In the fort will stand a pile, which will be the tomb of the future czars of Russia, and there in front of us, where you see fifty thousand peasants at work, shall be the future capital of the empire." "But it is a swamp," Charlie said in astonishment, alike at the vastness of the scheme, and the energy with which it was being prosecuted.
"Nature has made it a swamp," his companion said calmly, "but man is stronger than nature.

The river will be embanked, the morass drained, and piles driven everywhere, as has been done in the island, and the capital will rise here.

The fort has already been named the Fortress of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

The capital will be named alike after the patron saint and its founder--Petersburg." They had now reached the spot.

The carriage stopped and they alighted.