CHAPTER LIII. CONCLUSION.

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CHAPTER LIII. CONCLUSION.

Neituhk Vora nor Ivan would return to Kus^ia fco claim tiio ef>babes, notwithstanding their immense value. Wat had no such feeling, and being given tull powers, went there, and having gained recognition, through the aoort oflices of Grosser, converted the pioperby into money and sent ib on to America, whore tho two lovers had gone at once. It Wab had asked for the proceeds of the bvo estates he might have had ib, tor the gratitude of Vera and Ivan knew no bounds. Bub ho laughingly made what he thought was a fair charge. Ho was the only ono content witli such an arrangement, however, and he was forced bo accept a much larger su>n than lie 1 would have di earned of asking. | As for Sofia, she was takon bo tfu^bia, where she made sticnuous efforts toptociuo a pardon. And she might have been success! til through the giand duko's good o(!iee-> if Uresscr had nob quietly susge&ted that ho had certain documents which tho grand duke would not like to have seen by the (J/ar. Failing at the last, tho wrotched woman, rather th.in sutler death at the hands of the executioner, poisoned herself . ChernigofF lived alifo of vain plotting the rest of his shore life He was found dead in a garret in London, the circumstances of his taking oil' being shrouded in mystery. It was said he had fallen a victim to tho betrayed nihilists. dresser attained the object oi his ambition and was created Minister of the Interior. TIIU ENU.