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into his own room; and when they were alone; he
said;

〃Well; now you can speak。〃

Isidor fell on his knees。

〃Brother;〃 said Isidor。  〃What are you do…
ing to yourself! Have mercy on your own soul。 
You are the worst villain in the world。  You have
offended against all that is sacred 。 。 。〃

A month after Missael sent a report; asking
that Isidor should be released as he had repented;
and he also asked for the release of the rest of
the prisoners。  After which he resigned his post。



XVIII

TEN years passed。  Mitia Smokovnikov had fin…
ished his studies in the Technical College; he was
now an engineer in the gold mines in Siberia; and
was very highly paid。  One day he was about to
make a round in the district。  The governor of…
fered him a convict; Stepan Pelageushkine; to ac…
company him on his journey。

〃A convict; you say? But is not that danger…
ous?〃

〃Not if it is this one。  He is a holy man。  You
may ask anybody; they will all tell you so。〃

〃Why has he been sent here?〃

The governor smiled。  〃He had committed six
murders; and yet he is a holy man。  I go bail for
him。〃

Mitia Smokovnikov took Stepan; now a bald…
headed; lean; tanned man; with him on his journey。 
On their way Stepan took care of Smokovnikov;
like his own child; and told him his story; told
him why he had been sent here; and what now
filled his life。

And; strange to say; Mitia Smokovnikov; who
up to that time used to spend his time drinking;
eating; and gambling; began for the first time to
meditate on life。  These thoughts never left him
now; and produced a complete change in his habits。 
After a time he was offered a very advantageous
position。  He refused it; and made up his mind
to buy an estate with the money he had; to marry;
and to devote himself to the peasantry; helping
them as much as he could。



XIX

HE carried out his intentions。  But before retiring
to his estate he called on his father; with whom
he had been on bad terms; and who had settled
apart with his new family。  Mitia Smokovnikov
wanted to make it up。  The old man wondered at
first; and laughed at the change he noticed in his
son; but after a while he ceased to find fault with
him; and thought of the many times when it was
he who was the guilty one。

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