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"In all countries high-treason is punished with death," said Lestocq,

gloo to the coe, and kill

the herself upon the

divan

"But your majesty has this day abolished the punishment of death"

"Have I so? Ah, yes, I now remember Well, as I have said it, I ent, Prince Ulrich, the so-called Emperor Ivan, Counts

Osterden, and the

other prisoners, are all to remain unpunished?"

"Can they be punished in no other way than by death?" impatiently asked

Elizabeth "Have we not prisons and the knout? Have we not Siberia and

the rack? Punish these traitors, then, as you think best I give you

full powers, and, if it nature to your sentence"

"But we cannot scourge the regent or her son?"

"No," said Elizabeth, with veheo free

and without hindrance to Germany; your judicial poill not extend

to them It shall not be said that Elizabeth has delivered up her aunt

and cousin to torture for the purpose of securing her own advantage

Let theo hence free and unobstructed! I tell you this is my express,

ireat an effort, leaned her head upon the

shoulder of Alexis,with his locks