Inthewinterof1813NicholasmarriedPrincessMaryandmovedtoBaldHillswithhiswife, hismother, andSonya.
Withinfouryearshehadpaidoffallhisremainingdebtswithoutsellinganyofhiswife'sproperty, andhavingreceivedasmallinheritanceonthedeathofacousinhepaidhisdebttoPierreaswell.
Inanotherthreeyears, by1820, hehadsomanagedhisaffairsthathewasabletobuyasmallestateadjoiningBaldHillsandwasnegotiatingtobuybackOtradnoe—thatbeinghispetdream.
Havingstartedfarmingfromnecessity, : hedidnotlikeinnovations, , dislikedfactories, theraisingofexpensiveproducts, andthebuyingofexpensiveseedcorn, ', northeoxygenintheair, normanures, norspecialplows, butthatmostimportantagentbywhichnitrogen, oxygen, manure, andplowweremadeeffective—, , , tryingtounderstandtheiraimsandwhattheyconsideredgoodandbad, andonlypretendedtodirectthemandgiveorderswhileinrealitylearningfromthemtheirmethods, theirmannerofspeech, ' tastesandaspirations, hadlearnedtotalktheirlanguage, tograspthehiddenmeaningoftheirwords, andfeltakintothemdidhebeginboldlytomanagehisserfs, thatis, ' managementproducedverybrilliantresults.
Guidedbysomegiftofinsight, ontakingupthemanagementoftheestatesheatonceunerringlyappointedasbailiff, villageelder, anddelegate, theverymentheserfswouldthemselveshavechosenhadtheyhadtherighttochoose, , beforeenteringintothedebitandcredit (asheironicallycalledit), , , thedepraved, andtheweak, andtriedtogetthemexpelledfromthecommune.
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