" "Konstantin Dmitrievitch," she said to him, "do explain to me, please, what's the meaning of it.

You know all about such things.

At home in our village of Kaluga all the peasants and all the women have drunk up all they possessed, and now they can't pay us any rent.

What's the meaning of that? You always praise the peasants so.

" At that instant another lady came into the room, and Levin got up.