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At the conclusion of one of these free and easy entertainments, a young Cossack hetman remained behind the crowd of departing guests, and when quite alone with the host he said to him: "Jelagin, did you see the pretty woman with whom I danced the mazurka to-night?" "Yes, I saw her. Are you smitten with her, as others have been?" "That woman I must make my wife."
Distinguished men, princes, ladies of the court, officers of the Guard, Cossack soldiers, young commercial men, musicians, street-singers, actors and actresses, scientific men, clergymen and statesmen, used to meet here. Beauty and talent were alone qualifications for entry into the Society, the members of which were selected by Jelagin.
The Russian authorities took up a firm position in face of the fanatical rebels, and they would have repulsed Pugasceff, if the hay stores in the fort had not been burned down. This fire gave assistance to the rebels. Bilof and Jelagin were driven out of the fort-gates, and were forced out into the plains, where they were slaughtered.
Jelagin gave the Cossack a blow on the shoulder and looked into his eyes. "That you will not do! You will not take her as your wife, friend Jemeljan." "I shall marry her I have resolved to do so." "You will not marry her, for she will not go to you." "If she does not come I will carry her off against her will." "You can't marry her, because she has a husband."
"Good Jemeljan, go home and sleep out your love that pretty woman is the Czarina!" The hetman became pale for a moment, his breath stopped; but the next instant, with sparkling eyes, he said to Jelagin: "In spite of this, what I have said I have said." Jelagin showed the door to his guest.
Published by Frederick Warne & Co. In the time of the Czar Peter III. a secret society existed at St. Petersburg which bore the title of "The Nameless." Its members used to assemble in the house of a Russian nobleman, Jelagin by name, who alone knew the personality of each visitor, they being, for the most part, unknown to one another.
"If she has a husband I will carry her off in company with him!" "You can't carry her off, for she lives in a palace she is guarded by many soldiers, and accompanied in her carriage by many outriders." "I will take her away with her palace, her soldiers, and her carriage. I swear it by St. Gregory!" Jelagin laughed mockingly.
Now, provided with guns, he made his way towards the fort of Nisnaja Osfernaja, which he also captured after a short attack. Those whom he did not kill joined him. Now he led 4,000 men, and therefore he could dare attack the stronghold of Talitseva, which was defended by two heroes, Bilof and Jelagin.
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