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.
Правда, Шураев снятые им огороды хотел было раздать по мелочам мужикам. Он, очевидно, совершенно превратно и, казалось, умышленно превратно понял условия, на которых ему была сдана земля.