第8章

　　TheyheardTartarvoices。TheTartarsstoppedattheveryspotwheretheyhadturnedoffthepath。TheTartarstalkedabit，andthenseemedtobesettingadogonthescent。Therewasasoundofcracklingtwigs，andastrangedogappearedfrombehindthebushes。Itstopped，andbegantobark。

　　ThentheTartars，alsostrangers，cameclimbingdown，seizedZh&iacute；linandKost&iacute；lin，boundthem，putthemonhorses，androdeawaywiththem。

　　Whentheyhadriddenabouttwomiles，theymetAbdul，theirowner，withtwootherTartarsfollowinghim。Aftertalkingwiththestrangers，heputZh&iacute；linandKost&iacute；linontwoofhisownhorsesandtookthembacktotheAoul。

　　Abduldidnotlaughnow，anddidnotsayawordtothem。

　　TheywerebackattheAoulbydaybreak，andweresetdowninthestreet。