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the first station. The next day, June the Jirst, CI ^ AR 
we arrived at Celo Molody. Its inhabitants had v - — / — 
been once in good circumstances, but since 
completely ruined by their lord. The tyrant 
has a fine house, near the church, which is upon 
the left hand in quitting the village. He is the 
miscreant, before mentioned, who refused to a 
poor girl her liberty, after accepting the price 
of her ransom, when she wished to marry in 
Moscow. Between Molodtzy and Celo Molody 
we passed through Podolsk, pleasingly situate, 
between two hills, upon the river Mockra. 
The late Empress conferred upon this place the 
name and distinction of a town ; but Paul (in 
his determination to do every thing that she 
would not have done, and to undo all that she 
did) made it again a village. 
From Celo Molody our journey was performed 
with very great expedition, and over good roads, 
to Grischinka, and to Serpuchof : this last place 
resembles Newmarket, in situation, appearance, 
and surrounding scenery: and that nothing 
might be wanting to awaken the recollection of 
our beloved country, the “ Mouse-ear Scorpion 
Grass” ( Myosotis Scorpio'ides), with other British 
herbs, appeared among the plants then in flower. 
Exactly in the spot which, with reference to the 
town, corresponds with that of the Race Course 
