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"Derrington," said the czar as soon as ere alone; he addressed me

in French by which I knew that I was restored to favor; "you have

startled et Is it true

that Michael--ah, no, I cannot believe it, for if he is unfaithful,

whom can I trust?"

"You must not cease to trust hiainst hi net is out to-night, and the daill see nearly every

nihilist in St Petersburg in prison, or on the way out of Russia If

you had been prevailed upon to detain ht have

happened"

"Tellof you, detain me now,over the city, and even now the prisons

are filling up I et to work, for this is a matter to which I

must personally attend"

"And Michael?"

"Leave him where he is, in his apartments, until I return"

"When will that be?"

"Soon after daylight"

"Then co; but I

shall not be"

"I will do so"

"One word more What of the princess?"

"She would have been ht by the nihilists had I not