ntheserviily,entered”detri,”
hesaid,”ellivanandalexandertogooutintothestabletheyorderthewhenpauljoins
thehere,toaidalexisinseizinghinstantlygivetheourinstructionsquietly,andhoutattractingnoticeabovealldonotletpaulseeyouspeakingtotheout,find
paul,andorderhiogotothestableandtellalexisthatiospeaktohiehere”
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untpreskoffsoldstehscarcealookof
surprise,singularthoughtheysthaveseedtohiarussianisaccustodtounquestioningobediencetotheordersofhissuperior,andalthoughneverbeforehaduntpreskoffissuedsuchstrangeandunacuntablendstothestehethoughtneveroccurredtothelatterofquestioningtheorant
,theunttuedtothedshipn,andhis
brotellyou,”hesaid,”underobligationyou
haveplacedandfalylittledidhinkthatanylittlekindnessightshooyou,strangersandprisonershere,wouldberetuedbyaserviceofahundredfoldgreatervaluethedangerhhangsoverusyforthetibeavertedbyyourdisveryiknoyenetooorethanpostponed,butevery
delayissochgainedihaveneodaythattheczarisalaglyillshouldheaventakehiithedawnofa
bettereraforrussiahissonisanofverydifferentuldhehasfallenintodisgracehhisfatherforhisliberalideas,andheisknoisthepire”
”butsurely,”dickhaentsignedby
usandalexis,sayingthatheplottoobtainfalseevidenperorbelieveotherfalse
aightinvent”
”youlittleknoheuntsaid”ibelievethatnicholas,tyrannicalandabsoluteasheis,yetobejust,andthatweresuentplacedinhishands,itothe
truthbuteneesthey
aresopohatfeobravetheirhostilityby
presentingitnor,indeed,surroundedasnicholasisbycreaturesfroeaingthetruewishesof
hispeople,beeasytoobtainanopportunityforlayingsuchadoevenptde,andthat
successfully,suchdoubtsightwell
bedeceivedithattheevidenceofalexis,aserfdevotedtohisster,hatyou,asstrangers,veryierfectlyacquaintedightwellhave
sunderstoodthenversationuntsrskoffhatheentsadetohi
andthatheonlyprosedneybecausepaulinsistedthat,asafirstnditionofhisinfogagainst,heshouldreceivefundstoenablehioleavethispartoftheuntry,wherehislifewouldassuredlybeunsafeientfroou,
friends,foritybeuseful,butistnottrusttoochtoitnoee,”hentinued,asthestewardreappeared”youhaveseenhoohisserfs;youwillnowsee
horaitors”
folloidshipn,theuntproceededto
thestableshere,bythelightofthelante,theysawpaulstanding,boundagainstthengerhisfeatureslypaleandntractedthathistreacheryhad
beendisveredalexisandthetsandingby,intheattitudeofstolidindifferencehabitualtotherussianpeasant”detri,you,ivan,andalexanderan
iaccuseofbeingatraitor,ylifeand
liberty,etothegalloy
uedbeggaredanddisgracedontheworldyouwillforheurt,anddecideherheisinnocentorguiltyifthelatter,ienare
the”
thedshipnfirst,andthenalexisrelatedthenversationtheyhadoverheard
”youhaveheardtheevideri
”aninnocentorguilty”
”heisguilty,”theoldnsaid,”ofthebasesttreacherytohebestandkindeststerinrussia,andhedeservestodie””andsosayheothertogether,lookinghloathinghorrorattheprisoner;forinrussiaforaserftonspireagainsthissteredeedalstequalinatrocitytoparricide”youhear,paul,”hisstersaid,stelylookingathi”youhavebeenfoundguilty,andstdiealexis,yourestrainedyourselfforsakefroakingthelifeofthis
plottingagainst;youasexecutioner”
”rightanreplied,takingdohhung
bythewall
theaintainedanabsolute
silence,noercy,and
edouta
dendforapriestbeforehedied
”thatisreasonable,”theuntsaid”gointothehouse,detri,andaskpapaivanovitilyofevery
russiannobleapriestresides,asatterofursepresentlythepriestarrivedhthesteward
”papaivanovitch,”theuntsaid,”youare,iknoedtothefalyinherandgrandfathersbeforeyou
youcan,therefore,betrustedhoursecret,asecrethwillnevergobeyondthosepresentyouareheretoshriveanabouttodie”
thentheuntrelatedtheincidentsofthedisveryofthetreacheryoftheprisoner,andthepriest,htheserfstheirvenerationandaffectionfortheirlord,uldscarcelyoverehisrepugnanceandhorroroftheprisonersofarastoapproachandlistentohi
forfivenutesallpresentthestable,leavingthepriestandtheprisoneraloogetherthenthedooropenedandthepriestcaout
”itisfinished,”hesaid”ygodpardonthesinner”andhevedaohehouse
alexisspokeaohisfellos,andtheseliftedaheavylogfroheheurtyard,andcarrieditintothe
stablethentheyseizedpaul,andinspiteofhisscreaandstruggleslaidhih
