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an,knohatohehorses,
andbothnearlydhavetheirheads,andthe
sledgedartedaapacethehe
rear.sorapidotiohattheboysheldontothe
sides,expegeveryntthatthesledge
thetreesan,hothehorses
straight,and,quietioastandstill,
heclothsakenofftheirheads,andthejoueytothe
chateaupletedatasteadypace.
”thatssharphe
intherear.”theycallthating.icallitbeinghuntedby
bers.”
”ivenearlybrokenshoulder,”dickgruled,”thegunhthose
trendouschargeskickedlikeahorse.sfinefunanyhow,
butitsrathertooriskytobeofteed.ifthreeof
thosefelloholdofthehorsesheads,theywouldallhave
beenuponus,andveryshortadeofusifthey
had.”
”ugh”jacksaidhashudder.”teeththeyhaveand
uthsitseedlikeasortofnightreforanththose
greatopenuthsandshinih,astheyleapedtowardsus,aswe
rushedpast.ihopeishantdreaboutthe”
”nofearofthat,”dicksaidlaughing.”theuntesssaidthatso
suppershouldbereadyforusendously
peckish.afterthenightair,ayofhotteaandagood
tu,ing,iveosay.”
theuntessandherdaughtershadgoobedlongbeforetheretu
ofthesportsn.atbreakfastingtheboysattetedto
relatetheiradventures,buttheirvocabularybeingwholly
insuffit,theafor,andrequestedtogiveafull
atoftheproceedings.thishedid,andaddedonhiso
thatthelittlelordshadbeenasolaedasiftheyhad
beeningalltheirlives.
afterbreakfast,theletterbagarrived,aess,having
openedherrrespondence,saidthatherhusbanduthe
day.greatashepleasureoftheladies,theboyshardlyfelt
enthusiastivertheneheyheyhatthey
fearedanygeheworse.
daytheuntarrived,andtheboyssoohattheyhadno
uchrdiality,andtold
thehathehadheardfroheuhathehadtothanktheor
haviiofhisabsencepasssocheerfully,andthatshe
hadsaidshedidnotkhroughthedull
ti.theboys,aftertheheirkind,werebad
handsatplint;buttheyoexpressintheirbestrussian
theirthanksfortheextrekindnessheyhadreceived.
thedaysuchastheyhaddone
before,exceptthattheboysnopanying
theirhostasheroderoundhisestate,andvisitedthevarious
villagesuponit.
thehousesinthesevillagesastoheboys.builtofd,ofone
storyonlyandflatroofed,theyeachoccupiedalargeextentround;forhereilieslivedtogether.asthesonsgrewup
andrried,insteadofgoingintoseparatehouses,aingup
lifeontheiroe,asdidtheir
arry,sothatunderoneroof
residedasnyasfeions,untingsofortyorfifty
soulsaltogether.
eachvillagehaditsheadn,tledalldisputes,butagainst
failedtogivesatisfa,thereeal
tothester.theserfsheunttoldtheboys,houtpay,
buttheyhadsonydaysineathheycultivatedtheland
ntothevillage.theyuld,theuntsaid,besold,
butinpointoffaeverhtheland.
”itsabadsysteandihattheywereasfreeisyourlaborers
areinengland.”
”ofurseourpeopleotbesold,”jacksaid,”butafterall
theresnotsochdifferehatrespect,forifae
geshands,theyheneasyoursdo.”
”yes,butyourlaborersotbekilledorevenfloggedbytheir
sterspunity.”
”no,ishouldthinknot,”jackexclaid.”ion
innoti,ifstersotrythatsortofthing.”
”ifearthateday,”theuntsaid,”unless
theserfsareencipated.thepeopleareterriblyignorant,buteven
angtheosortofenlightenntisgoingon,andastheyknow
bettertheyerebeastsofburden.”
”heybebetteroff,sir,thanbefore”dickhawtryasked.”i
haveheardfathersaythatthenegroesintheindianislands
arehantheyhedaysheyhey
selvesansof
living,andtheyspeoftheirliveslyingaboutand
sking.”
”itethinghere,”theuntsaid,”fora
ti.therussianpeasantisnaturallyextrelyignorantand
extrelyfondofvodka.probablyatfirsthewouldbefarworseoff
thanatpreseoeaenoughtoliveandtoget
drunkupon,andainuntilled.butitis
ofthefutureustthink;andthatiure,
russia,nse
resourouspopulation,stbeethegraeireon
earth”
chapterxiv.
asuspectedhousehold
enuldseethata
.tobe”suspected”inrussiais
equivalenttobeingndeed.se
ofthehouseholdybesendingdenusyou
andshakeshandsayhavereportedonyour
nduct.thelettersyoueareopehoseyoushouldreceive
stoppedi.atanynttheagentoftheauthoritiesy
appearandnductyoutoaprisonayleaveonlyforthe
longjoueytosiberia.
untpreskoffdidnotthinkthatttershadyetreachedthispoint.
heiesto
theutstperor,buthebelievedthatnostepswouldbe
takenuntiluntsrskoffhadreceivedhisfinalrefusalof
katinkashand.hehadalreadyonceproposedforit,but
heansasfinal.
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