Red dusk and the morrow, adventures and investigations in Red Russia . inscribed my occupation of clerk in an office ofthe Extraordinary Commission, adding also six tothe age to conform with my other papers. As Itraced the letters I tried to sum up the , I hoped, would now soon be free, but mis-givings began to arise regarding my own position,which I had a disquieting suspicion had in some waybecome jeopardized as a result of the disclosures Ihad had to make that evening to Zorinsky. When I had finished I folded the exemption certifi-cate and put it with my passport in my po
Red dusk and the morrow, adventures and investigations in Red Russia . inscribed my occupation of clerk in an office ofthe Extraordinary Commission, adding also six tothe age to conform with my other papers. As Itraced the letters I tried to sum up the , I hoped, would now soon be free, but mis-givings began to arise regarding my own position,which I had a disquieting suspicion had in some waybecome jeopardized as a result of the disclosures Ihad had to make that evening to Zorinsky. When I had finished I folded the exemption certifi-cate and put it with my passport in my pocket. Well, what is the news of Melnikoff? I said. Zorinsky was engrossed in Pravda, the official pressorgan of the Communist Party. I beg your pardon?Oh, yes—Melnikoff. I have no doubt he will bereleased, but the investigator wants the whole 60,000roubles first. That is strange, I observed, surprised. Youtold me he would only want the second half afterMelnikoffs release. True. But I suppose now he fears he wont havetime to get it, since he also will have to
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