27/35 Fainted like a stupid, silly young girl. But while he was standing before zat---that mob of terrorists he was the strongest man in Russia. Nevertheless, he was afraid of them. Man, he is a queer animal, eh ?" It was not long before the doubts and fears of all on board the Doraine gave way to a strange, unnatural state of exhilaration. It represented joy without happiness, relief without security, exultation without conviction,--for, after all, there still remained unanswered the question that robbed every sensation of its thrill. |