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1 I, III | dictated in a low voice a letter of not more than a few lines.~
2 I, III | more than a few lines.~The letter penned, the Czar re-read
3 I, III | the Russian emperors.~The letter was then placed in an envelope,
4 I, III | moment. Then, pointing to the letter which he held in his hand, “
5 I, III | in his hand, “Here is a letter which I charge thee, Michael
6 I, III | will be to intercept this letter.”~“I will traverse it.”~“
7 I, III | continued the Czar, giving the letter to the young courier, “take
8 I, III | young courier, “take this letter; on it depends the safety
9 I, III | brother the Grand Duke.”~“This letter shall be delivered to his
10 I, V | dressed himself, placed the letter with the imperial arms on
11 I, XI | remarks on the subject in a letter to my cousin,” replied Alcide,
12 I, XIII| None, Nadia. The last letter my mother wrote to me contained
13 I, XIV | garment he felt the imperial letter still secured in his breast.
14 I, XV | when his eyes fell upon the letter bearing upon it the authority
15 I, XV | of the imperial seal— the letter which, no doubt, contained
16 II, I | he still had the imperial letter safe; his disguise had been
17 II, III | said Ivan Ogareff. “If the letter which he has brought from
18 II, III | at him. I must have that letter at any price. Now you come
19 II, III | that the bearer of this letter is in my power. I repeat,
20 II, III | to the possession of this letter. Sangarre was not at all
21 II, III | wished to seize the imperial letter, he would simply have given
22 II, III | might have destroyed the letter, having learnt its contents;
23 II, III | It was thus not only the letter which the traitor must have,
24 II, III | said he. “Search him!”~The letter with the imperial arms was
25 II, III | know the contents of that letter.”~Ivan Ogareff, when he
26 II, III | He read and re-read the letter deliberately, as if he was
27 II, V | his pocket the Imperial letter, he opened it, and with
28 II, V | the traitor thrust the letter into his breast. Then, without
29 II, VI | gone.~“But you have not the letter!”~“That letter of which
30 II, VI | have not the letter!”~“That letter of which Ivan Ogareff robbed
31 II, VII | Irkutsk, now that the Imperial letter was gone. She one day said
32 II, IX | Why, now that the Czar’s letter has been taken from you,
33 II, IX | know the contents of that letter before you left Moscow?”~“
34 II, X | there, now that the Imperial letter could no longer be given
35 II, XII | from his native town. A letter had apprised him of the
36 II, XIII| New Palace.”~“Have you a letter from the Czar?”~“Here it
37 II, XIII| Grand Duke the Imperial letter, crumpled to almost microscopic
38 II, XIII| microscopic size.~“Was the letter given you in this state?”~“
39 II, XIII| July, as the date of that letter shows, I only reached Irkutsk
40 II, XIII| The Grand Duke took the letter. He unfolded it and recognized
41 II, XIII| the authenticity of this letter, nor of the identity of
42 II, XIII| without speaking. He read the letter slowly, so as to take in
43 II, XIII| know the contents of this letter?” he asked.~“Yes, your Highness.
44 II, XIII| Highness.”~“You know that this letter enjoins us all to die, rather
45 II, XIII| questions. Then taking up the letter, he re-read a passage and
46 II, XIII| You know that in this letter I am warned of a traitor,
47 II, XIII| person.”~“Yes; of that the letter informs me.”~“And His Majesty
48 II, XIII| that I was the bearer of a letter addressed to your Highness,
49 II, XIII| the date fixed by the last letter he had received from Riga,
50 II, XIII| Moscow at that time. Her letter told me so expressly.”~“
51 II, XV | irony held the Imperial letter before the eyes which he
52 II, XV | to read, and had read the letter which disclosed the odious
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