Chapter 24

           

           ThenightspentbyLevinonthehaycockdidnotpasswithoutresultforhim.Thewayinwhichhehadbeenmanaginghislandrevoltedhimandhadlostallattractionforhim.Inspiteofthemagnificentharvest,neverhadtherebeen,or,atleast,neveritseemedtohim,hadtherebeensomanyhindrancesandsomanyquarrelsbetweenhimandthepeasantsasthatyear,andtheoriginofthesefailuresandthishostilitywasnowperfectlycomprehensibletohim.Thedelighthehadexperiencedintheworkitself,andtheconsequentgreaterintimacywiththepeasants,theenvyhefeltofthem,oftheirlife,thedesiretoadoptthatlife,whichhadbeentohimthatnightnotadreambutanintention,theexecutionofwhichhehadthoughtoutindetailallthishadsotransformedhisviewofthefarmingofthelandashehadmanagedit,thathecouldnottakehisformerinterestinit,andcouldnothelpseeingthatunpleasantrelationbetweenhimandtheworkpeoplewhichwasthefoundationofitall.TheherdofimprovedcowssuchasPava,thewholelandploughedoverandenriched,theninelevelfieldssurroundedwithhedges,thetwohundredandfortyacresheavilymanured,theseedsownindrills,andalltherestofititwasallsplendidifonlytheworkhadbeendoneforthemselves,orforthemselvesandcomradespeopleinsympathywiththem.

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