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pressly."
"She was at Moscow on the 10th of
JulyY' asked Ivan Ogarefr.

pIeSsly.
"She was at Moscow on the 10th OF
Julyr asked Ivan ogarefr.
"Yes, certainly at that date"
Every well" replied Ivan Ogareif.
Then. recollectlng himself. he added
But no; I was forgetting. was
about to confound dates. 1t IS unfortu.
nately too probable that your daugh-
ter has had 10 cross the frontier and
only one hope remains-that she Eaay
have stopped on receiving news OF the
Tartar invasionp
WassilI Feodor hung down his head.
He knew Nadia. and be knew well that
nothing would prevent her setting Of.
BY this statement Ivan Ogareh had
just committed gratultously m act OF
real cruelty. With one word he could
reassure Wasslli Eeodor
Although Nadia had passed the fron.
tier under the circumstances previous
ly described, Wasslli Fcodor, by com
pairing the date at which his daughter
was certainly az Mini Noygorod AMI
the date of the order forblddlng any one
10 leave 1t. would without doubt draw
this conclusion-thut Nadia could not
have been exposed 10 the dangers Of
an invasion and that She was stil. 10
spite Of herself, on the European terri
tory Of the empire
Ivan Ogaren might have said that
word. lie did not say T. Wassill Eco
dor withdrew heartbrokeD. After that
interview his last hope was destroyed.
During the two following days the
grand duke several times asked FOR
the pretended Michael Strogod and had
him repeat al that nc had heard in the
imperial cabinet Of the New palace.
Ivan Ogarea prepared for AN those
questions. answered without ever hest
tating. He did not conceal designcdly
that lat government OF the car had
been altogether taken by surprise by
the invasion; that The rising had been
prepared with the greatest secrecy;
that the Tartars were already masters
Of the line OF the Obi when the news
reached Moscow. and finally that moth
ing was ready in the Russian provinces
to throw Into Siberia troops sufficient
10 repel the INVADERS
AftorNvard Ivan Ogaren, entirely
free ID bis moycml nus, began to study
Irkutsk. the state Of It's fortiicatiOn-,
their weak points. In order eventually
to make use of those observations II
any circumstance should prevent The
cousummation OF his treason. Tie Do
voted himself more particularly % hc
examination OF the Bolchaia gate,
which be intended truachctously to sur.
render Twice ~ night be came 10 IN
spect that gate aai the fortiHcatip.s
around Il. lie waitcd about there w.th.
out sing himsclf 20 the
missiles Of the besiegers whose Arst
posts were less than a yerst from the
ramparts lie knew wen that he was
not exposed nay even that he WIS
recognized. lie had had a glimpse 90
shadow which had glidcd TO Tie foot
OF The ramparts
Sanearre, risking her Ire. had just
come to try to put herself In commune
cation With Ivan OgareiI Besides, thc
besiegnd for two days had enjoyed p
tranquility TO which they had not been
NiiNntbiItu ftAlAN ti't tAA ttAi ~ ltiNN tAtf-
vested Irkutsk ~ was by order Of
Ivan Ogaren.
The lieutenant Of Fcofar- Khan had
wished that all attempts TO carry the
town by sheer force should De suspend.
ed Thus after Dts arrival al lrsutsk
the artillery was absolutely silent Ter
haps at least bic hoped so the ylgi-
lance AZ tllc bes.eged would be some.
what relaxed. In any case. al Tie cut
posts several thousand Tariars were
ready 20 hurl themselves against tie
gate when deprived of rs dufendcrs.
when ivan Ogarcu should lct Them
know the hour FOR action.
Meanwhile that could moi be long de-
layed They must make en- end 81 II
before thc Russian corps should arrive
In sign II irkutsk The resolution Of
Ivan Cgarea was taA u, and that worry
night from the top Of the rampalt Il
note ron into Tie hands or Sargauc.
II was TIE following night, the night
from the 9th TO tho 9Th OF October at
2 O'Clock IN the rn.ng. that lygn
Osartn had fixed M oi.fels Up H.
kutsk 10 the Tart.Is.