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eofit
thebayos;othersfittedshorthaheirscythes,while
otherscarriedshortheavysticks,toswere
fitted.ahuhosedressedassoldiersocarrytheir
skets,and,uheordersofoheirleaders,torch
boldlydoingtheirarrivalastoreachthesquare
justatthetiatheexecutionotakeplace,he
restixhthecrowd.
lateatnightthehatproclationshadbeen
postedthroughthetohattheexecutionakeplaceat
eightintheinginthegrandsquare.ordershadbeenissued,it
,that1000troopsshouldbepresent,aherswere
orderedtobeinreadinessintheirbarracks,incaseanysignof
popularfeelingshouldbeed.asit,therefore,
thatnosoldiersinunifireet,itwas
deterhatthe250nsodressedshouldrchtogethertothe
squares.
iheinsurgents,inthrees,startedforthe
toblinginthegreatsquare.
acrossthesquare,hinthirtyorfortypacesofoneside,was
fordupastrongbattalionofrussianinfantry,therestofthe
squarebeingoccupiedbythetohadattired
theelvesinuing.ireofthesquare,behindthe
soldiers,ascaffoldhadbeeed,asbythesentehe
urtrtialtheuntodiebyhanging.
thedshipnandtheirfrieheirhroughthecroo
thefront,thelattergivihat
aadetorescuetheprisoner,andthe250
insurgentsheredinaclosebodyinfrontofthesoldiers
standingbeforethesanhadhisscytheorbayo
hiddenunderhislongat,theleadersgraspingtheirpistols.the
nhadbeeorefrainfronyexpressioent,and
toassu,asfaraspossible,alookofquietgrief.behindthe
infantryberofuntedofficers,anggeneral
borodoff,thegoveorofthetorict,edoutto
thedshipn,ahegeneral,urongguard,the
prisoneranding.alltheinsurgents,htheexceptionofthose
fthefirstline,quietlyfittedtheirscythesandbayosto
thehandlesahesignal.
presentlythereoventbehiroops,nup
sixdeep.thenanountingthescaffoldfollohe
priest,behindcathepriso
thisntthereiriheendofthesquare,
aheheadsofthepeoplealineofglitteringbayosuld
beseeningdohestreet.thegenerallookedinthatdire
diatelygaveorderstoauntedofficerbeside
hiakehisway
throughthecroitsdensenessoran
unovefroheplaceithadgained,de
butsloeofhisangryshoutstothepeopletoclearaway.
chapterxx.
inalionsden
upononesideofthelanehefugitiveshadenteredranahigh
ansion.itsloswere
fivefeetfroheground.astheladsrantheysa.
oationtheyplacedtheirhandsonthesill,
threselvesintoit,andflungdoheherewasa
screastheyentered,folloationinenglish.the
boyslookedround,andsaartedbaterror
toaeroftheroo
”areyouenglish”jaent.”weareenglish
offiedonot
betrayus”
ashespoketherussiancavalrycaalongthelafullgallop.
”ianglish,”theyoungladysaid,asshereveredfroer
astonishnt,”iaoveesstotheyoungerdaughtersofthe
goveor.youarenohastakenplaceiheard
thefiringandtotheolisten.”
”herescueofapolishleaderohave
beeedthising,”dicksaid.”hat,but
tackedandcutupafteroscatter.ifearthat
theyusthaveehisplace,fortheylose
behindus,andthereherescapepossible.youncealus
itseealstlikearaclefindinganenglishladyhere.”
”agreatnyoftherussiannobilityhaveenglishtutorsoveesses,andalthoughsobacktoenglandatthebeginning
oftheberhavereinedquietlyattheirwork.i
fearthattheissuspectedthat
youhavetakenrefugehere.hoprudentofyoutohavexed
yourselvesupinthisrebellion”
”itistoolateto
discussthatnoofthehelane
isetyifso,akeoffhoutdelay.”
theyoungladytothewindow.
”no,”sherepliedatohereisasoldieronhorsebackafew
yardstht.”
”dohehen,”jacksaid.”theyhaveevidentlyputa
lineofpatrolsalongthelayouintotrouble,”he
ntiuingtoheill
goatondgiveourselvesup.”
”oh,no,”theladyexclaid.”thatstanihide
you”aoodforahinking.”ithinkthesafest
placeofall,”shesaidatlast,”theonlyplacewhereyouwouldhave
aade,isinthegeneralsown
.itisverybareoffuiture,butthereareheavy
curtainstothe,
andthecesarethatnoonehewindows.”
theladsagreedthattheplanheyounglady
hurrieda,herown,was
stillety.sheretuedinanute,aofollow
her.theysoonarrivedataroolyfuishedhafew
chairsandanarhairplacedatatable.acrossthetshung
heavycurtains,andbehihedshipntooktheirplaces,the
curtaiendingfarenoughbeyoand
betaanyonegoingtotheould
notnecessarilyseethethenleavingthenyinjunsto
rei,aoretuattheendofthedayand
releasethesheleft,being,shesaid,duehherpupilsatnine
oclock.
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