The boys bowed slightly and passed on.

No one accosted them, and they took their seats in the carriage with the deliberation and dignity which had been impressed upon them.

The official spread a bear-skin rug over their knees, and demanded which way they would go.
Jack replied, "To the promenade." The carriage--which was an open one--proceeded on its way at a rapid pace, and the boys' hopes rose higher and higher.

They had not gone far when they heard a horse's hoofs behind them, and, turning round, saw an officer galloping rapidly.
"Keep steady, Jack," Dick whispered.
When the officer reached the side of the carriage he reined in his horse, and took off his cap.

"Ladies," he said, "his excellency the governor saw you drive away, and ordered me to ride after you, and tell you that he did not know you were going out, and that he considered it more prudent for you to remain at home for a day or two until the excitement of the late events has cooled down." "Thank you," Dick said in his best Russian, and speaking in a feigned voice.