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His father's manifesto on his return Interview between Alexis and his father Anger of the Czar Substantial cause for Peter's excitement Grand councils convened Scene in the hall Conditional promise of pardon Alexis humbled Secret conference Alexis disinherited The new heir Oaths administered Alexis imprisoned Investigation commenced Prisoners The torture Arrest of Kikin The page He fails to warn Kikin in time Condemnation of prisoners Executions Dishonest confessions of Alexis His excesses Result of the examinations Proofs against Alexis An admission Testimony of Afrosinia
He purchased a small slave, named Afrosinia, and brought her into his part of the palace, and lived with her there in the most shameless manner, while his neglected wife, far from all her friends, alone, and almost broken-hearted, spent her time in bitterly lamenting her hard fate, and gradually wearing away her life in sorrow and tears.
It was now necessary to say something to Afrosinia and his other attendants to account for the new direction which his journey was to take; so he told them that he had received a letter from his father, ordering him, before proceeding to Copenhagen, to go to Vienna on some public business which was to be done there.
Alexis resolves to escape Alexis makes arrangements for flight Secrecy Alexis deceives Afrosinia How Alexis obtained the money Alexander Kikin Alexis sets out on his journey Meets Kikin Arrangements Plans matured Kikin's cunning contrivances False letters Kikin and Alexis concert their plans Possibility of being intercepted More prevarications Arrival at Vienna The Czar sends for Alexis Interview with the envoys Threats of Alexis He returns to Naples St.
It remains only to say one word in conclusion in respect to Afrosinia.
As to Afrosinia, he was well aware that she would know that he could not intend to take her to Copenhagen into his father's presence, and so he deceived her as to his real design, and induced her to set out with him, without suspicion, by telling her that he was only going to take her with him a part of the way.
Petersburg, taking with him Afrosinia and several other attendants, and journeyed to Libau. There he met Kikin, and each congratulated the other warmly on the success which had thus far attended their operations. Alexis asked Kikin what place he had provided for him, and Kikin replied that he had made arrangements for him to go to Vienna.
A great deal of information, throwing light upon the plans of Alexis and of the conspirators in Russia connected with him, was obtained from the disclosures made by Afrosinia. As has already been stated, she had been taken by Alexis as a slave, and forced, against her will, to join herself to him and to follow his fortunes.
She was only to go, he said, as far as Riga, a town on the shores of the Baltic, on the way toward Copenhagen. Alexis was the less inclined to make a confidante of Afrosinia from the fact that she had never been willingly his companion. She was a Finland girl, a captive taken in war, and preserved to be sold as a slave on account of her beauty.
Alexis paid no heed to these things; but, leaving his wife to suffer, spent his time in drinking and carousing with Afrosinia and his other companions in vice. During all this time the attention of the Czar was so much engaged with the affairs of the empire that he could not interfere efficiently.
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