“Listentome。Thisishowthingsaredonehere。WhenItakeonaserf，Ifithimoutwithacowandahorse。Ontheotherhand，I
demandofhimthereaftermorethanisdemandedofapeasantanywhereelse。Thatistosay，firstandforemostImakehimwork。Whetherapeasantbeworkingforhimselforforme，neverdoIlethimwastetime。Imyselftoillikeabullock，andIforcemypeasantstodothesame，forexperiencehastaughtmethatthatistheonlywaytogetthroughlife。Allthemischiefintheworldcomesthroughlackofemployment。Now，doyougoandconsiderthematter，andtalkitoverwithyourmir[8]。“
[8]Villagecommune。
“Wehavedonethatalready，ConstantineThedorovitch，andourelders\'
opinionis：\'Thereisnoneedforfurthertalk。EverypeasantbelongingtoConstantineThedorovitchiswelloff，andhasn\'ttoworkfornothing。Thepriestsofhisvillage，too，aremenofgoodheart，whereasourshavebeentakenaway，andthereisnoonetoburyus。\'“