Page 44 (1/2)
The nextat breakfast, we heard terrible news There had been another death Another soldier from the Order Madame Tomilov did not know the dead man&039;s name, however, and quickly sent one of the footmen to find out I worried about Petya, whom I hadn&039;t spoken to in days Dariya put a hand on my aroing after the killer right now"
That thought twisted my stoht," I agreed halfheartedly I could not concentrate on my French or history lessons I ran to theevery tiate
Madame Orbel ani was sympathetic, but Madame Metcherskey was not
"Katerina Alexandrovna, return to your seat at once There are several students here that have family members in the Order You are not the only one"
I looked around, shocked that I had not realized it earlier Countess Orlova and Princess Troubetsky, both younger than I The poor girls I knew that Aurora Demidov had withdrawn from Smolny after her cousin had been killed, but the countess Orlova had remained and had been there to comfort Princess Troubetsky when she heard about her cousin Princess Troubetsky was distantly related to Countess Orlova, and thus the Count Orlov, so her grief had been doubled
"Forgiveintoclouds passing overhead I prayed my brother was safe I worried abouthall was like a toot up with relief when it was time to return to class
Madame Metcherskey canceled our dance lessons for the afternoon, and instead, ent to the chapel to pray
It was late afternoon when a er returned with more news The dead prince was Aleksey Narychkine, murdered in his sleep He had been the nephew of the elder Prince Narychkine, who had died before Christmas He had no sister or cousin at S ourselves and saying a prayer for his soul
"What is happening to the Order?" Princess Troubetsky cried "Why would soo after the tsar&039;s ?"
Madahtht patrols increased throughout the city The soldiers always patrolled together, never alone It htly less apprehensive for Petya
Anya looked frightened when she helpedso she wouldn&039;t awaken Elena, she told me what her brother had seen when the dead prince had been taken to the hospital that afternoon