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Chapter 6

           

           “I,too,wasburningtohavemysay!

           “‘InMoscow,’Isaid,‘therewasanoldstatecounsellor,acivilgeneral,who,allhislife,hadbeeninthehabitofvisitingtheprisonsandspeakingtocriminals.EverypartyofconvictsonitswaytoSiberiaknewbeforehandthatontheVorobeefHillsthe“oldgeneral”wouldpaythemavisit.Hedidallheundertookseriouslyanddevotedly.Hewouldwalkdowntherowsoftheunfortunateprisoners,stopbeforeeachindividualandaskafterhisneedsheneversermonizedthem;hespokekindlytothemhegavethemmoney;hebroughtthemallsortsofnecessariesforthejourney,andgavethemdevotionalbooks,choosingthosewhocouldread,underthefirmconvictionthattheywouldreadtothosewhocouldnot,astheywentalong.

           “‘Hescarcelyevertalkedabouttheparticularcrimesofanyofthem,butlistenedifanyvolunteeredinformationonthatpoint.Alltheconvictswereequalforhim,andhemadenodistinction.Hespoketoallastobrothers,andeveryoneofthemlookeduponhimasafather.Whenheobservedamongtheexilessomepoorwomanwithachild,hewouldalwayscomeforwardandfondlethelittleone,andmakeitlaugh.

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