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1 I, I | present moment that the Tartars have not advanced beyond
2 I, II | CHAPTER II RUSSIANS AND TARTARS~THE Czar had not so suddenly
3 I, II | before they can attack the Tartars.”~“And your majesty’s brother,
4 I, II | his confidence, when the Tartars have invested Irkutsk, he
5 I, II | submit to, the dominion of Tartars, Mussulmen like themselves,
6 I, II | For some time, indeed, the Tartars of Turkestan had endeavored,
7 I, II | only with respect to these Tartars. The Tartars belong more
8 I, II | respect to these Tartars. The Tartars belong more especially to
9 I, II | Manchoux, and Thibetans.~The Tartars who now threatened the Russian
10 I, III | rebellious country, invaded by Tartars, whose interest it will
11 I, IV | middle horde have joined the Tartars?”~“So it is said,” answered
12 I, IV | Germans, the Greeks, the Tartars, the Caucasian tribes, the
13 I, V | another.~“They say that the Tartars menace Tomsk!”~“Here is
14 I, VI | or less sympathy with the Tartars. So many heads, so many
15 I, VII | Central Asia; and, lastly, Tartars, wearing boots, ornamented
16 I, VIII| keep anything from you. The Tartars, and Feofar-Khan at their
17 I, XI | said at Perm. Feofar-Khan’s Tartars have invaded the whole province
18 I, XII | shall arrive before the Tartars reach the town! I must therefore
19 I, XII | attained by Feofar-Khan’s Tartars, he knew that he could arrive
20 I, XIII| as well as against the Tartars. But since the Muscovite
21 I, XIII| Omsk was entered by the Tartars, Michael’s mother, who lived
22 I, XIII| Tobolsk. Marfa hates the Tartars. She knows the steppe, and
23 I, XIII| declaring that detachments of Tartars were roving across the steppe,
24 I, XIII| an accent of terror:~“The Tartars! the Tartars!”~There were
25 I, XIII| terror:~“The Tartars! the Tartars!”~There were indeed boats
26 I, XIII| they could not escape the Tartars.~It was scarcely probable
27 I, XIII| some chance of escaping the Tartars, who were not mounted.~But
28 I, XIII| left to drift away, and the Tartars continued to descend the
29 I, XIV | insufficient protection. The Tartars, who were well aware of
30 I, XIV | into the river; but the Tartars neither touched nor searched
31 I, XIV | by many sentries, 2,000 Tartars bivouacked. The horses,
32 I, XIV | recapture that town from the Tartars of Feofar-Khan.~Michael
33 I, XVI | MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the
34 I, XVI | replied the old man.~“Have the Tartars passed this way?”~“Yes,
35 I, XVI | go to Kolyvan, which the Tartars had not yet reached, was
36 I, XVI | should he, finding that the Tartars had destroyed all the boats,
37 I, XVI | increasing. Are they Russians or Tartars?”~Michael again listened. “
38 I, XVI | Russians I will join them; if Tartars I must avoid them. But how?
39 I, XVI | was in the hands of the Tartars, and the cruel Ogareff had
40 I, XVI | coming from the north and the Tartars. A small Russian force of
41 I, XVI | keep out of range of the Tartars, but he well knew that his
42 I, XVII| Russians defending it or the Tartars? It being impossible to
43 I, XVII| evident that Russians and Tartars were fighting in the streets
44 I, XVII| smiling.~“Are the Russians and Tartars engaged?”~“They say so.”~“
45 I, XVII| Thinking that it was invaded by Tartars, Michael made ready to leap
46 I, XVII| between the Russians and Tartars before the town, they had
47 I, XVII| repulsed with great loss. Tartars entered Kolyvan to-day.”
48 I, XVII| fell into the hands of the Tartars!~END OF BOOK I~
49 II, I | fall into the hands of the Tartars, and the Grand Duke, brother
50 II, I | numerous prisoners whom the Tartars were dragging with them
51 II, I | remaining a prisoner to these Tartars for an indefinite time.”~“
52 II, I | campaign, and follow the Tartars, until the time comes when
53 II, II | offered any resources. The Tartars left a desert behind them.~
54 II, II | Siberia would pass to the Tartars.~“It shall be thus, Ivan,”
55 II, II | a numerous detachment of Tartars, were to make across the
56 II, IV | agreed upon was to leave the Tartars as soon as possible, and
57 II, V | illumination.~Then a squadron of Tartars, in their brilliant uniforms,
58 II, V | and in the midst of these Tartars, to whom pity is unknown,
59 II, VI | able to escape from the Tartars, for officers and soldiers,
60 II, VI | expect to keep before the Tartars? He was on foot, without
61 II, VI | noise behind us? If they are Tartars we must hide. Keep a good
62 II, VI | instant be swarming with Tartars.~Nadia, holding Michael
63 II, VI | Michael, approaching him, “the Tartars have robbed us of everything,
64 II, VI | young man, much moved.~“The Tartars have burnt out his eyes!”
65 II, VI | river would perhaps stop the Tartars.~On the 22d of August, the
66 II, VI | winter frosts. Perhaps the Tartars will go into winter quarters
67 II, VII | was no longer any fear of Tartars. Not a scout had appeared
68 II, VII | several days in advance of the Tartars, and that he need not despair
69 II, VII | which might be of use to the Tartars, and to take refuge at Irkutsk.
70 II, VII | destroyed to retard the Tartars’ march? He knew the Yenisei,
71 II, VII | according to order. Unless the Tartars should bring with them materials
72 II, VII | Nadia had been attacked by Tartars. On the Obi, after his horse
73 II, VII | perhaps, be impossible to the Tartars.”~
74 II, VIII| clear. He had distanced the Tartars, now detained at Tomsk,
75 II, VIII| them to others than the Tartars. It was not only that the
76 II, VIII| longer doubt that a party of Tartars had recently passed that
77 II, VIII| inexplicable maneuver, the Tartars occupied it, they must at
78 II, VIII| mounted upwards. But were they Tartars who had done this? They
79 II, VIII| capture a second time by the Tartars. He was just proposing to
80 II, VIII| that these soldiers were Tartars, and from their words, that
81 II, VIII| column chiefly composed of Tartars from the khanats of Khokland
82 II, VIII| the common fate, and the Tartars, to the number of fifty
83 II, VIII| opportunity of escaping.~The Tartars were not long in perceiving
84 II, VIII| have been prolonged, to the Tartars’ great amusement, had not
85 II, IX | in sight. The last of the Tartars was lost in the distance.
86 II, IX | defended you when you were the Tartars’ sport; that he risked his
87 II, IX | since the departure of the Tartars, only much fatigue. For
88 II, IX | will hide myself from the Tartars! I will take care of myself
89 II, IX | quite cold. The last of the Tartars had passed through at least
90 II, IX | slow in coming!~There the Tartars had buried their prisoner
91 II, IX | Look, look!” said he.~“The Tartars!” she whispered.~It was
92 II, IX | road, now occupied by the Tartars. He must cross the steppe
93 II, X | from the brutality of the Tartars by sending them away into
94 II, X | present at the entry of the Tartars into Tomsk, they had departed
95 II, X | gentlemen,” said Nadia. “The Tartars have burnt out his eyes!
96 II, X | It was certain that the Tartars had actually invested Irkutsk,
97 II, X | blazing. But though the Tartars had left their traces on
98 II, XI | that “brother,” who, the Tartars driven back, would retake
99 II, XI | destruction, put in motion by the Tartars? Did they intend to carry
100 II, XI | they rapidly approached.~“Tartars!” he thought. And creeping
101 II, XI | I like them better than Tartars. But we must defend ourselves,
102 II, XI | Poshkavsk was burning. The Tartars were indeed there, finishing
103 II, XI | mingled the yells of the Tartars. The old boatman, getting
104 II, XI | shadows over the raft. The Tartars were there, going to and
105 II, XI | they would be seen by the Tartars, and massacred without mercy!~
106 II, XI | distress, the yells of the Tartars. Then, little by little,
107 II, XII | fell into the hands of the Tartars. At the same time with this
108 II, XII | safety. A week before the Tartars appeared on the Angara,
109 II, XII | remained in Irkutsk.~The Tartars now occupied the right bank
110 II, XII | At the second attack, the Tartars managed to force one of
111 II, XII | fierce a resistance that the Tartars were driven out.~Ivan Ogareff
112 II, XII | be seen the camp of the Tartars, and had the invaders possessed
113 II, XII | thousand good men, taking the Tartars on the flank, will soon
114 II, XII | freezing, and in that case the Tartars might perhaps cross.”~“Will
115 II, XII | current. If therefore the Tartars have no other means of crossing
116 II, XIII| you taken prisoner by the Tartars?”~“Yes, your Highness, I
117 II, XIII| falling into the hands of the Tartars, and should such have been
118 II, XIII| not our Cossacks met the Tartars?”~“Several times, your Highness.”~“
119 II, XIII| hundred and fifty thousand Tartars, and, notwithstanding their
120 II, XIII| and betray the town to the Tartars.”~“I know all that, your
121 II, XIII| question of a few days. The Tartars once masters of Irkutsk,
122 II, XIII| exaggerating the success of the Tartars and the numbers of the barbarian
123 II, XIII| engaging in battle with the Tartars— opportunities which came
124 II, XIII| possible secrecy, that the Tartars were already masters of
125 II, XIII| tranquillity to which the Tartars had not accustomed them
126 II, XIII| any rate, several thousand Tartars were kept in readiness at
127 II, XIV | repulsed. In that case the Tartars, momentarily discouraged,
128 II, XIV | must be impracticable. The Tartars could use neither rafts
129 II, XIV | traitor knew well that the Tartars would not try to pass the
130 II, XIV | murmur, proving that the Tartars were on foot, expecting
131 II, XIV | Had it really been the Tartars’ plan to surprise the town?
132 II, XIV | diversion agreed upon with the Tartars, waiting for the assault.
133 II, XIV | on warfare! Allied with Tartars, he acted like a Tartar,
134 II, XIV | random. Several thousand Tartars rushed to the assault of
135 II, XIV | between the attack of the Tartars and the fearful effects
136 II, XV | happiness to them all.~The Tartars had been repulsed in their
137 II, XV | At the same time as the Tartars were driven back the besieged
138 II, XV | arrival to the Grand Duke.~The Tartars did not wait to be attacked.
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