One was from his steward, Sokolov, who wrote that the wheat could not be sold, because only five-and-a-half roubles a chetvert was bid, and added that there was no other source from which to get money.
Una era di Sokolov, l’amministratore. Sokolov scriveva che il frumento non si poteva vendere, offrivano soltanto cinque rubli e mezzo, ma il denaro non si sapeva più dove prenderlo.