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him. Among general conduct in regard to the
who had enrolled themselves of his disciples
But somehow the advnturr succeeded dspeng suspicious
that had become attached his conduct explained
in less plausible things had been told
about him. His anngs for feminine society," invarabe
custom of bathing together with women he declared 10
be quite things only proof desire to show that
it quite possible for human beings rise every
of carnal temptation
of but Rasput the fame Of grew with
day that He the town
Of Tiumn in Siberia where he hired whole
himself and of his most favored disciples began
turn his activity into another and profitable
established reception hours day. when all his followers
admirers and friends could come to speak with him about
business they liked Hundreds Of people
receptions among them influential persons
see and speak with the modern Peter the Hermit who declared
that he had been called by Russia In some
mysterious he acquired the reputation having great
influence IN nigh quarters where (hs must be noced he
at the time quite unknown fearing dismissal
rapacous funcnares whose exaons had become fragrant
well business quest of geschaft"
the German expression employed before the among
circles in Russia, crowded round him. waiting
opportunity to speak with him. and fully believing
ties for obtaining what they required
Raspun became kind of agent surrounded
himself with number of secretaries of both whose
on consisted in attending his hardly
read wreand in receiving the offerings were
being brought him daily These secretaries figured
sister Of the Bishop of Saratof, Warnawa an immense
amount of themselves because admitted
into the Raspu without having previously paid dearly
for this favor Very they established regard
audiences granted by their master
"SpfritudE Sisters" of Rdsputin
Besides this sister Of Bishop Wanawa Raspun had another
female secretary and they both accompanied his travels
calling themselves his spiritual They constituted so to saw
his bodyuard and wherever he Petersburg thew
left off attending him and seeing all They
the channel through which everything had
their consent admitted into the presence
Saint" they already had begun call him.
Raspun very TobolsL where he
always received with and pOmp,
been really the important believed police
in the streets salued him passed. which
he drove escorted preceded by high uncOnary
the asked him to dinner The kind
take place in other Siberian cities In
reserved at the railway station for high authority
the place thrown open to him. In another umpha arches
erected in his honor while in third
the midst of which could religious
dignares
How all this happened explain In what
consisted the fame of Raspun and what he had
nobody could acquired honrs
he had obtained and where another gifted
of mpudene than he
called all his Judges
equal Indifference that among daring
enough to try to stop his his avidity.
friendly, intimate established
Raspun Bishop especially the aters
the episcopal See of Tob which
Warnawa preached in that he dedicated Of
Rasputn One need not that the whole clergy
trembled before did
it money which thanks 20
the promises which he made but meant in the keep
During about Rasputn
behavior increased to considerable extent He
called ecclesiastical
his his judges
Feofane This time Rasputin could charges
preferred against him. and he invited retire year
into monastery by Of But Rasputn
himself this categoray do
he had been told He for his dobedence
of his ecclesiastical superors conscience
obliged him to resist because would be impossible for his
daughters accompany retreat and live
together with him in the monastery they wished him enter
CONTINUED TOMORROW