第39章

　　Onepeasant，hesaid，hadbroughtnothingwithhimbuthisbarehands，andnowhehadsixhorsesandtwocowsofhisown。

　　Pah&oacute；m’sheartkindledwithdesire。Hethought:

　　’WhyshouldIsufferinthisnarrowhole，ifonecanlivesowellelsewhere？

　　Iwillsellmylandandmyhomesteadhere，andwiththemoneyIwillstartafreshoverthereandgeteverythingnew。Inthiscrowdedplaceoneisalwayshavingtrouble。ButImustfirstgoandfindoutallaboutitmyself。

　　Towardssummerhegotreadyandstarted。HewentdowntheVolgaonasteamertoSam&aacute；ra，thenwalkedanotherthreehundredmilesonfoot，andatlastreachedtheplace。Itwasjustasthestrangerhadsaid。Thepeasantshadplentyofland:everymanhadtwenty-fiveacresofCommunallandgivenhimforhisuse，andanyonewhohadmoneycouldbuy，besides，attwoshillingsanacre[20]asmuchgoodfreeholdlandashewanted。