOT ALL[+ ! FAMILY GR\PS TO 
 DIVIDE 9TO SEP>ATE H\SEHOLDS4 ,HE WAS H>D ALIKE ON ! LAZY1 ! 
 DEPRAV$1 & ! WEAK1 & TRI$ TO GET !M EXPELL$ FROM ! COMMUNE4 

,HE WAS AS C>EFUL ( ! S[+ & REAP+ ( ! PEASANTS' HAY & CORN 
 AS ( HIS [N1 & FEW L&[N]S HAD !IR CROPS S[N & H>VE/$ SO 
 E>LY & SO WELL1 OR GOT SO GOOD A RETURN1 AS DID ,NI*OLAS4 

,HE DISLIK$ HAV+ ANY?+ TO DO ) ! DOME/IC S]FS--! 
 0DRONES0 AS HE CALL$ !M--& EV]YONE SAID HE SPOIL$ !M BY HIS 
 LAXITY4 ,:5 A DECISION HAD TO BE TAK5 REG>D+ A DOME/IC S]F1 
 ESPECIALLY IF ONE HAD TO BE PUNI%$1 HE ALWAYS FELT UNDECID$ & 
 CONSULT$ EV]YBODY 9 ! H\SE2 BUT :5 IT WAS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A 
 DOME/IC S]F CONSCRIPT$ 9/EAD ( A L& WORK] HE DID SO )\T ! 
 LEA/ HESITATION4 ,HE NEV] FELT ANY HESITATION 9 DEAL+ ) ! 
 PEASANTS4 ,HE KNEW ?AT HIS EV]Y DECISION W\LD BE APPROV$ BY !M ALL 
 ) V]Y FEW EXCEPTIONS4 

,HE DID NOT ALL[ HIMSELF EI!R TO BE H>D ON OR PUNI% A MAN1 OR TO MAKE 
 ?+S EASY = OR REW>D ANYONE1 M]ELY BECAUSE HE FELT 9CL9$ TO DO 
 SO4 ,HE C\LD NOT HAVE SAID BY :AT /&>D HE JUDG$ :AT HE %\LD OR 
 %\LD NOT DO1 BUT ! /&>D WAS QUITE FIRM & DEF9ITE 9 HIS [N 
 M9D4 

,(T51 SPEAK+ ) VEXATION ( SOME FAILURE OR IRREGUL>ITY1 HE W\LD 
 SAY3 0,:AT CAN ONE DO ) \R ,RUSSIAN PEASANTS80 & IMAG9$ ?AT HE 
 C\LD NOT BE> !M4 

,YET HE LOV$ 0\R ,RUSSIAN PEASANTS0 & !IR WAY ( LIFE ) HIS :OLE 
 S\L1 & = ?AT V]Y REASON HAD UND]/OOD & ASSIMILAT$ ! ONE WAY 
 & MANN] ( F>M+ :I* PRODUC$ GOOD RESULTS4 

,C\NTESS ,M>Y WAS JEAL\S ( ?IS PASSION ( H] HUSB&'S & REGRETT$ 
 ?AT %E C\LD NOT %>E IT2 BUT %E C\LD NOT UND]/& ! JOYS & 
 VEXATIONS HE D]IV$ FROM ?AT WORLD1 TO H] SO REMOTE & ALI54 ,%E 
 C\LD NOT UND]/& :Y HE WAS SO P>TICUL>LY ANIMAT$ & HAPPY :51 
 AFT] GETT+ UP AT DAYBREAK & SP5D+ ! :OLE MORN+ 9 ! FIELDS 
 OR ON ! ?RE%+ FLOOR1 HE RETURN$ FROM ! S[+ OR M[+ OR 
 REAP+ TO HAVE TEA ) H]4 ,%E DID NOT UND]/& :Y HE SPOKE ) 
 SU* ADMIRATION & DELI<T ( ! F>M+ ( ! ?RIFTY & WELL-TO-DO 
 PEASANT ,MAT!W ,]MI%91 :O ) HIS FAMILY HAD C>T$ CORN ALL NI<T2 
 OR ( ! FACT ?AT HIS 7,NI*OLAS'7 %EAVES W]E ALREADY /ACK$ BE=E 
 ANYONE ELSE HAD HIS H>VE/ 94 ,%E DID NOT UND]/& :Y HE /EPP$ \T 
 FROM ! W9D[ TO ! V]&A & SMIL$ UND] HIS MU/A*E & W9K$ SO 
 JOYFULLY1 :5 W>M /EADY RA9 BEGAN TO FALL ON ! DRY & ?IR/Y 
 %OOTS ( ! Y\NG OATS1 OR :Y :5 ! W9D C>RI$ AWAY A ?REAT5+ 
 CL\D DUR+ ! HAY H>VE/ HE W\LD RETURN FROM ! B>N1 FLU%$1 
 SUNBURN$1 & P]SPIR+1 ) A SMELL ( WORMWOOD & G5TIAN 9 HIS 
 HAIR &1 GLEEFULLY RUBB+ HIS H&S1 W\LD SAY3 0,WELL1 ONE MORE DAY & 
 MY GRA9 & ! PEASANTS' WILL ALL BE UND] COV]40 

,/ILL LESS DID %E UND]/& :Y HE1 K9DHE>T$ & ALWAYS READY TO 
 ANTICIPATE H] WI%ES1 %\LD BECOME ALMO/ DESP]ATE :5 %E BR\<T HIM 
 A PETITION FROM SOME PEASANT M5 OR WOM5 :O HAD APPEAL$ TO H] TO BE 
 EXCUS$ SOME WORK2 :Y HE1 ?AT K9D ,NI*OLAS1 %\LD OB/9ATELY REFUSE 
 H]1 ANGRILY ASK+ H] NOT TO 9T]F]E 9 :AT WAS NOT H] BUS9ESS4 ,%E 
 FELT HE HAD A WORLD AP>T1 :I* HE LOV$ PASSIONATELY & :I* HAD LAWS 
 %E HAD NOT FA?OM$4 

,SOMETIMES :51 TRY+ TO UND]/& HIM1 %E SPOKE ( ! GOOD WORK HE 
 WAS DO+ = HIS S]FS1 HE W\LD BE VEX$ & REPLY3 0,NOT 9 ! LEA/2 
 IT NEV] 5T]$ MY HEAD & ,I W\LDN'T DO ?AT = !IR GOOD6 
 ,?AT'S ALL POETRY & OLD WIVES' TALK--ALL ?AT DO+ GOOD TO 
 ONE'S NEI<BOR6 ,:AT ,I WANT IS ?AT \R *ILDR5 %\LD NOT HAVE TO GO 
 BEGG+4 ,I MU/ PUT \R AFFAIRS 9 ORD] :ILE ,I AM ALIVE1 ?AT'S ALL4 
 ,& TO DO ?AT1 ORD] & /RICTNESS >E ESS5TIAL4444 ,?AT'S ALL AB\T 
 IT60 SAID HE1 CL5*+ HIS VIGOR\S FI/4 0,& FAIRNESS1 ( 
 C\RSE10 HE ADD$1 0= IF ! PEASANT IS NAK$ & HUNGRY & HAS 
 ONLY ONE MIS]ABLE HORSE1 HE CAN DO NO GOOD EI!R = HIMSELF OR = ME40 

,& ALL ,NI*OLAS DID WAS FRUITFUL--PROBABLY JU/ BECAUSE HE REFUS$ 
 TO ALL[ HIMSELF TO ?9K ?AT HE WAS DO+ GOOD TO O!RS = VIRTUE'S 
 SAKE4 ,HIS MEANS 9CREAS$ RAPIDLY2 S]FS FROM NEI<BOR+ E/ATES CAME TO 
 BEG HIM TO BUY !M1 & LONG AFT] HIS DEA? ! MEMORY ( HIS 
 ADM9I/RATION WAS DEV\TLY PRES]V$ AMONG ! S]FS4 0,HE WAS A MA/]444 
 ! PEASANTS' AFFAIRS FIR/ & !N HIS [N4 ,( C\RSE HE WAS NOT TO BE 
 TRIFL$ ) EI!R--9 A WORD1 HE WAS A REAL MA/]60 

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