Her presence will be useful in drawing off suspicion from me.

A man traveling alone across the steppe, may be easily guessed to be a courier of the Czar.

If, on the contrary, this young girl accompanies me, I shall appear, in the eyes of all, the Nicholas Korpanoff of my podorojna.

Therefore, she must accompany me.
Therefore, I must find her again at any cost.

It is not probable that since yesterday evening she has been able to get a carriage and leave Nijni-Novgorod.