,EPILOGUE #a1 ,*APT] #g #ahfiahfi ,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 ( 9SIGE/ 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 & DELIM+ ( ! ?RIFTY & WELL-TO-DO PEASANT ,MAT!W ,]MI%91 :O ) HIS FAMILY HAD C>T$ CORN ALL NIVE/ 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\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 NEIE 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 NEIY #a#a1 #bag 3 ,EPILOGUE #a1 ,*APT] #g -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/