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condition which is due to your human judgment�察�the greater part of them 

are far better than you or those who were their judges and who keep them 

here。     This one; he pointed to the handsome�察�curly´headed fellow;is a 

murderer。 I do not consider him more guilty than those who kill in war or 

in duelling�察�and are rewarded for their deeds。 He had neither education nor 

moral guidance�察�and his life had been cast among thieves and drunkards。 

This   lessens   his   guilt�察  �but   he   has   done   wrong�察  �nevertheless�察  �in   being   a 

murderer。 He killed a merchant�察�to rob him。                 The other man�察�the Jew�察�is a 

thief�察  �one   of   a   gang   of   thieves。   That   uncommonly   strong   fellow   is   a 

horse´stealer�察 �and   guilty  also�察 �but   compared   with others   not   as   culpable。 

Look� �and suddenly the young Tsar found himself in an open field on a 

vast frontier。 On the right were potato fields�察�the plants had been rooted 

out�察�and were lying in heaps�察�blackened by the frost�察�in alternate streaks 

were rows of winter corn。 In the distance a little village with its tiled roofs 

was visible�察�on the left were fields of winter corn�察�and fields of stubble。 No 

one was to be seen on any side�察�save a black human figure in front at the 



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border´line�察�a gun slung on his back�察�and at his feet a dog。                On the spot 

where the young Tsar stood�察�sitting beside him�察�almost at his feet�察�was a 

young   Russian   soldier   with   a   green   band   on   his   cap�察  �and   with   his   rifle 

slung over his shoulders�察�who was rolling up a paper to make a cigarette。 

The soldier was obviously unaware of the presence of the young Tsar and 

his companion�察�and had not heard them。 He did now turn round when the 

Tsar�察�who was standing directly over the soldier�察�asked�察 �Where are we�拭─�

;On the Prussian frontier�察─�his guide answered。 Suddenly�察�far away in front 

of them�察�a shot was fired。 The soldier jumped to his feet�察�and seeing two 

men   running�察  �bent   low   to   the   ground�察  �hastily   put   his   tobacco   into   his 

pocket�察�and ran after one of them。           ;Stop�察�or I'll shoot� ─�cried the soldier。 

The fugitive�察�without stopping�察�turned his head and called out something 

evidently abusive or blasphemous。 

     ;Damn you� ─�shouted the soldier�察�who put one foot a little forward and 

stopped�察�after which�察�bending his head over his rifle�察�and raising his right 

hand�察�he rapidly adjusted something�察�took aim�察�and�察�pointing the gun in the 

direction   of   the   fugitive�察  �probably   fired�察  �although   no   sound   was   heard。 

;Smokeless powder�察�no doubt�察─�thought the young Tsar�察�and looking after 

the fleeing man saw him take a few hurried steps�察�and bending lower and 

lower�察�fall to the ground and crawl on his hands and knees。                    At last he 

remained lying and did not move。 The other fugitive�察�who was ahead of 

him�察�turned round and ran back to the man who was lying on the ground。 

He did something for him and then resumed his flight。 

     ;What does all this mean�拭─�asked the Tsar。 

     ;These are the guards on the frontier�察�enforcing the revenue laws。 That 

man was killed to protect the revenues of the State。; 

     ;Has he actually been killed�拭─�

     The guide  again laid   his   hand   upon the  head of   the  young Tsar�察 �and 

again the Tsar lost consciousness。           When he had recovered his senses he 

found   himself   in   a   small   roomthe   customs   office。   The   dead   body   of   a 

man�察�with a thin grizzled beard�察�an aquiline nose�察�and big eyes with the 

eyelids closed�察�was lying on the floor。 His arms were thrown asunder�察�his 

feet bare�察�and his thick�察�dirty toes were turned up at right angles and stuck 



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out straight。 He had a wound in his side�察�and on his ragged cloth jacket�察�as 

well as on his blue shirt�察�were stains of clotted blood�察�which had turned 

black save for a few red spots here and there。 A woman stood close to the 

wall�察   �so  wrapped     up   in  shawls    that  her  face   could    scarcely   be   seen。 

Motionless   she   gazed   at   the   aquiline   nose�察  �the   upturned   feet�察  �and   the 

protruding   eyeballs�察  �sobbing   and   sighing�察  �and   drying   her   tears   at   long�察�

regular intervals。 A pretty girl of thirteen was standing at her mother's side�察�

with her eyes and mouth wide open。              A boy of eight clung to his mother's 

skirt�察�and looked intensely at his dead father without blinking。 

     From a door near them an official�察�an officer�察�a doctor�察�and a clerk with 

documents�察�entered。         After them came a soldier�察�the one who had shot the 

man。     He   stepped   briskly  along   behind   his   superiors�察  �but   the   instant   he 

saw   the   corpse   he   went   suddenly   pale�察  �and   quivered�察  �and   dropping   his 

head   stood   still。  When   the   official   asked   him  whether   that   was   the   man 

who was escaping across the frontier�察�and at whom he had fired�察�he was 

unable to answer。       His lips trembled�察�and his face twitched。 ;The ss s 

; he began�察�but could not get out the words which he wanted to say。                   ;The 

same�察    �your   excellency。;    The    officials  looked    at  each   other   and   wrote 

something down。 

     ;You see the beneficial results of that same system� ─�

     In a room of sumptuous vulgarity two men sat drinking wine。 One of 

them was old and grey�察�the other a young Jew。 The young Jew was holding 

a   roll   of   bank´notes   in   his   hand�察  �and   was   bargaining   with   the   old   man。 

He was buying smuggled goods。 

     ;You've got 'em cheap�察─�he said�察�smiling。 

     ;Yesbut the risk; 

     ;This is indeed terrible�察─�said the young Tsar�察�but it cannot be avoided。 

Such proceedings are necessary。; 

     His companion made no response�察�saying merely�察 �Let us move on�察─�

and laid his hand again on the head of the Tsar。             When the Tsar recovered 

consciousness�察�he was standing in a small room lit by a shaded lamp。                      A 

woman was sitting at the table sewing。 A boy of eight was bending over 

the table�察�drawing�察�with his feet doubled up under him in the armchair。                   A 



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student was reading aloud。 The father and daughter of the family entered 

the room noisily。 

     ;You signed the order concerning the sale of spirits�察─�said the guide to 

the Tsar。 

     ;Well�拭─�said the woman。 

     ;He's not likely to live。; 

     ;What's the matter with him�拭─�

     ;They've kept him drunk all the time。; 

     ;It's not possible� ─�exclaimed the wife。 

     ;It's true。   And the boy's only nine years old�察�that Vania Moroshkine。; 

     ;What did you do to try to save him�拭─�asked the wife。 

     ;I tried everything that could be done。           I gave him an emetic and put 

a mustard´plaster on him。         He has every symptom of delirium tremens。; 

     ;It's   no   wonderthe   whole   family  are   drunkards。      Annisia   is only  a 

little better than the rest�察�and even she is generally  more or less drunk�察─�

said the daughter。 

     ;And   what   about   your   temperance   society�拭─  �the   student   asked   his 

sister。 

     ;What can we do when they are given every opportunity of drinking�拭�

Father tried to have the public´house shut up�察�but the law is against him。 

And�察�besides�察�when I was trying to convince Vasily Ermiline that it was 

disgraceful   to   keep   a   public´house   and   ruin   the   people   with   drink�察  �he 

answered very haughtily�察�and indeed got the bette

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