TheCzarhadbecomeexcitedwhilstspeaking，andnowpacedupanddownwithhurriedsteps。Thechiefofpolicesaidnothing，buthethoughttohimselfthat，duringthetimewhentheemperorsofRussianeverpardonedanexile，schemessuchasthoseofIvanOgareffcouldneverhavebeenrealized。
ApproachingtheCzar，whohadthrownhimselfintoanarmchair，heasked，“Yourmajestyhasofcoursegivenorderssothatthisrebellionmaybesuppressedassoonaspossible？“
“Yes，“answeredtheCzar。“ThelasttelegramwhichreachedNijni-UdinskwouldsetinmotionthetroopsinthegovernmentsofYenisei，Irkutsk，Yakutsk，aswellasthoseintheprovincesoftheAmoorandLakeBaikal。Atthesametime，theregimentsfromPermandNijni-Novgorod，andtheCossacksfromthefrontier，areadvancingbyforcedmarchestowardstheUralMountains；
butsomeweeksmustpassbeforetheycanattacktheTartars。“
“Andyourmajesty’sbrother，hisHighnesstheGrandDuke，isnowisolatedinthegovernmentofIrkutsk，andisnolongerindirectcommunicationwithMoscow？“