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"Take her back into the palace!" said Mannstein, hastening past

But the soldier, only anxious to rid himself of an encumbrance, threw

the now insensible duchess into the snow, and hurried away

In this situation she was found by a captain of the guard, who lifted

her up and conveyed her into the palace to give her over to the care of

her woht be restored to consciousness and dressed But

she no longer had either won is over; they have

all fled in terror, as from the house of death, that they may not be

involved in the disaster of those whose good fortunes they have shared

The slaves had all decaent's

palace, so often huht, is now avoided as a

pest-house

With tre hands the duchess enveloped herself in her clothes, and

then followed her husband into the winter palace

And while all this was taking place the court and nation yet trembled at

the names of these two persons who had just been so deeply humbled The

Princess Anna Leopoldowna, accoress through the streets of the city, stopping at all the