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We recognised him at once as the ispravnik, or Russian governor. It was a pitiable failure. We could not succeed in looking like anything but Wandering Koraks in reduced circumstances. The ispravnik, however, did not seem to notice anything unusual in our appearance, but rattled away with an incessant fire of quick, nervous questions, such as "When did you leave Petropavlovsk?
The ispravnik skeptical upon all subjects, and especially upon this said that he had often heard of the disease, and that his wife was a firm believer in it, but that in his opinion it was a humbug, which deserved no other treatment than severe corporal punishment.
I will, of course, give the ispravnik to understand that your princely mind could not be bothered by such details as this that you have proceeded on your journey." "I do not like leaving the poor beggar alone all night," said Paul. "There may be wolves the crows in the early morning." "Bah! that is because you are so soft-hearted.
We found the ispravnik waiting for us in a pleasant, spacious room furnished with, all the luxuries of a civilised home.
But when the police commissioner, the military chief, and Ispravnik arrived before the Cathedral, the military cordon was withdrawn, and the crowd, now let loose, threw itself upon a near-by liquor store, and, after demolishing it and filling itself with alcohol, resumed its work of destruction, with the co-operation of the peasants who had been summoned by the Ispraynik and the assistance of the soldiers and policemen.
The Ispravnik was kind enough to give me the model of a Goldee canoe about eighteen inches long and complete in all particulars. It was made by one Anaka Katonovitch, chief of an ancient Goldee family, and authorized by the emperor of China to wear the uniform of a mandarin. The canoe was neatly formed, and reflected favorably upon the skill of its designer.
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