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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,CLOSE TO ! VILLAGE !RE LIV$ A LADY1 A SMALL L&[N]1 :O HAD AN E/ATE ( AB\T ?REE HUNDR$ ACRES4 ,%E HAD ALWAYS LIV$ ON GOOD T]MS ) ! PEASANTS1 UNTIL %E 5GAG$ AS H] /EW>D AN OLD SOLDI]1 :O TOOK TO BURD5+ ! PEOPLE ) F9ES4 ,H[EV] C>EFUL ,PAHOM TRI$ TO BE1 IT HAPP5$ AGA9 & AGA9 ?AT N[ A HORSE ( HIS GOT AMONG ! LADY'S OATS1 N[ A C[ /RAY$ 9TO H] G>D51 N[ HIS CALVES F\ND !IR WAY 9TO H] MEAD[S-& HE ALWAYS HAD TO PAY A F9E4 

,PAHOM PAID1 BUT GRUMBL$1 &1 GO+ HOME 9 A TEMP]1 WAS R\< ) HIS FAMILY4 ,ALL ?R\< ?AT SUMM] ,PAHOM HAD MU* TR\BLE BECAUSE ( ?IS /EW>D2 & HE WAS EV5 GLAD :5 W9T] CAME & ! CATTLE HAD TO BE /ABL$4 ,?\< HE GRUDG$ ! FODD] :5 !Y C\LD NO LONG] GRAZE ON ! PA/URE-L&1 AT LEA/ HE WAS FREE FROM ANXIETY AB\T !M4 

,9 ! W9T] ! NEWS GOT AB\T ?AT ! LADY WAS GO+ TO SELL H] L&1 & ?AT ! KEEP] ( ! 9N ON ! HI< ROAD WAS B>GA9+ = IT4 ,:5 ! PEASANTS HE>D ?IS !Y W]E V]Y MU* AL>M$4 

0,WELL10 ?\<T !Y1 0IF ! 9NKEEP] GETS ! L& HE WILL WORRY US ) F9ES WORSE ?AN ! LADY'S /EW>D4 ,WE ALL DEP5D ON ?AT E/ATE40 

,SO ! PEASANTS W5T ON BEHALF ( !IR ,COMMUNE1 & ASK$ ! LADY NOT TO SELL ! L& TO ! 9NKEEP]2 (F]+ H] A BETT] PRICE = IT !MSELVES4 ,! LADY AGRE$ TO LET !M HAVE IT4 ,!N ! PEASANTS TRI$ TO >RANGE = ! ,COMMUNE TO BUY ! :OLE E/ATE1 SO ?AT IT MI<T BE HELD BY ALL 9 COMMON4 ,!Y MET TWICE TO DISCUSS IT1 BUT C\LD NOT SETTLE ! MATT]2 ! ,EVIL ,ONE S[$ DISCORD AMONG !M1 & !Y C\LD NOT AGREE4 ,SO !Y DECID$ TO BUY ! L& 9DIVIDUALLY1 EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS MEANS2 & ! LADY AGRE$ TO ?IS PLAN AS %E HAD TO ! O!R4 

,PRES5TLY ,PAHOM HE>D ?AT A NEI<BOR ( HIS WAS BUY+ FIFTY ACRES1 & ?AT ! LADY HAD CONS5T$ TO ACCEPT ONE HALF 9 CA% & TO WAIT A YE> = ! O!R HALF4 ,PAHOM FELT 5VI\S4 

0,LOOK AT ?AT10 ?\<T HE1 0! L& IS ALL BE+ SOLD1 & ,I %ALL GET NONE ( IT40 ,SO HE SPOKE TO HIS WIFE4 

0,O!R PEOPLE >E BUY+10 SAID HE1 0& WE MU/ ALSO BUY TW5TY ACRES OR SO4 ,LIFE IS BECOM+ IMPOSSIBLE4 ,?AT /EW>D IS SIMPLY CRU%+ US ) HIS F9ES40 

,SO !Y PUT !IR HEADS TOGE!R & CONSID]$ H[ !Y C\LD MANAGE TO BUY IT4 ,!Y HAD ONE HUNDR$ RUBLES LAID BY4 ,!Y SOLD A COLT1 & ONE HALF ( !IR BEES2 HIR$ \T ONE ( !IR SONS AS A LABOR]1 & TOOK HIS WAGES 9 ADVANCE2 BORR[$ ! RE/ FROM A BRO!R-9-LAW1 & SO SCRAP$ TOGE!R HALF ! PUR*ASE MONEY4 

,HAV+ DONE ?IS1 ,PAHOM *OSE \T A F>M ( =TY ACRES1 SOME ( IT WOOD$1 & W5T TO ! LADY TO B>GA9 = IT4 ,!Y CAME TO AN AGREEM5T1 & HE %OOK H&S ) H] UPON IT1 & PAID H] A DEPOSIT 9 ADVANCE4 ,!N !Y W5T TO T[N & SIGN$ ! DE$S2 HE PAY+ HALF ! PRICE D[N1 & UND]TAK+ TO PAY ! REMA9D] )9 TWO YE>S4 

,SO N[ ,PAHOM HAD L& ( HIS [N4 ,HE BORR[$ SE$1 & S[$ IT ON ! L& HE HAD B\<T4 ,! H>VE/ WAS A GOOD ONE1 & )9 A YE> HE HAD MANAG$ TO PAY (F HIS DEBTS BO? TO ! LADY & TO HIS BRO!R-9-LAW4 ,SO HE BECAME A L&[N]1 PL[+ & S[+ HIS [N L&1 MAK+ HAY ON HIS [N L&1 CUTT+ HIS [N TREES1 & FE$+ HIS CATTLE ON HIS [N PA/URE4 ,:5 HE W5T \T TO PL[ HIS FIELDS1 OR TO LOOK AT HIS GR[+ CORN1 OR AT HIS GRASS MEAD[S1 HIS HE>T W\LD FILL ) JOY4 ,! GRASS ?AT GREW & ! FL[]S ?AT BLOOM$ !RE1 SEEM$ TO HIM UNLIKE ANY ?AT GREW ELSE:]E4 ,=M]LY1 :5 HE HAD PASS$ BY ?AT L&1 IT HAD APPE>$ ! SAME AS ANY O!R L&1 BUT N[ IT SEEM$ QUITE DIFF]5T4 

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