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I bid you farewell, but not for long; there are sure hopes that

in spring the dawn of freedom will arise for us, and Lithuania,

who now bids you farewell as wanderers, will soon behold you

again as her victorious deliverers. The Judge is preparing

everything needful for the journey, and, so far as I am able, I

will aid you with money."

The gentry felt that the Chamberlain counselled wisely. It is

well known that whoever has once quarrelled with the Russian

Tsar, can never conclude a lasting peace with him on this earth,

and must either fight or rot in Siberia. So, saying nothing, they

looked gloomily at one another and sighed; in token of agreement

they nodded their heads.