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General Drentell heard of this benevolent undertaking, and while he was not unwilling to drive the Jews out of the Empire, he deemed it the duty of the Israelites to consult with him before engaging in any project which would deprive the Czar of his subjects.
She glanced hastily at the signature and with a cry allowed the missive to fall to the ground. "What is it, Kathinka?" asked the Rabbi, who had been sitting near-by. "Read it, father; it is from Drentell!" cried his daughter. The Rabbi took the letter up anxiously and his eyes ran eagerly over its contents.
"To desperation," murmured the Count. "Were I to yield to your entreaties and accept your love, would you make me your wife? Would you present me to the world as the Countess Drentell? Answer me, sir!" Loris hesitated before replying. "I would surround you with all the luxury and pomp that money could command. I would make you the happiest of women." "I demand an unequivocal reply.
Loris Drentell, the young lieutenant of the Seventh Cossack Regiment, might well be thankful to Fortuna for the gifts she had lavished upon him. The reader will remember having met the young man before, when he was but a baby in his nurse's arms at the Drentell villa at Lubny. The promise he then gave of becoming a spoiled child was fully realized.
Paul had been sordid and avaricious; his vast wealth was wrung from the necessities of the unfortunates Otho were obliged to borrow from him or succumb to financial disaster. Had he been a Jew, his greed, his miserly ways, his usuries, would have been stigmatized as Jewish traits, but being a devout Catholic he was spoken of as "Drentell, the financier."
"I see," said Count Drentell, as the truth dawned upon him; "you were taken to become recruits. So you escaped!" "Please, sir, Mendel and I ran away. We wanted to go home to father and mother." "Were there more boys with you?" "Yes, sir." "Did they run away, too?" "I don't know." "There is not much information to be obtained from the child," said Drentell, angrily.
She was neither tall nor short, possessed a wealth of raven black hair, perfect teeth, lustrous black eyes, a smile that would inspire poets and a voice that was all music and melody. When Count Drentell carried her off in the face of a hundred admirers, he was considered lucky indeed. Dimitri never confessed, even to himself, that he regretted his hasty choice.
Kathinka was not alone, however, for she had the companionship of her books, more congenial entertainers than were the gossiping maidens of her intimate circle. Suddenly there was a knock at the door; before she could rise it was thrown open, and Loris Drentell stood before her. He deliberately closed the door again and placed his hat and coat upon a chair.
With a man of such vast powers, it was dangerous for even a beloved son to trifle. For the time being, therefore, the Nihilists were doomed to inactivity. General Drentell began his administration with a careful examination of the evidence which had caused the condemnation of his predecessor.
After having broken every window, the party, inflamed by wine and enthusiasm, entered the house of Haim Kusel, demolished the furniture, helped themselves to articles of value that chanced to be exposed, and having caught a glimpse of Haim's pretty daughter, Drentell, the leader of the band, attempted to embrace her.
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