SUCHwerenowtherelativesituationsofMarfaStrogoffandNadia。AllwasunderstoodbytheoldSiberian，andthoughtheyounggirlwasignorantthathermuch-regrettedcompanionstilllived，sheatleastknewhisrelationshiptoherwhomshehadmadehermother；
andshethankedGodforhavinggivenherthejoyoftakingtheplaceofthesonwhomtheprisonerhadlost。
ButwhatneitherofthemcouldknowwasthatMichael，havingbeencapturedatKolyvan，wasinthesameconvoyandwasonhiswaytoTomskwiththem。
TheprisonersbroughtbyIvanOgareffhadbeenaddedtothosealreadykeptbytheEmirintheTartarcamp。Theseunfortunatepeople，consistingofRussians，Siberians，soldiersandcivilians，numberedsomethousands，andformedacolumnwhichextendedoverseveralversts。Someamongthembeingconsidereddangerouswerehandcuffedandfastenedtoalongchain。
Therewere，too，womenandchildren，manyofthelattersuspendedtothepommelsofthesaddles，whiletheformerweredraggedmercilesslyalongtheroadonfoot，ordrivenforwardasiftheywereanimals。