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On the square itself, a galloas hastily erected When we approached, the Bashkirs opened a passage through the crowd and presented us to Pougatcheff The bells ceased; the deepest silence prevailed "Which is the Commandant?" asked the usurper Our Corporal caatcheff looked at the old man with a terrible expression, and said to him: "How did you dare to oppose me, your emperor?"

The Coy, and said, in a firm but faint voice: "You are not atcheff frowned and raised his white handkerchief Ied to the gibbet Astride the cross-beaallows, sat the mutilated Bashkirs e had questioned; he held a rope in his hand, and I saw, an instant after, poor Ivan Mironoff suspended in the air Then Ignatius was brought up before Pougatcheff

"Take the oath to the emperor, Peter Fedorovitch"

"You are not our e his Captain's words, "you are a brigand and a usurper"

Pougatcheff again natius hung beside his ancient chief It wasto repeat the words of my brave comrades, when to st the rebels He had had tie his uniforatcheff and whispered to hi to look at me A rope was put aroundsincere repentance forhiibbet A shout was heard, "Stop! Stop!" The executioners paused I looked Saveliitch was kneeling at Pougatcheff's feet "O my lord and master," said my dear old serf, "what do you ith that nobleood ransohten the rest, coatcheff n They unbound me at once "Our emperor pardons you," they said At the moment I did not know that my deliverance was a cause for joy or for sorrow My ain before the usurper and atcheff offered me his muscular hand "Kiss his hand! Kiss his hand!" cried out all around me But I would have preferred the radation so infa behind me, "do not play the obstinate; what does it cost? Kiss the brigand's hand"