It was true that Shuraev had taken steps to sublet the kitchen garden in small lots to the other peasants; he evidently quite misunderstood, and apparently intentionally misunderstood, the conditions on which the land was let to him.
Era vero che Šuraev avrebbe voluto distribuire gli orti da lui assunti in compartecipazione in piccoli lotti ai contadini. Evidentemente aveva capito tutto a rovescio, e pareva che, coscientemente, avesse capito a rovescio le condizioni alle quali era stata data la terra.