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Updated: May 5, 2025
No one appeared at the darkened windows of the silent palaces, no one boded that a new empress was passing through the streets, an empress, who at this time had but two subjects in her train! They had now reached the casern of the Peobrajensky regiment. There they halted. In the open door stands Grunstein with his thirty recruits.
The fort itself was only a redoubt of timber and earth, surrounded by a stockade, and having a casern, or barrack, inside, capable of accommodating two hundred soldiers. It was an important military position, because this was the old portage, or carrying-place, from the Hudson to Lake George, though the fort was no great matter.
They silently approached the sledge of the princess and prostrated themselves before her. "Hail to our empress!" whispered Grunstein low, and as low was it repeated by the soldiers. "Let us enter the casern, call the soldiers, and awaken the officers; I myself will address them!" said Elizabeth, alighting from her sledge. She was now full of courage and resolution.
Come, let us go. But where is Grunstein?" "With his faithful followers he awaits us before the casern of his regiment. We go there first." "Then let us go!" said Elizabeth, striding forward. But she stopped on seeing that Alexis followed with the other two. "No," said she, "you must not go with us, Alexis.
The schoolmaster had fallen asleep, Kate Hogan was engaged in making preparations for supper at the lower end of the casern, and the fool had been dispatched to fetch Hogan himself back, so that Hycy now saw there was a good opportunity for stating at more length than he could in the market the purpose of his visit.
How often does Virgil make the brave Trojans and others "weep"? Nevertheless, it would look funny to see a row of stalwart Grenadiers, each one mopping his eyes with a white pocket handkerchief! The hall of reception was an enormous wooden casern or barn, very long, and, as we have said, extraordinarily high, with berths or hammocks all up the walls.
With a firm step she entered the casern; the conspirators had already raised an alarm there, and the suddenly aroused soldiers rushed from all the corridors, with wonder and admiration staring at this noble and beautiful woman who, radiant in the splendor of her beauty, and sparkling with jewels, stood in their midst.
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