And at the very moment when Arina Petrovna's capital had dwindled to a point at which it was almost impossible for her to live on the interest, Yudushka sent her a most respectful letter along with an enormous package of blank forms, which were to guide her in the future in the making out of the annual balance sheet. Beside the principal items of the household expenses were listed raspberries, gooseberries, mushrooms, etc. There was a special account for every item, on the following plan: Number of raspberry bushes, year 18--, - - - - - - - - pounds " " bushes planted this year - - - - - - - - - - " Quantity of berries picked - - - - - - - - - - - - - - " Out of this total you, mother dear, used for yourself - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - " Preserves used, or to be used, in the household of His Excellency Porfiry Vladimirych Golovliov - - - - " Given to boy in reward for good behavior - - - - - - - " Sold to the common people for a tidbit - - - - - - - - " Decayed because of absence of buyers and for other reasons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - " ------ NOTE.--In case the crop in the year in which the account is taken is less than that of the previous year, the reasons therefor, like drought, rain, hail, and so forth, should be indicated. Arina Petrovna fairly groaned. First of all, she was shocked at Yudushka's avarice. She had never heard of berries forming an item in the account of an estate, and he seemed to emphasize that item most. Secondly, she fully realized that the blanks were a constitution limiting her power hitherto autocratic. After a long controversial correspondence between them, Arina Petrovna, humiliated and indignant, moved to Dubrovino, and Porfiry Vladimirych subsequently retired from office and settled at Golovliovo.