Book, Chapter
1 I, IX | breed. The way in which the iemschik harnessed them was thus:
2 I, IX | persons, without counting the iemschik, who kept his equilibrium
3 I, IX | a marvelous manner.~The iemschik is changed at every relay.
4 I, IX | the imperial cipher. The iemschik, on coming up with his team,
5 I, IX | Michael, who understood the iemschik’s slang perfectly; “eagles,
6 I, IX | dust.~The way in which the iemschik kept up the pace of his
7 I, IX | as they went along. The iemschik, however, never touched
8 I, IX | Go on, my doves!” the iemschik would say. “Go on, pretty
9 I, IX | at the last stage, the iemschik drew his attention to a
10 I, X | lanterns, suspended from the iemschik’s seat, threw a pale glimmer
11 I, X | noises rose the shouts of the iemschik, sometimes scolding, sometimes
12 I, X | ridge?” asked Michael of the iemschik.~“At one o’clock in the
13 I, X | my pigeons!” cried the iemschik; it was his business to
14 I, X | pretty doves!” cried the iemschik, adding the cracking of
15 I, X | storm was upon them.~The iemschik leapt from his seat and
16 I, X | their traces and flee. The iemschik had no longer any control
17 I, X | anywhere,” returned the iemschik, all his energies apparently
18 I, X | Will you go back?” said the iemschik.~“No, we must go on! Once
19 I, X | my swallows!” cried the iemschik, seizing one horse, while
20 I, X | Michael Strogoff and the iemschik took more than two hours
21 I, X | towards the tarantass. The iemschik uttered a cry.~Michael Strogoff
22 I, X | speak, by Michael and the iemschik, they toiled on towards
23 I, X | like a gigantic torch.~The iemschik was struck to the ground
24 I, XI | listened attentively. The iemschik also listened, but shook
25 I, XI | expect nothing,” replied the iemschik.~“Why not?” cried Michael. “
26 I, XI | Michael, interrupting the iemschik.~“I will go, too, brother,”
27 I, XI | remain here, Nadia. The iemschik will stay with you. I do
28 I, XI | brother is wrong,” said the iemschik.~“He is right,” replied
29 I, XI | little pigeon, like a true iemschik, and you will trot off like
30 I, XI | kind offer. And, as to that iemschik—”~“Oh! I assure you that
31 I, XI | traces, had escaped, and the iemschik, thinking only of his beasts,
32 I, XI | stiffness.~At that moment the iemschik, who had succeeded in recapturing
33 I, XI | you please,” replied the iemschik. “Only, you know, two carriages
34 I, XI | turtle-doves!” cried the iemschik.~Nadia again took her place
35 I, XI | the post-house was their iemschik, who appeared to be waiting
36 I, XI | highest pitch, and had not the iemschik prudently retreated, a straight-out
37 I, XI | he, handing them to the iemschik; “take them. If you have
38 I, XII | horses, urged on by the iemschik, seemed to fly over the
39 I, XIII| for the first time, the iemschik made difficulties about
40 I, XIII| the unwillingness of the iemschik, for in this instance, as
41 I, XIII| Czar’s courier. As to the iemschik’s hesitation, either the
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