. The Siberian exiles. A novel . ressed himselfdirectly to Pushkin, evidently recognizing him as theleader, and assured him that there had never been anyintention of flogging the entire party, or himself, thethreat having been made merely for the purpose offrightening them into obedience to orders. * I have no authority to act for my comrades in thismatter, Pushkin replied. ? I did not suggest thehunger strike, and therefore cannot advise that it bestopped. * Who did suggest it ? asked the commandant, in atone of anger. * I must decline to answer Your Excellencys ques-tion, replied the prisone
. The Siberian exiles. A novel . ressed himselfdirectly to Pushkin, evidently recognizing him as theleader, and assured him that there had never been anyintention of flogging the entire party, or himself, thethreat having been made merely for the purpose offrightening them into obedience to orders. * I have no authority to act for my comrades in thismatter, Pushkin replied. ? I did not suggest thehunger strike, and therefore cannot advise that it bestopped. * Who did suggest it ? asked the commandant, in atone of anger. * I must decline to answer Your Excellencys ques-tion, replied the prisoner. Then the commandantturned on his heel and left the kamera. He immediately telegraphed to the minister that thepolitical prisoners had made a hunger (strike. He askedfor instructions, and stated in the customary brevity ofthe telegraph, the demands that had been made. Hewaited anxiously for the ministers response, which didnot come until just as the sun was setting behind thehills that enclosed the v^alley of the Kara CHAPTER XXVr. PROGRESS OF THE HUNGER STRIKE. ** I very much doubt if there will be a favorableresponse from the Minister of the Interior, said Dubay-eff to Pushkin, when it became known that the com-mandant had telegraphed to the capital for instructions. Why so ? the latter asked. * Because the party of action has been creating con-siderable trouble of late, and the ministry is very muchirritated. At any rate, this is the time when active^measures were to be undertaken, and we may hear ofthem any day. ? What were they intending to do ? To this interrogation Dubayeff did not give a directanswer. Pushkin changed his question to an inquiry asto what the party of action expected to accomplish inthe work in which it was engaged. ? We are divided in our opinions, was the reply,* and probably no ten men could be brought togetherw^ho would agree exactly as to the objects we wishto attain. In a general way, we want the governmentto be based on representation, ra
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