“He did.”
“I congratulate you, gentlemen! Nine years ago that man kissed my hand!”
It must be allowed that the Minister knew how to choose his subordinates.
CHAPTER XI
The Beginning of my Life at Vladímir.
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WHEN we had reached Kosmodemyansk and I came out to take my seat in the sledge, I saw that the horses were harnessed three abreast in Russian fashion; and the bells jingled cheerfully on the yoke worn by the wheeler.
In Perm and Vyatka they harness the horses differently—either in single file, or one leader with two wheelers.
My heart beat fast with joy, to see the Russian fashion again.