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and to reveal all her thoughts to the father confessor�察�asking his advice as 

to what she ought to decide for the future。 

     At a small distance from her town a monastery was situated�察�where an 

old monk lived who had gained a great reputation by his holy life�察�by his 

sermons   and   prophecies�察  �as   well   as   by   the   marvellous   cures   ascribed   to 

him。 

     The monk had received a letter from Lisa's father announcing the visit 

of his daughter�察�and telling him in what a state of excitement the young 

girl   was。   He   also   expressed   the   hope   in   that   letter   that   the   monk   would 

influence  her  in   the  right   way�察 �urging   her  not to depart   from  the   golden 

mean�察�and to live like a good Christian without trying to upset the present 

conditions of her life。 

     The   monk   received   Lisa   after   he   had   seen   many   other   people�察  �and 

being very tired�察�began by quietly recommending her to be modest and to 

submit to her present   conditions   of   life and   to her parents。  Lisa   listened 

silently�察   �blushing    and    flushed    with   excitement。     When      he  had    finished 

admonishing her�察�she began saying with tears in her eyes�察�timidly at first�察�

that Christ bade us leave father and mother to follow Him。                     Getting more 

and   more   excited�察  �she   told   him   her   conception   of   Christ。        The   monk 

smiled   slightly�察  �and   replied   as   he   generally   did   when   admonishing   his 

penitents�察�but after a while he remained silent�察�repeating with heavy sighs�察�

;O   God� ─      �Then   he   said�察   �Well�察  �come   to   confession   to´morrow�察─  �and 

blessed her with his wrinkled hands。 



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     The   next   day   Lisa   came   to   confession�察  �and   without   renewing   their 

interrupted   conversation�察  �he   absolved   her   and   refused   to   dispose   of   her 

fortune�察�giving no reasons for doing so。 

     Lisa's purity�察�her devotion to God and her ardent soul�察�impressed the 

monk   deeply。      He   had   desired   long   ago   to   renounce   the   world   entirely�察�

but   the   brotherhood�察     �which    drew    a  large  income     from   his   work    as  a 

preacher�察�insisted on his continuing his activity。              He gave way�察�although 

he had a vague feeling that he was in a false position。 It was rumoured that 

he   was   a   miracle´working   saint�察 �whereas   in   reality  he   was   a   weak   man�察�

proud of his success in the world。 When the soul of Lisa was revealed to 

him�察�he saw clearly into his own soul。               He discovered how different he 

was to what he wanted to be�察�and realised the desire of his heart。 

     Soon after Lisa's visit he went to live in a separate cell as a hermit�察�and 

for three weeks did not officiate again in the church of the friary。 After the 

celebration   of the   mass�察  �he   preached   a   sermon   denouncing his own   sins 

and those of the world�察�and urging all to repent。 

     From that day he preached every fortnight�察�and his sermons attracted 

increasing audiences。         His fame as a preacher spread abroad。 His sermons 

were   extraordinarily   fearless   and   sincere�察  �and   deeply   impressed   all   who 

listened to him。 



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     VASSILY  was   actually  carrying   out the object he   bad in leaving   the 

prison。 With the help of a few friends he broke into the house of the rich 

merchant   Krasnopuzov�察  �whom   he   knew   to   be   a   miser   and   a   debauchee。 

Vassily   took   out   of   his   writing´desk   thirty   thousand   roubles�察  �and   began 

disposing of them as he thought right。              He even gave up drink�察�so as not 

to spend   that   money  on   himself�察 �but   to   distribute  it   to   the poor�察  �helping 

poor   girls   to   get   married�察  �paying   off   people's   debts�察  �and   doing   this   all 

without ever revealing himself to those he helped�察�his only desire was to 

distribute his money in the right way。 As he also gave bribes to the police�察�



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he was left in peace for a long time。 

     His heart was singing for joy。         When at last he was arrested and put to 

trial�察�he  confessed   with  pride  that   he  had   robbed   the  fat   merchant。  ;The 

money�察─�he said�察 �was lying idle in that fool's desk�察�and he did not even 

know how much he had�察�whereas I have put it into circulation and helped 

a lot of good people。; 

     The    counsel    for   the  defence     spoke    with   such   good    humour     and 

kindness that the jury felt inclined to discharge Vassily�察�but sentenced him 

nevertheless   to   confinement   in   prison。   He   thanked   the   jury�察  �and   assured 

them that he would find his way out of prison before long。 



                                             XIII 



     NATALIA IVANOVNA SVENTIZKY'S telegram proved useless。 The 

committee   appointed   to   deal   with   the   petitions   in   the   Emperor's   name�察�

decided   not   even   to   make   a   report   to   the   Czar。   But   one   day   when   the 

Sventizky      case    was    discussed     at  the   Emperor's     luncheon´table�察     �the 

chairman   of   the   committee�察  �who   was   present�察  �mentioned   the   telegram 

which had been received from Sventizky's widow。 

     ;C'est   tres   gentil   de   sa   part�察─  �said   one   of   the   ladies   of   the   imperial 

family。 

     The Emperor sighed�察�shrugged his shoulders�察�adorned with epaulettes。 

;The law�察─�he said�察�and raised his glass for the groom of the chamber to 

pour out some Moselle。 

     All   those present pretended to   admire   the   wisdom  of   the   sovereign's 

words。     There    was   no   further   question    about    the  telegram。     The    two 

peasants�察    �the  old   man    and   the  young     boy�察  �were   hanged     by  a   Tartar 

hangman from Kazan�察�a cruel convict and a murderer。 

     The old man's wife wanted to dress the body of her husband in a white 

shirt�察�with white bands which serve as stockings�察�and new boots�察�but she 

was not allowed to do so。 The two men were buried together in the same 

pit outside the church´yard wall。 

     ;Princess     Sofia    Vladimirovna       tells  me   he   is  a   very   remarkable 



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preacher�察─  �remarked   the   old   Empress�察  �the   Emperor's   mother�察  �one   day   to 

her son�此 �Faites le venir。     Il peut precher a la cathedrale。; 

     ;No�察�it would be better in the palace church�察─�said the Emperor�察�and 

ordered the hermit Isidor to be invited。 

    All the generals�察�and other high officials�察�assembled in the church of 

the imperial palace�察�it was an event to hear the famous preacher。 

    A thin and grey old man appeared�察�looked at those present�察�and said�此�

;In the name of God�察�the Son�察�and the Holy Ghost�察─�and began to speak。 

    At first all went well�察�but the longer he spoke the worse it became。 ;Il 

devient   de   plus   en   plus aggressif�察─  �as the   Empress put   it   afterwards。   He 

fulminated      against   every   one。    He    spoke    about   the  executions     and 

charged the government with having made so many necessary。 How can 

the government of a Christian country kill men�拭�

     Everybody looked at everybody else�察�thinking of the bad taste of the 

sermon�察�and how unpleasant it must be for the Emperor to listen to it�察�but 

nobody expressed these thoughts aloud。 

    When Isidor had said Amen�察�the metropolitan approached�察�and asked 

him to call on him。 

    After Isido

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