Анна Каренина

Chapter 13

           Whatwouldyouhavewiththosepeasants!”saidthebailiff,withawaveofhishand.

           “It’snotthosepeasantsbutthisbailiff!”saidLevin,gettingangry.“Why,whatdoIkeepyoufor?”hecried.But,bethinkinghimselfthatthiswouldnothelpmatters,hestoppedshortinthemiddleofasentence,andmerelysighed.“Well,whatdoyousay?Cansowingbegin?”heasked,afterapause.

           “BehindTurkintomorroworthenextdaytheymightbegin.”

           “Andtheclover?”

           “I’vesentVassilyandMishka;they’resowing.OnlyIdon’tknowifthey’llmanagetogetthrough;it’ssoslushy.”

           “Howmanyacres?”

           “Aboutfifteen.”

           “Whynotsowall?”criedLevin.

           Thattheywereonlysowingthecloveronfifteenacres,notonalltheforty-five,wasstillmoreannoyingtohim.Clover,asheknew,bothfrombooksandfromhisownexperience,neverdidwellexceptwhenitwassownasearlyaspossible,almostinthesnow.AndyetLevincouldnevergetthisdone.

           “There’snoonetosend.Whatwouldyouhavewithsuchasetofpeasants?Threehaven’tturnedup.Andthere’sSemyon....”

           “Well,youshouldhavetakensomemenfromthethatching.”

           “AndsoIhave,asitis.”

           “Wherearethepeasants,then?”

           “Fivearemakingcompôte”(whichmeantcompost),“fourareshiftingtheoatsforfearofatouchofmildew,KonstantinDmitrievitch.”

           Levinknewverywellthat“atouchofmildew”meantthathisEnglishseedoatswerealreadyruined.Againtheyhadnotdoneashehadordered.

           “Why,butItoldyouduringLenttoputinpipes,”hecried.

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