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thought as he carefully spelt out the names — he could 

 read apparently — and fingered the expensive seals. 



" How did you make the money wherewith to under- 

 take this journey ? " he began again. 



" I didn't. It came to me," said Kenneth, smiling. 



" Ha ! Someone dropped it and you picked up the 

 roubles. You must see the Governor in the morning. 

 Without doubt you must see the Governor in the morn- 

 ing." Then, with a sort of second wind he set off afresh, 

 at best pace, " Why do you want the heads of tur ? " 



" To look at, don't you know. Put 'em up on the 

 wall. Hang it ! " in English, "what's the old blighter 

 going to ask next ! " 



" Are you celebrated people ? " 



" Oh, very. Especially these ladies. They are the 

 Two Dianas from Somaliland." 



Slowly the inquisitor turned his eyes on us and 

 looked us up and down. 



" I do not know them," he said. " Are they related 

 to your Prince Gladstone ? Of him I have heard. 

 But they cannot want tur. There is something very 

 strange that they should travel so far for tur. I must 

 find a reason for this journey. You must see the 

 Governor in the morning." 



In England we expect everything to come to him 

 who waits, even if the thing waited for spoils in the 

 transit or arrives in a very dashed condition, but in 

 Russia " the morning " never comes. So we never 

 met that Provincial Governor because it took so long 

 for " Zaftra ! " (to-morrow) and " Sichas " (directly) 

 to materialize. 



