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tude towards his companions, without break
ing an engagement made with them by i'm
plication, he would accomplish his ends,
thanks to his care in sending by the partrol
of Cossacks' instructions to the four most
important posts, which form vast quadri-
lateral in the solitudes of the districts Of
the Indiguirks and the Kolima. The law
would triumph He would recover his lib
erty of action, without having weakened,
without having failed in what he owed him
self as chief of police.
pray be seated also Messieurs, and
tell me something about the burning of the
forest of Ostrovoye," said the Esaoule.
''You must have witnessed the confagra-
ton"
"Ahi you may Web believe it cried M.
Lafieur, who had lost nothing of his conf
dence.
And he pompously began the description
of the disaster, making use Of numerous
Latin quotations taken hap-hazard from his
| recollections of the rudiments of that tongue,
for he was forced to maintain in the pres
ence of this ignorant official the reputation
for learning with which Yegor had endowed
him. Each word Of the dancing master, ut
tered with perfect ease, seemed intended to
communicate to the fugitives the calmness
and assurance he was showing.
While he was talking, Cossack who
served the Esaoule at his masters order,
| placed upon the rustic table roughly fash
| Toned with Ratchet the best the house
| possessed. The prudent Esaoule, prepared
| for everything, did not wish his unwilling
| guests to be III a position to accuse him OF
having been lacking in hospitality. He al
| ready possessed the esteem of the pretend
| ed Polish priest; he now aimed to win that
| of the governors friend the so-called author
| of the "Flora Altaica"
The warmth of the apartment was COM
| forting to the travellers. They disembar-
| raised themselves of their heavier garments
| Yegor insisted that Nadege should do honor
| to the dishes served upon the Esaoule's Ia
| bic. The young girls depression might'well
| be attributed to the sad and imperious ne
cessity that had obliged her to undertake
| this difficult winter journey.
Yermac ate with an appetite he had not
| felt for long while.
| A tchi of meat was served, accompanied
with rye loaves fresh from the oven, and
with preserves made of kind of small
| gooseberries which had reached exceptional
| maturity Jne preceding summer.
| 81 shall without losing moment, y" said the
commander of the ostrog, prepare my de-
spatches and send off my courers before an
| hour has passed"
wait a little" said Yegor, audaciously;
"your couriers shall also bear a letter from
me to the father of these children, your col
league of Nijni-KOlimsk.
| "And one from me-" added the Partisan,
"to the governors wife complaining of
| your severity, Esaoule, and giving her a
description of your excellent preserves
The Esaoule seemed somewhat discon-
| certed He evidently feared to be exhibit
ed in a bad light to so many important per-
| sonages.
| Yermac, who noticed his hesitation, sud-
| denly ceased to man9uvre his fork and his
| forehead clouded.
"While awaiting your couriers' return"
said the exile, II advise you to busy your
| self with the preparations for our depar-
ture Besides, intend to recompense you
| largely"
The Esaoule appeared instantly to take a
resolution. At the word recompense his
face lighted up. He promised himself that
| he would profit by this windfall, while TAX
ing every precaution to shield his RESPONSE
| bility
Let me see," said the former Judge Of
the tribunal of Moscow to himself, ''what
reliance can be placed upon the honesty of
| this Russian functionaryl"
| The Esaoule, in shutting candle, put it
| out.
| IAN unexpected visit" exclaimed NJ Laf-
| leur, who was familiar with the Russian
| proverbs.
He did not think that he was so near the
| truth. -
| AT that moment, at the half-open door Of
| the lOw-ceilinged apartment in which they
were, Appeared huge nose, bony head
| and a thin face beneath dirty fur cap. The
| caftan of the person was in no better condi-
ton Yegor OWNED the presence of a Jew
| peddler.
The intruder, on perceiving so many
| people, withdrew his nose, his head and his
chest, afraid, doubtless, of being indiscreet
Yegor thought that if the man were, as he
| believed, a Jew merchant, few little pur-
chases made of him and bestowed upon his
| host, in return for the forced hospitality
| they were receiving at his hands, might pro-
| duce an excellent effect.
The Jew-for 1t was, indeed, a Jew-re-
manned in the ante-chamber, a gloomy and
dirty apartment, feebly lighted by window
having, instead Of glass, plates Of ice solder
ed with cold water, according to the custom
in these regions where the low temperature
breaks panes of glass. He comprehended
that someone was approaching. Mysteri-
ously, he seized Yegor's reindeer skin Pc
lisse, and said to him, in low voice:
EFSaOule have SOM fmore-of the Dur