Henty George Alfred. Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape from Siberia
CHAPTER I. A GREAT CHANGE
CHAPTER II. A CAT’S-PAW
CHAPTER III. A HUNTING PARTY
CHAPTER IV. A PRISONER
CHAPTER V. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE
CHAPTER VI. AN ESCAPE
CHAPTER VII. THE BURIAT’S CHILD
CHAPTER VIII. THE MINES OF KARA
CHAPTER IX. PRISON LIFE
CHAPTER X. PREPARATIONS FOR FLIGHT
CHAPTER XI. AFLOAT
CHAPTER XII. WINTER
CHAPTER XIII. HUNTING
CHAPTER XIV. THE BREAK-UP OF WINTER
CHAPTER XV. COASTING
CHAPTER XVI. A SAMOYEDE ENCAMPMENT
CHAPTER XVII. A SEA FIGHT
CHAPTER XVIII. HOME AGAIN
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HALF a dozen boys were gathered in one of the studies at Shrewsbury. A packed portmanteau and the general state of litter on the floor was sufficient to show that it was the last day of term.
"Well, I am awfully sorry you are going, Bullen; we shall all miss you. You would certainly have been in the football team next term; it is a nuisance altogether."
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"It is a very curious idea," Godfrey said, "but it certainly looks nice. What magnificent beards all the drivers in the good sledges have!"
"Yes, that again is an old Russian custom. A driver with a big beard is considered an absolute necessity for a well-appointed turn-out, and the longer and fuller the beard the higher the wages a man will command and the greater the pride of his employer."
