"Come, let us drag him beneath that pine-tree and ride on to Tver.

We shall do no good, my dear Alexis, wasting our time over the possible antecedents of a gentleman who, for reasons of his own, is silent on the subject." Paul rose from the ground.

His movements were those of a strong and supple man, one whose muscles had never had time to grow stiff.

He was an active man, who never hurried.

Standing thus upright he was very tall--nearly a giant.