. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across e of this ruleserved materially to preserve order. Russian policemen are not to betrifled with. The route that the Emperor is to take when riding out is never knownin these latter days, through fear of plots against his life. The precautionis a very proper one, but it requires a large police force to guard all the HOW THE POLICE KEEP ORDER. 185 avenues and streets by wliicli he may pass. Orders are sent for the policeto prepare three or fou
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across e of this ruleserved materially to preserve order. Russian policemen are not to betrifled with. The route that the Emperor is to take when riding out is never knownin these latter days, through fear of plots against his life. The precautionis a very proper one, but it requires a large police force to guard all the HOW THE POLICE KEEP ORDER. 185 avenues and streets by wliicli he may pass. Orders are sent for the policeto prepare three or four routes, one only being traversed, and the directionis not given to the leader of the escort until the Emperor is seated in thecarriage. Sometimes none of the routes which have been guarded aretaken, and the Emperor enjoys a ride with nothing but his escort for hisprotection. It is said the Czar is averse to all this precaution, but isguided by the wishes of the Imperial Council and the members of hishousehold. Our friends thanked the shopkeeper for his politeness and informa-tion, and, as the crowd had melted away, continued their walk. Frank ^:». SCHAMYL S VILLAGE IN THE CAOCASUS. observed that the police did not move away, and this fact led him to sur-mise that the Emperor intended returning by the same route. Of course that is quite possible, said the Doctor, in response toFranks suggestion, but it is not worth our while to remain on thechance of his doing so. It is more than likely he will return to the pal-ace by another road ; and even if he comes through the ISTevski we couldsee no more than we have seen already. Besides, we might arouse sus-picion in the minds of the police by remaining long on this spot, andsuspicion, however groundless, is not desirable. When the Emperor goes 186 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IX THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. out the police have orders to arrest every one whose conduct is in theleast degree questionable, and so we had better continue our walk. They suit
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