[51] Heave-to!
[52] This paragraph refers to the custom of the country police in Russia, who, on hearing of the accidental death of anybody in a village, will, in order to extract bribes from the villagers, threaten to hold an inquest on the corpse. The peasants are usually ready to part with nearly all they possess in order to save their dead from what they consider desecration.
[53] The Saviour's day.
[54] A reference to the arranging of terms between the Pomyéshchicks and peasants with regard to land at the time of the emancipation of the serfs.
[55] There is a Russian superstition that a good memory is gained by eating magpies' eggs.
[56] Chief of Police.
[57] A wooden splinter prepared and used for lighting purposes.
[58] Polish title for nobleman or gentleman.
[59] Serfs.
[60] Alexander II., who gave emancipation to the peasants.