He was not irritated either by the sight of a peasant's horse and colt treading down the young growth (he told a peasant he met to drive them off), nor by the jeering and stupid answer the peasant, Ipat, whom he happened to meet, gave him in reply to his question: 'Well, Ipat, will it soon be time to sow?'
No se enojó siquiera al ver la yegua de un aldeano que, con su potro, pastaba en sus campos, limitándose a mandar a un trabajador que los hiciera salir de allí, ni tampoco con la estúpida y burlona respuesta del campesino Ipat, al que encontró por el camino, y que al preguntarle: «¿Qué, Ipat?