“Come，“saidtheofficer，MarfaStrogoff，withfirmstep，followedtheTartar。SomemomentsafterwardsshefoundherselfinthechiefsquareinthepresenceofIvanOgareff，towhomallthedetailsofthisscenehadbeenimmediatelyreported。
Ogareff，suspectingthetruth，interrogatedtheoldSiberianwoman。
“Thyname？“heaskedinaroughvoice。
“MarfaStrogoff。“
“Thouhastason？“