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" About the people ; all sorts of questions." 



" Does he ever go about among the moujiks without 



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" We are together all the time." 

 " He is always with you ; never alone ? " 

 " We have traveled together from Moscow." 

 Does he sleep where you do? " 

 Yes ; we always stop at the same place at night." 

 " How do you know he doesn't get up when you're 



asleep and go about among the people?" 

 " I don't believe he does." 

 " But do you know this positively ?' 

 " I should know if he did ; I know he does not." 

 " How would you know if you were asleep ?' 

 " I don't believe he does." 

 " What things has he got with him in his saddle 



bags ? " 



" A few clothes and two or three books." 



" What are the books about ? Are they in Rus, 



sian ? 



" No, they are in English. One is an American 



magazine." 



" Has he got any printed matter in Russian ? ' 



"No." 



" How do you know ? " 



" I know that he has not." 



" No little books, pamphlets, or printed sheets? " 



" No; he has nothing of the kind in Russian." 



"Are you sure he doesn't give the moujiks any 



papers ? " 



" I have never seen him give them any papers." 

 " But in the night, when you're asleep ? " 



