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44 Doesn't he know he has no right to take pictures 

 without permission ? " 



" He knows he must not photograph prisons and 

 fortresses." 



il How do you know he hasn't photographed these 

 as well ? " 



" I don't believe he has. He knows that it is against 

 the law.*' 



" When did you first make his acquaintance ? ' 



" A month ago, in Moscow." 



" How did you come to know him ? " 



" I learned that he was going to ride on horseback 

 to the Crimea, and volunteered to go with him and in- 

 terpret for him." 



" You didn't know him before he came to Moscow ? ' 



" No." 



" How did you know what kind of a man he was ? ' 



" I and my brother went and saw him. He is an 

 American, and a good man." 



" Did he want you to go with him first, or only after 

 you asked him ? " 



" We talked it over. He then said he would be glad 

 to have my company." 



" Well, you must see the Governor to-morrow. He 

 wishes to see you. You must not leave town or take 

 any photographs. Now, in God's name, go." 



In addition to this catechetical examination, other 

 ingenious arguments were forthcoming to convince us 

 that we had no business to travel through Russia on 

 horseback without the special permission of the Gov- 

 ernors of the various provinces. And these arguments 

 are worth reproducing, because they illustrate better 



