“Starosta!” he said. “Is that you?”
“Yes, Excellency. I saw you go into the kabak, so I waited outside and watched. I did not dare to go inside. They will not allow me there. They are afraid that I should give information.”
“How long have these meetings been going on?”
“The last three nights, Excellency, in Osterno; but it is the same all over the estate.”
“Only on the estate?”
“Yes, Excellency.”
“Are you sure of that?”
“Yes, Excellency.”
Paul walked on in silence for some paces. The third man followed them without catching them up.
“I do not understand, Excellency,” said the starosta anxiously. “It is not the Nihilists.”