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. The Siberian exiles. A novel . H CHAPTER HORRORS OF THE ROAD. The bargain was closed, but not without considerablenegotiation, which kept the enterprising Nemo two poselentse wanted some of the money inadvance, but Dubayeff was firm in his refusal; heargued that they had the advantages of the situation, asit was in their power to fail to respond when the othernames were called, and with the money in their hands,they could deny without danger to themselves that theyhad ever made any arrangement of the kind. Dubay-eff and Pushkin would be powerless to help themselves,as they cou
. The Siberian exiles. A novel . H CHAPTER HORRORS OF THE ROAD. The bargain was closed, but not without considerablenegotiation, which kept the enterprising Nemo two poselentse wanted some of the money inadvance, but Dubayeff was firm in his refusal; heargued that they had the advantages of the situation, asit was in their power to fail to respond when the othernames were called, and with the money in their hands,they could deny without danger to themselves that theyhad ever made any arrangement of the kind. Dubay-eff and Pushkin would be powerless to help themselves,as they could not make complaint to the nachalnik ofa circumstance that would surely bring punishment ontheir own heads. * It is just possible that Nemo is trying to trick us,said Dubayeff, he is quite capable of doing it, if he hasthe chance. He knows you have money in your posses-sion, and will be on the alert all the time to get someof it. There is no danger that he will betray youto the nachalnik, as that would spoil his chance of mak-ing anything out
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