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He looked uncomfortable, and I saw at once that he had come to confide something in me. "What sort of news? Political?" "Anything." "Well, politics are about the same. They say there's going to be an awful row in February when the Duma meets but then other people say there won't be a row at all until the war is over." "What else do they say?" "They say Protopopoff is up to all sorts of tricks.
"You have a letter for me, I believe, Father, from the Minister Protopopoff, have you not?" he asked. I unlocked the small attaché case and from among a number of other letters which we had brought from Russia was one in a plain envelope addressed to the Pastor Wilhelm Schwass.
"I always believed Yakowleff to be my friend. Indeed, he has already shown his loyalty to me." "And in return thou gavest him the valuable concession for Otchakov," growled the monk. "If you assure me, Father, that what you have said is the truth, and not mere hearsay, I will call Protopopoff, and he shall make full inquiry."
Plots are everywhere. Is not Protopopoff continuous in his declaration that the Church is against me? I know it alas! too well. And I leave its reformation entirely to you, dear Father." Reformation!
Indeed, on the following day Miliukoff rose in the Duma and made a second and more powerful attack upon the camarilla, singling out Protopopoff as one of the worst offenders.
I asked. "Why not?" she said, laughing. "We can't do it ourselves. We don't care who does it. The English can do it if they like, only they're too lazy to bother. The German's aren't lazy, and if they were here we'd have lots of theatres and cinematographs." "Don't you love your country?" I asked. "This isn't our country," she answered. "It just belongs to the Empress and Protopopoff."
There were angry shouts; the archtraitor, Protopopoff, was before them in person. But before actual violence could be offered the old man, Kerensky, the Socialist leader, leaped into the crowd and allayed the excitement, thus saving Protopopoff's life.
Such were the charges whispered loudly from end to end of Russia. "It would be best for that fellow Kartzoff to disappear," declared the Kaiser. "His mouth should be closed, as he may become an awkward witness. Tell Protopopoff from me that it would be judicious to send him to some unknown destination, and that I shall expect to hear early news that he is missing."
Returning to Rasputin's handsome room I repeated the message, whereupon he sprang up with eager delight, and ringing up Protopopoff at his house in Petrograd, told him to order an immediate police search of Purishkevitch's house, as had already been arranged.
"Stürmer is ever a good friend of the Fatherland," was his slow reply, his eyes fixed upon the Emperor. "There must be famine in Russia," declared the Kaiser impatiently. "Your friend Protopopoff has not yet created it, as he promised when he saw me. Famine will bring Russia quickly to her knees, as it will eventually bring Britain. Our U-boats are doing marvels.
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