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1 I, I | river was the Moskowa; the town Moscow; the fortified inclosure
2 I, II | province of Perm.”~“In what town?”~“At Perm itself.”~“What
3 I, II | Irkutsk, he will betray the town, and with it my brother,
4 I, II | resisted, he marched from one town to another, followed by
5 I, III | years since— inhabited the town of Omsk, situated in the
6 I, IV | as much isolated in the town as she was in this compartment?
7 I, V | and the Oka, is the chief town in the district of the same
8 I, V | time did not go beyond that town. Thus, as he advanced, his
9 I, V | Strogoff, strolling through the town and quietly looking out
10 I, V | again strolled out into the town. But, although the long
11 I, V | well acquainted with the town, he knew that he could easily
12 I, V | should accompany her.~The town above with its kremlin,
13 I, V | reside there. But if the town above was like a city of
14 I, V | a city of the dead, the town below, at all events, was
15 I, V | was somewhat outside the town, where the fair of Nijni-Novgorod
16 I, V | particularly favorable to the town of Nijni-Novgorod. Blount,
17 I, V | withering character against a town in which the landlords of
18 I, VI | thunder-claps bursting over a town like Nijni-Novgorod, so
19 I, VI | hinder his departure from the town.~Michael then returned to
20 I, VI | being able to leave the town in the prescribed time,
21 I, VII | stern, gazed at the receding town, so disturbed by the governor’
22 I, VII | been anxious to leave that town, in which, but for the providential
23 I, VII | navigable as far as Rjef, a town in the government of Tver,
24 I, VII | miles which separate this town from the town of Kasan.
25 I, VII | separate this town from the town of Kasan. It is true that
26 I, VIII| quay, seven versts from the town.~Kasan is situated at the
27 I, VIII| It is an important chief town of the government, and a
28 I, VIII| character. Although the town was so far from the landing-place,
29 I, VIII| been unable to leave the town, in which, without doubt,
30 I, IX | has become an important town, it is by no means attractive,
31 I, XII | their journey in so large a town as Ekaterenburg. It was
32 I, XII | management of the mines. Thus the town is the center of an important
33 I, XII | before the Tartars reach the town! I must therefore stop at
34 I, XII | the two vehicles left the town of Ekaterenburg together.~
35 I, XII | Ekaterenburg they reached the small town of Toulouguisk at seven
36 I, XII | This, the first industrial town established by the Russians
37 I, XII | columns.~At midnight the town of Novo-Saimsk was reached;
38 I, XII | separated Novo-Saimsk from the town of Ichim, and before eight
39 I, XII | regard to the invasion. The town itself was menaced by the
40 I, XIV | indeed, the trade of the town is of small importance.~
41 I, XIV | take refuge in the upper town.~It was there that the Governor-General,
42 I, XIV | the upper quarter of the town all the more eagerly because
43 I, XIV | deliver into Tartar hands the town and the Grand Duke himself.
44 I, XIV | Duke himself. With such a town, and such a hostage, all
45 I, XIV | mercantile quarter of the lower town. The surrounding earthwork
46 I, XIV | profitable.~Above the mercantile town rose the upper quarter,
47 I, XIV | perfectly acquainted with the town of Omsk, and he took care
48 I, XIV | being recognized. In the town his old mother only could
49 I, XIV | difficulty of leaving the town, but the breaches in the
50 I, XIV | had been able to leave the town of Nijni-Novgorod, where
51 I, XIV | intended to recapture that town from the Tartars of Feofar-Khan.~
52 I, XIV | was it not known in the town that the son of Marfa Strogoff
53 I, XIV | recognized my son since the town has been so full of strangers.
54 I, XV | Strogoff had left Omsk. This town is situated about halfway
55 I, XV | arrived at midday at the town of Spaskoe, and at two o’
56 I, XV | depopulated this little town of Kamsk. Its inhabitants
57 I, XV | at the entrance of the town; which was little frequented
58 I, XVI | point, for on leaving that town his journey would take a
59 I, XVI | he is still hidden in the town.”~“That is to be wished,
60 I, XVII| Nevertheless, he must reach some town, or at least a post-house,
61 I, XVII| reached a picturesque little town lying on a small hill. A
62 I, XVII| he hastened towards the town.~In the meanwhile the firing
63 I, XVII| among the houses of the town, and the steeple of a church
64 I, XVII| fighting in the streets of the town. Was this a time to seek
65 I, XVII| foot, to reach some small town, and there procure a horse
66 I, XVII| sprang up on the left of the town. Fire was devouring one
67 I, XVII| Russians and Tartars before the town, they had left just as the
68 I, XVII| was he of famous London town.”~Harry Blount was telegraphing
69 I, XVII| fugitives are escaping from the town. ‘Away went Gilpin—who but
70 I, XVII| Fugitives are escaping from the town. Russians defeated. Fiercely
71 II, I | several versts beyond the town of Diachinks, stretches
72 II, I | escape before reaching that town was to risk again falling
73 II, II | able to reduce the high town, in which, it must be remembered,
74 II, II | time, it being an important town, naturally intended to become
75 II, II | approaches to this important town. However, in consequence
76 II, II | already set out for the town with some thousands of horsemen. “
77 II, II | between the camp and the town— an easy march for the Emir’
78 II, II | Omsk. Kept prisoner in the town, she shared the fate of
79 II, III | he marched towards the town where the Emir awaited him.~
80 II, IV | is the most considerable town of that territory. The country
81 II, IV | country being rich, the town is so likewise, for it is
82 II, IV | of the merchants of the town, the principal grantees
83 II, IV | the crouching poor, the town stood empty to the hordes
84 II, IV | into the prisons in the town.~In the first ranks of these
85 II, V | man, they returned to the town. An hour later, they were
86 II, VI | furthest extremity of the town, they happily found a breach
87 II, VI | Michael and she reached the town of Semilowskoe, after a
88 II, VI | still occupied. All that the town contained, useful or precious,
89 II, VI | to the extremity of the town. There they found an empty
90 II, VI | Nadia had procured in the town some morsels of “tchornekhleb,”
91 II, VI | the kibitka entered the town of Atchinsk, two hundred
92 II, VII | to endeavor to retake the town. But, being too weak to
93 II, VII | reaching before them the town of Irkutsk, still six hundred
94 II, VII | Pigassof was to stop in that town, it would be necessary to
95 II, VII | himself to the governor of the town, and established his identity
96 II, VII | at the approaches to the town, could be seen to the right
97 II, VII | replied Nadia.~“Can the town be asleep?” observed Michael. “
98 II, VII | added Nadia.~“What a queer town!” said Nicholas. “They make
99 II, VII | up the inhabitants of the town with the noise of my carriage!”
100 II, VII | longer a living being in this town, lately so lively!~The last
101 II, VII | through the streets of the town. They felt half-stupefied.
102 II, VII | village standing beyond the town of Krasnoiarsk.~But not
103 II, VII | opposite bank far below the town. But that mattered little.
104 II, VIII| would find only a deserted town. There being no communication
105 II, VIII| minds what to do. If the town was abandoned, they could
106 II, VIII| Brother, they are burning the town!”~It was, indeed, only too
107 II, VIII| from the Yenisei, not a town, not a village should offer
108 II, VIII| Alsalevsk. From this little town began the frightful course
109 II, VIII| They could not stay in the town, as it was in flames, and
110 II, X | Yenisei, a little above the town of Yeniseisk. As to the
111 II, X | which flows through the town.~Their plan made Michael’
112 II, X | hope to be in sight of the town.~No kind of boat was to
113 II, X | before they had left the town of Archangel. They had visited
114 II, XI | saw him in the invested town, far from those he loved,
115 II, XI | The whole of the small town of Poshkavsk was burning.
116 II, XI | this danger. The blazing town was at last passed. Little
117 II, XI | current down towards the town. Nadia guessed what Michael
118 II, XI | than half a verst from the town. “At last!” he murmured.~
119 II, XII | Eastern Siberia, is a populous town, containing, in ordinary
120 II, XII | Siberian highroad, this town, with its cupolas, its bell-towers,
121 II, XII | the traveler enters.~The town, half Byzantine, half Chinese,
122 II, XII | between the invaders and the town.~Irkutsk is the residence
123 II, XII | who has much to do in a town where exiles abound; and,
124 II, XII | had been shut up in the town since the beginning of the
125 II, XII | Nikolaevsk, the last Russian town situated on the shore of
126 II, XII | to be done was to put the town in a state to sustain a
127 II, XII | collected and stored up in the town, and Irkutsk, the last bulwark
128 II, XII | on piles, connected the town with its suburbs on the
129 II, XII | both above and below the town, and consequently, Irkutsk
130 II, XII | scarp and counterscarp. The town could not now be taken by
131 II, XII | then, advancing towards the town, they burnt, in passing,
132 II, XII | instituting a regular siege of the town.~However, by his suggestion,
133 II, XII | was to penetrate into the town, make his way to the Grand
134 II, XII | Voranzoff, the governor of the town, and the chief of the merchants,
135 II, XII | Highness in the name of the town,” answered the merchant
136 II, XII | morning to get into the town, and he told me that fifty
137 II, XII | Highness knows, are in the town to the number of five hundred.”~
138 II, XII | the order to rally in the town, and leave the villages
139 II, XII | thousand versts from his native town. A letter had apprised him
140 II, XIII| rather than give up the town?”~“I know it.”~“You know
141 II, XIII| confidence, and betray the town to the Tartars.”~“I know
142 II, XIII| with the defenders of the town, made myself known, and
143 II, XIII| operations for the defense of the town. He thus held the situation
144 II, XIII| Indeed, time pressed. The town must be captured before
145 II, XIII| last man, and blow up the town rather than yield!~These
146 II, XIII| citizens shut up in this town, isolated at the extremity
147 II, XIII| bravest defenders of the town, Wassili Fedor. We know
148 II, XIII| all attempts to take the town by force should be suspended.
149 II, XIV | drawn to another part of the town. A diversion was agreed
150 II, XIV | both above and below the town, and he counselled the Duke
151 II, XIV | and at the two ends of the town, where the earthworks protected
152 II, XIV | occupied the North of the town, but with orders to throw
153 II, XIV | another attempt against the town for several days. Now the
154 II, XIV | Tartars’ plan to surprise the town? The preceding nights had
155 II, XIV | suburb of Poshkavsk and the town. Ogareff had resolved to
156 II, XIV | blaze above and below the town. Columns of blue flames
157 II, XIV | the North and South of the town. The enemy’s batteries discharged
158 II, XIV | ere long envelop the whole town.~The Gate of Bolchaia was
159 II, XIV | instant later betray the town!~“Ivan Ogareff!” she cried.~
160 II, XV | mouth. He knew that the town would be betrayed! He knew
161 II, XV | their double attack on the town. Wassili Fedor, with his
162 II, XV | the other quarters of the town uninjured. Before daybreak
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