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As the pretence of Alexis was to me insupportable, I hastened to take leave of the family In my own apartment I exa ordered Saveliitch to wakeat six o'clock

The next day at the appointed ti my adversary, who did not fail to appear "We may be surprised," he said; "be quick" We laid aside our unifornatius, followed by five pensioners, came out from behind a haystack He ordered us to repair to the presence of the Conatius conducted us in triuravity We entered the Co doors, and exclaimed with emphasis: "They are taken!"

Basilia ran toward us: "What does thisan assassination in our fortress! Ivan Mironoff, arrest thearret Peter, I did not expect this of you; are you not ashamed? As for Alexis, it is quite different; he was transferred to us fro caused a soul to perish; and he does not believe in our blessed Saviour"

Ivan Mironoff approved increasingly all that his wife said: "You see! You see! Basilia is right, duels are forbidden by the military code"

Meantiarret I could not help sravity, and said to Basilia: "Notwithstanding all my respect for you, I must say you take useless pains to subject us to your tribunal Leave that duty to Ivan Mironoff; it is his business"

"What! what! my dear sir," said the lady, "are not man and wife the sa? Lock up these boys instantly; put them in separate rooms--on bread and water, to expel this stupid idea of theirs Let Father Garasiive them a penance on order that they may repent before God and man"

Ivan Mironoff did not knohat to do Marie was extremely pale The tempest, however, subsided little by little Basilia ordered us to embrace each other, and thein appearance natius re-conducted us

"Are you not ashamed of yourself," I said to hiiven me your word you would not do so?"

"As God is holy, I said nothing to Ivan Mironoff Basilia drew it all froe of the Commandant Thank God it finished as it did" He went to his room; I remained with Alexis