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You have ten acres, she has fifteen. I shall take her land, because it is close to mine, and give you fifteen acres of Hamer's land. You will have a gospodarstwo of twenty-five acres all in one piece. Slimak reflected for a while. 'I think, he said at last, Gawdrina's land is better than Hamer's. 'All right! You shall have a bit more. Slimak scratched his head. 'Well, I don't know, he said.
Slimak was silently admiring his wife's good sense, but at the same time he felt acute regret and apprehension at all these changes; everything had been going on harmoniously for years, and now one day sufficed to send both the cow and Magda away. 'What shall I do? he ruminated, 'shall I try to set up as a carpenter, or shall I apply to his Reverence for advice?
When Slimak looked out later on, the stable door was shut, and he fancied he could hear Maciek snoring. He returned into the room. 'Are they all right in there? asked his wife. 'They are asleep, he replied, and bolted the door. The cocks had crowed midnight, the dog had barked his answer and squeezed under the cart for shelter, everybody was asleep.
The old man looked helplessly at the peasants in turn. 'Are you going to ruin my life for a paltry sum? 'Wait...wait, cried Gryb, seeing that the Soltys was in earnest. He took Slimak aside. 'Neighbour, if there is to be peace between us, he said, 'I'll tell you what you will have to do. 'What? 'You'll have to marry my sister. You are a widower, she is a widow.
He dreamt that Slimak would become a gentleman when the railway was finished, and that he, Maciek, would then wait at table, and perhaps get married. Then he crossed himself for having such reckless ideas. How could a poor fellow like him think of marrying? Who would have him? Probably not even Zoska, although she was wrong in the head and had a child.
If I were alone I could get along. Maciek came in, and not being aware of Zoska's presence, started on seeing a crouching form on the floor. 'What do you want? he asked. 'I thought Slimak might take me on, but he doesn't want me with the child. 'Oh Lord! sighed the man, moved by the sight of poverty greater than his own.
Jendrek, who daily ran over to the settlement reported that there were wooden floors, and that the kitchen was a separate room with an iron-plated stove. Slimak sometimes dreamt that he would build a place like that, only with a different roof.
And now these noblemen were amusing themselves with sacred matters! What would they do next?... Slimak met him when he was about a verst from the cottage. 'We have been wondering if you had got stuck on the hill. Thank God you are safe. Did you see the sleigh race? 'Oho! said Maciek. 'I wonder they did not smash you to pieces. 'Why should they? They even helped me up the hill. 'Dear me!
'Very proper, Slimak agreed, wishing to impress her with his theological knowledge, but she turned to the stove and took off a pot of hot barley soup. Offering it to him with an air of indifference: 'Don't talk so much, she said. 'Put something hot inside you and go to the manor-house. But just try and bargain as you did with the Soltys and I shall have something to say to you.
Lower down lay the village, still lower the field by the river, in front of them was the manor, with the outbuildings, enclosed by a railing. 'There! that's the manor-house, said Slimak to Stasiek. 'Isn't it beautiful? 'Which one is it? 'Why! the one with pillars in front. Another shot rang out, and they saw a man in fanciful sportsman's dress. 'The horseman of yesterday, cried Jendrek.
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