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I can't go without leave." The scout nodded. In ten minutes I had returned. Meanwhile, Lancey had prepared my horse and his own. Swallowing a can of water, I vaulted into the saddle. It was very dark, but Petroff knew every foot of the country. For several hours we rode at a smart gallop, and then, as day was breaking, drew near to Venilik.
The grief of the dear child, on hearing that her father had fallen on the battle-field, was for a time uncontrollable. When it had abated, I said: "There is no one here to love you now, my little darling, but God still loves you, and, you see, has sent me and Lancey to take care of you. Come, we will return to Venilik."
Returning to the village of Venilik at the conclusion of the armistice, the childless couple proceeded to rebuild their ruined home. The news of the bold blacksmith's recovery, and return with his wife to the old desolated home, reached me at a very interesting period of our family history my sister Bella's wedding day.
Deep was the feeling of pity which Nicholas felt when the scout told him, in a few sternly-uttered sentences, what had occurred at Venilik; and when Dobri expressed a desire to attach himself to Nicholas as his servant, the latter was only too glad to agree. Each knew the other well by report, and felt that the connection would be mutually agreeable.
"A rumour has come that the Circassians or the Bashi-Bazouks I know not which, but both are fiends and cowards have been to Venilik, and " He stopped abruptly. "But that village was in the hands of the Russians," I said, at once understanding his anxiety. "It may be so, but I go to see without delay," he replied, "and have only stopped thus long to know if you will go with me.
"I don't know what you could do in those circumstances, but I know what you can do now, and that is, pack your portmanteau and prepare to take Ivanka to Venilik. The child must be at once restored to her parents. I cannot bear to think of their remaining in ignorance of her being alive.
I did not dare at this time to raise hopes, which might soon be dashed to pieces, in the heart of the poor forlorn child, and therefore did not say all that was in my mind; but my object in returning to Venilik was to make inquiry after her mother. My own hopes were not strong, but I did not feel satisfied that we had obtained sufficient proof that Marika had been killed.
U. Biquitous shook hands heartily, and walked rapidly away down the avenue, where he was eventually hidden from our view by a bush of laurel. To return from this digression. It is not difficult in these days to "put a girdle round the world." Ivanka and I soon reached the village of Venilik.
Of the two the sneak is the less objectionable, because less destructive. During this visit to Venilik, I spent some time in renewing my inquiries as to the fate of my yacht's crew, but without success, and I was forced to the sad conclusion that they must either have been drowned or captured, and, it may be, killed after reaching the land.
Our search and inquiries, however, were vain. Venilik was almost deserted. No one could tell anything about the Petroff family that we did not already know. It was certainly known that many persons men and women had fled to the neighbouring woods, and that some had escaped, but it was generally believed that Marika had been burnt in her own cottage.
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