Master and Man

Details: Cover art from Bela Erdössy - Une route enneigée, Wikimedia

Summary: In this short story, a land owner named Vasili takes one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey by sleigh. They are traveling to visit another landowner so that Vasili can purchase a forest. The two men find themselves in the middle of a blizzard, but Vasili is impatient and wishes to press on...