These people and their ancestors before them have been in the service of us and of our ancestors for many, many generations--since before the freeing of the serfs, of course." It was Boris who brought Ivan back to the errand that had caused his sudden appearance.
"Have you brought the parts for the wireless ?" he asked.

"It was as my father foresaw.

The first thing the Germans did was to come here and render the installation useless, as they supposed." "It need not remain useless," said Ivan.

"Everything needful I have brought.

The station may be working by to-night.