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Zara crossed to the divan and seated herself besideto it as if she were herself in danger

of being torn fro me For a tiently, and when she resumed speech,

it was in a softly-spoken voice

"Then you find friends," she said, gently "Through their agents, the

nihilists ascertain where your sister has been taken You learn that

she is a prisoner on the unspeakably horrible island of Saghalien Yes,

and they tell you more, these new friends and helpers who the nihilists They know about the plot that sent her

there They know that the very man who pretended that he loved Yvonne,

bribed one of your servants to place those awful papers aht be found there by the police You search for

him, but he is abroad, so you seek out, and find, the servant as

bribed; and hile After that, you disappear The nihilists

report that you are dead St Petersburg believes it But you are not

dead You are on your way to Saghalien Your new friends assist you

with disguises; they aid you on your long journey; they provide you

with halien, only

to find that Yvonne is not there; that she has been transferred Then

you begin a weary search which consu years You go from prison to prison, from town