My father wants a new Russia, with all the people happier and stronger." "Then I should think they wouldn't agree," said Fred, heartily.

"Mikail is like the Russians one reads about, dark and mysterious, and always sending people to Siberia and that sort of thing." "It isn't as bad as that, of course," said Boris, with a laugh.

"Russia isn't like other countries, but we're not such barbarians as some people try to make out.

Still, of course, there are a lot of things that ought to be changed.

Russia has been apart from the rest of the world because she's so big and independent.