Book, Chapter
1 II, VII| as your eye can reach. A raft, even a canoe?”~Nicholas
2 II, VII| nothing even of which a raft could be made large enough
3 II, VII| cross the Yenisei.”~“And the raft?”~“Will be the kibitka itself,
4 II, VII| thus transformed into a raft. This work was soon finished.~“
5 II, X | point at which was moored a raft.~The raft was just going
6 II, X | which was moored a raft.~The raft was just going to start.
7 II, X | been obliged to make one; a raft, or rather a float of wood,
8 II, X | found room.~On board this raft Michael and Nadia were taken.
9 II, X | the Baikal. Although the raft managed to pass easily over
10 II, X | moorings were cast off, and the raft drifted in the current along
11 II, X | boatman took command of the raft. He was a man of sixty-five,
12 II, X | consisted in keeping the raft in the current, which ran
13 II, X | had found a place on the raft. Indeed, to the poor moujiks,
14 II, X | the forward part of the raft, prayed at regular intervals,
15 II, X | rest. At break of day, the raft, delayed by a strong breeze,
16 II, X | obstacle which would stop the raft.~Michael therefore took
17 II, X | obstruct the course of the raft, nor the cold great enough
18 II, X | increase their number.~The raft arrived at the little port
19 II, X | and yet, the moment the raft touched, two passengers,
20 II, X | beach.~Nadia seated on the raft, was abstractedly gazing
21 II, X | much perplexity, when the raft arrived. The fugitives’
22 II, X | places in the forepart of the raft. Harry Blount was still
23 II, X | said, taken his seat on the raft, when he felt a hand laid
24 II, X | at meeting Nadia on the raft it was boundless when they
25 II, X | me!”~In half an hour the raft left the little port of
26 II, X | Indeed, this is a Man!”~The raft swiftly threaded its way
27 II, X | appeared as if it was the raft which was motionless before
28 II, X | imperturbably steered the raft in the middle of the rapid
29 II, XI | drawn up on both banks, the raft had a good chance of passing
30 II, XI | now reigned on board the raft. The voices of the pilgrims
31 II, XI | the platform, so that the raft was scarcely above the level
32 II, XI | obstacle to the passage of the raft. If that object had been
33 II, XI | in the afterpart of the raft, bore this increase of suffering
34 II, XI | chance; this was, that the raft might be completely barred
35 II, XI | caprice of the current. The raft passed unperceived in the
36 II, XI | at the right side of the raft, he let his hand hang over
37 II, XI | surface of the river!~Was the raft really floating on this
38 II, XI | beyond Irkutsk. On board the raft no imprudence was to be
39 II, XI | meantime, on glided the raft among the masses of ice
40 II, XI | seen, which showed that the raft was not abreast of the outposts.
41 II, XI | They had smelt out the raft, and would soon attack it.
42 II, XI | collected in the middle of the raft, and the men, some armed
43 II, XI | red coals, sprang onto the raft. Jolivet and his companion
44 II, XI | had deserted not only the raft, but also the ice on the
45 II, XI | now half past eleven. The raft continued to glide on amongst
46 II, XI | ice, managed to shove the raft towards the right bank,
47 II, XI | combustible liquid on which the raft floated. Sparks flew in
48 II, XI | time the destruction of the raft and of all those which it
49 II, XI | protecting shadows over the raft. The Tartars were there,
50 II, XI | work, the management of the raft becoming more and more difficult
51 II, XI | more serious. Should the raft be stopped, not only would
52 II, XI | For a few versts more the raft continued to drift amongst
53 II, XI | notwithstanding all efforts, the raft came up against a thick
54 II, XI | shower of balls fell on the raft. The devoted passengers
55 II, XI | no one see us leave the raft.”~Nadia obeyed. Michael
56 II, XIV| was the reason that the raft which carried the true Courier
57 II, XV | flames had reached their raft. This had been noted by
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