Анна Каренина

Chapter 11

           Fromthevagueanswerstohisquestionhowmuchhayhadbeencutontheprincipalmeadow,fromthehurryofthevillageelderwhohadmadethedivision,notaskingleave,fromthewholetoneofthepeasant,Levinperceivedthattherewassomethingwronginthedivisionofthehay,andmadeuphismindtodriveoverhimselftolookintothematter.

           Arrivingfordinneratthevillage,andleavinghishorseatthecottageofanoldfriendofhis,thehusbandofhisbrother’swet-nurse,Levinwenttoseetheoldmaninhisbee-house,wantingtofindoutfromhimthetruthaboutthehay.Parmenitch,atalkative,comelyoldman,gaveLevinaverywarmwelcome,showedhimallhewasdoing,toldhimeverythingabouthisbeesandtheswarmsofthatyear;butgavevagueandunwillinganswerstoLevin’sinquiriesaboutthemowing.ThisconfirmedLevinstillmoreinhissuspicions.Hewenttothehayfieldsandexaminedthestacks.Thehaystackscouldnotpossiblycontainfiftywagon-loadseach,andtoconvictthepeasantsLevinorderedthewagonsthathadcarriedthehaytobebroughtupdirectly,toliftonestack,andcarryitintothebarn.Thereturnedouttobeonlythirty-twoloadsinthestack.Inspiteofthevillageelder’sassertionsaboutthecompressibilityofhay,anditshavingsettleddowninthestacks,andhisswearingthateverythinghadbeendoneinthefearofGod,Levinstucktohispointthatthehayhadbeendividedwithouthisorders,andthat,therefore,hewouldnotacceptthathayasfiftyloadstoastack.

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