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hand, like a chicken by the wing, and with the o-. 
ther he waved his cap round his head, and cried 
three times hura! On hearing this voice, the guar- 
dians ran to the slope of the hill; but it was too late: 
they could not overtake them. 
The Han carried Ivan in safety to his camp, and 
went into his kibitka, where the grandees met the 
Han. The Han appointed.to [van his best Starfhi- 
na*. This Scarfhina took him in his arms, and car- 
ried him into a richly ornamented kibitka, covered 
with Chinese stuffs and Persian carpets. He set the 
child on a cufhion of cloth of gold, and tried to pa- 
cify him: but Ivan cried and repented he had run 
away from his guardians. He was continually afk- 
ing whither they were carrying him ? for what 
reason? to what purpose? and where he was? The 
S:arfhina and the Kirguise that were with him, told 
him many stories. One said that it was so ordained 
by the course of the stars ; another that it was better 
living there than at home. They told him all but 
the truth. Sceing that nothing could pacify him, 
they tried to frighten him with nonsense ; they told 
him they would turn him into a bat ora hawk, thatthey 
would give lim to the wolf or frog to be eaten. The 
Czarwitz was not fearful, and amidst his tears laugh. 
ed at such nonsense. The Starthina seeing that the 
elild had left off crying, ordered the table to be co- = 
vered. They covered the table and served the sup- 
per. The Czarowicz eat a little: they then present- 
"ed preserves and such fruit as they had. After supper 
they undrefsed him and put him to sleep. 
* Starfhina an elder-man, from Starij old. 
