orthofrussia,andthatheelittle
ti
afterdinnerdickaskedkatinkatotelltheuntessthattheydidnote,andthattheyandaboutthe
place,andexceptheyohave
thetheuntessrepliedthroughherdaughterthattheywouldbealintheroo
”youusenttouswewereverydullbefore,
andinsteadofbeingatrouble,asuntsrskoffnodoubtintendedakeaverypleasantbreakit
isdreadfullydullherenohereisnolongeranygayety,nyofoueighborsareaalksofanythingbutthathorriderskoffisalsttheonlypersonwesee,and,”andsheshruggedherprettyshoulders,”heshannothingandnoaasays,orideortogooutinasledge
ifyoueshooting,thereisplentyintheneighborhoodbutofurseforthatyouustbe
arrangedbeforehandiybrotherorloffhadbeenathoheuldhavelookedafteryounicely”
delightedattheprospect,theboyssaidthattheyshouldlikeadrive,andafeinuteslater,descendingtotheurtyard,theyfoundasledgehthreehorsesatthedoor
”ed,delighted”y
idshipns
berth”
thesledge,painteddeepbluetheseatswere
veredhfurs,rappedround
theirlegsthedriversatpercheduponahighseatinfronthewasatall,statelyfigure,nsebeardonhisheadhecapofblacksheepskin,aybensideredthenationalheaddressheetightly,
andreachingtohisanklesitsashroundhis
ithadagreatfurllarandcuffshisfeetasedinuntannedleatherboots,reachingabovethekneesthehorsesannerquitedifferenttoanythingtheladshadbeforeseentheyiddleonewasin
shafts,thoseoneithersideranfreeintraces,andbydint,astheboyssupposed,oflongtraining,eachcarriedhisheadcurvedroundoutedtobelookinghalfback
astpeculiareffect,exactlysilartothataybeseeninancientgreekbasreliefs,andsculpturesofhorsesinancientodeofhaessingandtrainingthehorsesis
peculiarlyrussian,andisrigidlyadheredtobyalltheoldrussianfaliesovereachhorseosttothe
ground,itsobjectbeingtopreventsnobeingthrownupinthefacesofthosesittinginthelowsledge
crackinghishareportasloudasthatofapistol,thedriversetthehorsesintion,andinanutethesledgewasdartingaendouspace;thecentrehorse
trotting,theflankersgoingatacanter,eachkeepingthelegnexttothehorseintheshaftsinfrontthelightsno
therunnersasthesledgedartedalong,andasthewindblewkeenlyintheirfaces,andtheirspiritsrose,theboysdeclaredtoeachotherthatsledgingostgloriousfuntheyhadeverhadtheyhadbeenfuishedhfurlinedats,uedupllarsreachedfarabovetheirears,andbothfeltasastoast,inspiteofthefactthatthetherterzero
theuntryheredifferedinitsappearancefrohatoverheyhadbeentravelling,andgreatforestsextendedtohinthreelesofthetown
”isuppose,”dicksaid,”thatsheshootingis,foricantfancyanybirdsbeingfoolsenoughtostopoutontheseplains,andiftheydid,therehow
prettythosesledgebellsare,tobesureiheydonthavethenengland”
”iveseen,”jacksaid,”andvery
prettythebellssoundedonastillnightbutthebellssocleartonedasthese”
froneshafttoanother,inabohehorsesnecks,extendedanarchoflightthishungasreoflittlebells,errilyasthesledgeglidedalong
”itsadeliotion,”japingorjolting,andyet,evensoneseyes,hefeelsthatheisgoingata
trendouspace”
theboysusedatthedriver,lycrackedhiswhip,butnevertouchedthehorses,to,hoantly
talking,addressingthenenuragingtones,h,asjacksaid,theyseedtounderstandjustlikechristians
afteranhourandahalfsdrive,inusthavetraversedsoeighteenles,theyretuedtothechateautheservantatthedoorrelievedtheftheircloaksandoftheloose,furlinedboots,hheyhadalsobeenfuished,andthen,evidentlyinahe
untessandtershethirdwas
readingalouditpsbued
onthetables,andtherooheatedbyagreatstoveintheer,feltpleasantlyandfortable
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anonalirisonnt
theeveningpassedpleasantlythereesic,andthethreegirlsandtheirthersangtogether,andjack
partsingingatho,forhisfalyusical,andeverynightedtosinggleesandcatchesalso,attheirrequest,joinedin,takingtheparte,
hadbeenaccustodtofill
intheurseoftheeveningtheboysexplainedthattheyhadsaidnothingtothendantabouttheirhavingpickedupalittlerussian,astheyhadthoughtthatittorein
inignoraneideaofkingtheirescape
”why,youfoolishboys,”paulinasaid,”o
hoisashatyousaidnothingaboutit,forhe
onlysentyouherebe;andifhe
hadthoughtyouhadknoighthavelodgedyou
sowhereelse”
”toescapenoksaidinhisbroken
russian”uchrefortableherethanhe
ldbeforesebastopol”
thenextfeetistheuntess
present,andthenthegirlsselvestoirovingtheboysrussian
sotistetothedoor,andthegirls
acpaniedtheboysontheirdriveonthefourthevening,untsrsko
