TheyhadnowonlytodescendtheUralslopes，indoingwhichtherewasnottheslightestdifficulty。
Sixhoursafterwardsthetwovehicles，thetarantassprecedingthetelga，arrivedatEkaterenburg，nothingworthyofnotehavinghappenedinthedescent。
Thefirstpersonthereportersperceivedatthedoorofthepost-housewastheiriemschik，whoappearedtobewaitingforthem。
ThisworthyRussianhadafineopencountenance，andhesmilinglyapproachedthetravelers，and，holdingouthishand，inaquiettonehedemandedtheusual“pour-boire。“
ThisverycoolrequestrousedBlount’siretoitshighestpitch，andhadnottheiemschikprudentlyretreated，astraight-outblowofthefist，intrueBritishboxingstyle，wouldhavepaidhisclaimof“navodkou。“