othervolleypouredintothe
an,knohatoneofthehorses,
andbothnearlydhavetheirheads,andthe
sledgedartedaapacethehe
rearsorapidotionindeed,thattheboysheldontothesides,expectingeveryntthatthesledge
thetreesan,hothehorses
straight,and,quietingtheotoastandstill,heclothsakenofftheirheads,andthejoueytothechateaupletedatasteadypace
”thatssharphe
intherear”theycallthatingicallitbeinghuntedbybers”
”ivenearlybrokenshoulder,”dickgruled,”thegunhthosetrendouschargeskickedlikeahorsesfinefunanyhow,butitsrathertooriskytobeoftenrepeatedifthreeofthosefelloholdofthehorsesheads,theywouldallhavebeenuponus,andveryshortadeofusifthey
had”
”ugh”jacksaidhashudder”teeththeyhaveanduthsitseedlikeasortofnightreforanththosegreatopenuthsandshiningteeth,astheyleapedtowardsus,aswerushedpastihopeishantdreaboutthe”
”nofearofthat,”dicksaidlaughing”theuntesssaidthatsosuppershouldbereadyforusendously
peckishafterthenightair,andplentyofhotteaandagoodtuckin,ing,icanventuretosay”
theuntessandherdaughtershadgoobedlongbeforetheretuofthesportsnatbreakfastnextingtheboysattetedtorelatetheiradventures,buttheirvocabularybeingwhollyinsufficient,theachnfor,andrequestedtogiveafullacuntoftheproceedingsthishedid,andaddedonhisothatthelittlelordshadbeenasolandllectedasiftheyhadbeeningalltheirlives
afterbreakfast,theletterbagarrived,andtheuntess,havingopenedherrrespondence,saidthatherhusbanduthenextdaygreatashepleasureoftheladies,theboyshardlyfeltenthusiastivertheneheyheyhatthey
fearedanychangeheworse
nextdaytheuntarrived,andtheboyssoonfeltthattheyhadnouchrdiality,andtold
thehathehadheardfroheuntessthathehadtothanktheorhavingdethetiofhisabsencepasssocheerfully,andthatshehadsaidshedidnotknoheythroughthedull
titheboys,afterthenneroftheirkind,werebadhandsatplint;buttheynagedtoexpressintheirbestrussiantheirthanksfortheextrekindnessheyhadreceivedthedaysuchastheyhaddone
before,exceptthattheboysnopanying
theirhostasheroderoundhisestate,andvisitedthevariousvillagesuponit
thehousesinthesevillagesastonishedtheboysbuiltofd,ofonestoryonlyandflatroofed,theyeachoccupiedalargeextentofground;forhereilieslivedtogetherasthesonsgrewupandrried,insteadofgoingintoseparatehouses,andsettinguplifeontheiroe,asdidtheir
arry,sothatunderoneroof
residedasnyasfourgenerations,untingsofortyorfiftysoulsaltogether
eachvillagehaditsheadn,tledalldisputes,butagainstfailedtogivesatisfaction,therewasanappealtothestertheserfsheunttoldtheboys,houtpay,buttheyhadsonydaysineachnthheycultivatedthelandntothevillagetheyuld,theuntsaid,besold,butinpointoffactneverhtheland
”itsabadsysteandihattheywereasfreeisyourlaborersareinengland”
”ofurseourpeoplecannotbesold,”jacksaid,”butafteralltheresnotsochdifferenceinthatrespect,forifanestatechangeshands,theyheneasyoursdo”
”yes,butyourlaborerscannotbekilledorevenfloggedbytheirsterspunity”
”no,ishouldthinknot,”jackexclaid”ion
innoti,ifstersotrythatsortofthing”
”ifearthateday,”theuntsaid,”unless
theserfsareencipatedthepeopleareterriblyignorant,butevenangtheosortofenlightenntisgoingon,andastheyknowbettertheyerebeastsofburden”
”heybebetteroff,sir,thanbefore”dickhawtryasked”ihaveheardfathersaythatthenegroesintheindianislandsarehantheyhedaysheyhey
selvesansof
living,andtheyspendtherestoftheirliveslyingaboutandsking”
”itethinghere,”theuntsaid,”fora
titherussianpeasantisnaturallyextrelyignorantandextrelyfondofvodkaprobablyatfirsthewouldbefarworseoffthanatpresentheenttoeaenoughtoliveandtogetdrunkupon,andainuntilledbutitis
ofthefutureustthink;andthatinthefuture,russia,nse
resourouspopulation,stbeethegrandesteireonearth”
chapterxiv
asuspectedhousehold
enuldseethata
tobe”suspected”inrussiais
equivalenttobeingndeedse
ofthehouseholdybesendingdenunaneetsyou
andshakeshandsayhavereportedonyour
nductthelettersyoueareopened,thoseyoushouldreceivestoppedinthepostatanynttheagentoftheauthoritiesyappearandnductyoutoaprisonayleaveonlyforthelongjoueytosiberia
untpreskoffdidnotthinkthatttershadyetreachedthispointheiesto
theutstperor,buthebelievedthatnostepswouldbetakenuntiluntsrskoffhadreceivedhisfinalrefusalofkatinkashandhehadalreadyonceproposedforit,butnsidertheansasfinal
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