Война и мир

Chapter 7

           

           Hedislikedhavinganythingtodowiththedomesticserfs—the“drones”ashecalledthem—andeveryonesaidhespoiledthembyhislaxity.Whenadecisionhadtobetakenregardingadomesticserf,especiallyifonehadtobepunished,healwaysfeltundecidedandconsultedeverybodyinthehouse;butwhenitwaspossibletohaveadomesticserfconscriptedinsteadofalandworkerhedidsowithouttheleasthesitation.Heneverfeltanyhesitationindealingwiththepeasants.Heknewthathiseverydecisionwouldbeapprovedbythemallwithveryfewexceptions.

           Hedidnotallowhimselfeithertobehardonorpunishaman,ortomakethingseasyfororrewardanyone,merelybecausehefeltinclinedtodoso.Hecouldnothavesaidbywhatstandardhejudgedwhatheshouldorshouldnotdo,butthestandardwasquitefirmanddefiniteinhisownmind.

           Often,speakingwithvexationofsomefailureorirregularity,hewouldsay:“WhatcanonedowithourRussianpeasants?”andimaginedthathecouldnotbearthem.

           Yetheloved“ourRussianpeasants”andtheirwayoflifewithhiswholesoul,andforthatveryreasonhadunderstoodandassimilatedtheonewayandmanneroffarmingwhichproducedgoodresults.

           CountessMarywasjealousofthispassionofherhusband’sandregrettedthatshecouldnotshareit;butshecouldnotunderstandthejoysandvexationshederivedfromthatworld,tohersoremoteandalien.

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