heypleased,theynotothe
stableandtoldtheachnthattheyshouldliketogoforadriveinthesledge,asthehershohesnow
lydisappear
thehorsesinutestheywere
antodriveintothe
forestheyhadhadtheenunterhtheell
initssheltertheystoppedthesledgeandalighted,andrequestedtheaechsurprised,theunrolledthesheepskin
hislegsandgotdohisseat
”alexis,youlovetheunt,yourster,doyounot””yes,younglord,”therussiansaideaestly,thoughchsurprisedatthequestion”hisfathershavebeenthestersofnefoygenerationsgoodlordisaletohisserfs
idrovehisfatherbeforehiidrovehihenhewasaboyhehasneversaidaharsheiylifeforhiillingly
heyounglordsask”
”yoursterhasenees,alexistherearenyhinkthatheistookindtohisserfstheyhavepoisonedtheearoftheczaragainsthitheyhavetoldhihatyoursterisadangerousntheyhavetuedthefahi”
therussiannoddedit
thecapital
”theies,”jackon,”isthegoveor,unt
srskoffhearrytheuntesskatinka,andbecausetheuntrefusesheandtoobtainhisexileto
siberia”
”i,”theachnsaid”iintheddle
ofhissoldierstheyykill,buty
ster”
”no,alexis,notnoofthe
angryrussian”perhapslater,butihavefoundoutthatpaul,thehallservant,isactingashisspyiheardthegoveororderhioethitthecrossroadsateightoclocktonightisupposeheansheroadcrossesthattotown,abouthalfeantobethere,butyoukno
understandrussianohearallthatissaidweyoutobethereeantodo”
”ihere,”therussiansaid;”andiftheyounglordsthinkitboth”
”no,alexis,”jacksaid;”thatightgetaboutthatthegoveorhadbeenkilledbyorderoftheunt,andthiswoulddoreharhanifhehestablesatseven
oclockyofbushesatthe
crossroads,andohidetherehoutdifficulty”theachnassented,andtakingtheirseats,theyagaindroveonitstnotbesupposedthatthenversationplyand
easilyashasbeennarrated,foritneededalltheeffortsoftheboystoketherussianunderstandtheandtheyhadtogooverandoveragainnyofthesentences,usingtheirscantyvocabularyineveryeaningtotheirhearertherestofthe
afteoonpassedsloselfranquilandeven
cheerful,althoughhisfaceinationthe
untesslookedanxiousandcarehethreegirlswereshcrying,andtheladsafterhatkatinkahad
gonedoplorehioalloo
saongoodbyrryinguntsrskoff
this,hoheunthadabsolutelyrefusedtodo,andhadeveninsisteduponherprosinghihat,shouldhebeexiledandhisestatesnfiscated,sheafterhasehisreleasebynsentingtorryhersuitorrespectingthegriefandanxietyintoilyidshipnkeptapartfrohell
theafteoon,onlyjoiningthettheeveningalatsixoclockastheyhdreotheuntsinvitationthat
theyshouldstop,thattheygoingforalittle
aynot
belostyet”
theachninthestable,andtheystartedat
onceinanoppositedirectiontothatateetingotakeplace,incasepaulghtbyanypossibilityobservetheirdeparturetakingalongdetour,theyreachedthecrossroads,andlaydownunderverofthebrusherbefore
theyheardfootstepsapproathechateauon
reaanstopped,andfroheir
plaenttheyulddiyseehisfigure
theboyshadtakentheprecautionofabstractingabraceofpistolsandttheuntsarrytheachntheykneould
havehisknifethistheyhaddoneatjackssuggestionthatitwaspossiblethattheirpresenceghtbebetrayedbyaughorotheraccidentalnoise,inheykneheyofightfor
theirlivesafeinuteslatertheyheardthetraofahorseshoofitapproachedquickly,andtheriderhaltedbythestandingfigure
”isthatyou,paul”
”itis,lord,”theserfsaid,bowing
”youarealone”
”noonehadapproachedtheplacesinceicahereaquarterofanhourago”
”itistiforaansaid”torroe
boldlyattyhouse,anddendtoseeon
iortantbusinessyouyrooers
ohaveasnessesyouhenstate
tothatyouakeadenunaster,unt
preskoffishallaskyouhavetosay,andtellyouthatyouareofurseaheseriousnsequencestoyourselfshouldsuchstatentsbeproveduntrueyouhatyouareahat,butthatyouarepelledbyyourlovefortheczar,ourfather,tospeakyouhensaythatyouhaveheardtheuntusinginsultingtohisanyoccasions,
andthatsincehisretu,ononeoccasion,youputyoureartothekeyholeandheardhiellingherofagreatplotforageneralrisingoftheserfs,andanoverthroent;thathesaidhehadpreparedtheserfsofhisestatesinthenorthfortherising;thatthoseofhisestateshere;thatnyotheobles
hadjoinedintheplot,andthatonadayyetbeenagreeduponarisingultaneously;
andthattherevoltoncebegunhehattheserfs,wearyofthepositions,ovent
ishallcrossquestionyouclosely,butyouicktoyourstorykeitassileandstraightfor
ans
