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Pougatcheff gave a furious look at Alexis, and said: "Do you dare to deceive me, knave?" Alexis fell on his knees. Contempt stifled all my feelings of hatred and vengeance. I saw with disgust, a gentleman kneeling at the feet of a Cossack deserter. "I pardon you, this time," said the brigand, "but remember, your next fault will recall this one."
"What, my dear boy, have you forgotten the drunkard who cheated you out of the touloup the day of the snow-drift a hare-skin touloup? the rascal burst all the seams putting it on." My eyes were opened. The resemblance between the guide and Pougatcheff was striking. I now understood the pardon accorded me. I recalled with gratitude the lucky incident.
"I will tell you the truth and let you decide. Should I recognize you as the Czar, as you are a man of intelligence, you would see that I am lying." "Then who am I? in your opinion." "God knows, but whoever you are, you are playing a dangerous game." Pougatcheff gave me a sharp, quick glance. "You do not believe that I am the emperor, Peter III? Be it so.
The decision of fate was awaited with anguish. Food was scarce; bombshells fell upon the defenseless houses of citizens. The attacks of Pougatcheff made very little excitement. I was dying of ennui. I had promised Accoulina that I would correspond with her, but communication was cut off, and I could not send or receive a letter from Belogorsk. My only pastime consisted in military sorties.
Feeling the necessity of changing the conversation, I turned to Pougatcheff with a smile, and said: "Ah! I forgot to thank you for the horse and touloup. Without your aid I should not have reached the city. I would have died from cold on the journey." My trick succeeded. Pougatcheff regained his good humor. "The beauty of debt is the payment thereof," said he, winking. "Tell me your story.
His guests of the previous night surrounded him, and wore a look of submission which contrasted strongly with what I had seen on the preceding evening. Pougatcheff bade me good-morning gaily, and ordered me to sit beside him in the kibitka. We took our places. "To the fortress of Belogorsk," said Pougatcheff to the robust Tartar, who, standing, drove his horses. My heart beat violently.
Upon seeing me, she started, and uttered a piercing shriek. Pougatcheff glanced at Alexis, smiled bitterly, and said: "Your hospital is in nice order?" "Tell me, my little dove, why does your husband punish you in this way?" "My husband! he is not my husband. I am resolved to die rather than marry him; and I shall die, if not soon released."
I did not know what to answer. Pougatcheff thinking that I would not speak before witnesses gave a sign to his comrades to leave. All obeyed except two. "Speak before these," said he; "conceal nothing from them." I glanced at these intimates of the usurper.
Saveliitch coughed to clear his voice, and began to explain: "That, my lord, deign to understand, is the bill of my master's goods carried off by the thieves." "What thieves?" asked Pougatcheff, with a terrible air. "Pardon me," said Saveliitch. "Thieves? No, they were not thieves; my tongue slipped; yet your boys went through everything and carried off plenty. That can not be denied.
I gave, in haste, a few instructions to the Corporal, and ran to the Commandant's. Day was breaking. I was going down the street swiftly when I heard my name called. I stopped. "Where are you going, dare I ask?" said Ignatius, catching up with me; "the Captain is on the rampart and sends me for you. Pougatcheff is here." "Is Marie gone?" I said, shuddering.
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