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1 I, VIII| to travelers. Besides a tarantass, drawn by good Siberian
2 I, IX | CHAPTER IX DAY AND NIGHT IN A TARANTASS~THE next day, the 19th of
3 I, IX | horses? To a telga or to a tarantass? The telga is nothing but
4 I, IX | lucky enough to discover a tarantass. It is to be hoped that
5 I, IX | storms of the summer. The tarantass is as solid and as easy
6 I, IX | managed to discover this tarantass, and there was probably
7 I, IX | post-horses were harnessed to the tarantass. These animals, covered
8 I, IX | ropes to the steps of the tarantass. This was the complete harness,
9 I, IX | the circumstances, for the tarantass could not have carried both
10 I, IX | relay. The man who drove the tarantass during the first stage was,
11 I, IX | at the passengers of the tarantass. No luggage!— and had there
12 I, IX | took their places in the tarantass. A small store of provisions
13 I, IX | and at twelve o’clock the tarantass left Perm in a cloud of
14 I, IX | than muscular arms, the tarantass flew along at a rate of
15 I, IX | the violent jolts of the tarantass, but she would not complain.~
16 I, IX | have led you.”~All day the tarantass was driven rapidly by the
17 I, IX | Notwithstanding the jolting of the tarantass, Nadia was able to sleep
18 I, X | axles to the body of the tarantass, were joined one to the
19 I, X | fog would be such that the tarantass would be unable to advance
20 I, X | protected the interior of the tarantass and looked out, watching
21 I, X | grindings of the wheels of the tarantass over the road, the creaking
22 I, X | perfectly deserted. The tarantass encountered neither pedestrians
23 I, X | light. Sometimes when the tarantass neared the side of the road,
24 I, X | hundred feet in front of the tarantass.~The horses stopped short.~“
25 I, X | threatened the whole party.~The tarantass was at a standstill at a
26 I, X | Strogoff threw himself from the tarantass and rushed to his assistance.
27 I, X | the mountain towards the tarantass. The iemschik uttered a
28 I, X | behind them! Michael saw the tarantass struck, his companion crushed;
29 I, X | young girl.~The impetus the tarantass had received was not to
30 I, X | foundations.~Happily, the tarantass could be so placed that
31 I, X | scarcely twenty feet from the tarantass, flared up like a gigantic
32 I, XI | great distance from the tarantass. It was an earnest appeal,
33 I, XI | willingly offer you places in my tarantass, but it will only hold two,
34 I, XI | and we will bring up the tarantass.”~The Frenchman and the
35 I, XI | rock which protected the tarantass at the turning of the road.~
36 I, XI | As Michael reached the tarantass, a huge animal retreated
37 I, XI | for protection behind the tarantass, but then, seeing that the
38 I, XI | again took her place in the tarantass. Michael and his companions
39 I, XI | of daybreak appeared the tarantass had reached the telga, which
40 I, XI | afterwards the two vehicles, the tarantass preceding the telga, arrived
41 I, XII | Michael, he retained his tarantass, which was not much the
42 I, XII | energetic Frenchman had found a tarantass in which he and his companion
43 I, XII | long steppes over which the tarantass was rolling, and which at
44 I, XII | Nadia did not leave the tarantass. When obliged to breakfast
45 I, XII | expedited the harnessing of the tarantass. Then the hurried meal over—
46 I, XII | under the wheels of the tarantass. Had it not been for this
47 I, XII | obstacle to impede them. The tarantass was going straight for Ichim,
48 I, XII | overtaking it. This was neither a tarantass nor a telga, but a post-berlin,
49 I, XII | Michael was told that his tarantass was ready to start.~“Good,”
50 I, XII | just been harnessed to the tarantass I saw at the door?”~“They
51 I, XII | the berlin, drawn by the tarantass’ horses, was driving rapidly
52 I, XIII| horses were harnessed to the tarantass. Michael Strogoff and Nadia
53 I, XIII| Just at the place where the tarantass crossed the river ended
54 I, XIII| the ferryboat landed the tarantass on the right bank of the
55 I, XIII| clock in the morning, the tarantass arrived at Tioukalmsk, having
56 I, XIII| fear.~However, at last the tarantass started, and made such good
57 I, XIII| in the ferryboat with the tarantass and horses, as he feared
58 I, XIII| exertion, the boatmen got the tarantass and the three horses on
59 I, XIII| strength. If he could land the tarantass and horses, and dash off
60 I, XIV | boats, the pillage of the tarantass, and the massacre of the
61 I, XIV | carriage to replace the tarantass, that was impossible. There
62 I, XV | hundred feet, and travelers by tarantass, when crossing them have
63 II, IX | altered! Then, a comfortable tarantass, fresh horses, well-kept
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