will be sufficient. And I do not want to thank this hetman
for my freedom and life."

"And whence dost thou know what I shall do with thee?"
asked Hmelnitski; and then turning to Tugai Bey, he said:
"The war will begin. You will send to the prince, and
before the return of your messenger much water will flow
down the Dnieper, but l will take you the money myself
to Bazaluk to-morrow."

"Give four, and I will not say another word to the Pole,"
answered Tugai, impatiently.

"I will give four, on your word."

"Hetman," said the koshevoi, "I will count it out this
minute. I have it here under the wall, maybe more."

"To-morrow you will take it to Bazaluk," said Hmelnitski.
Tugai Bey stretched himself and yawned. "I am sleepy,"
said he. "To-morrow before daylight I must start for
Bazaluk. Where am I to sleep?"

The koshevoi showed him a pile of sheepskins against the
wall. The Tartar threw himself on this bed, and a little
later was snorting like a horse.

Hmelnitski walked a number of times across the room,
and said: "Slumber escapes my eyelids; I cannot sleep.
Give me something to drink, most worthy koshevoi."

"Gorailka or wine?"

"Gorailka. I cannot sleep."

"It is cockcrow already," said the koshevoi.

"It is late. Go you to sleep, old friend! Drink and go!"

"Here is to fame and success!"

"To success!"

The koshevoi wiped his lips with his sleeve, then gave
his hand to Hmelnitski, and going to the other corner of the
room buried himself almost in sheepskins, for his blood
had grown cold through age. Soon his snoring answered
the snoring of Tugai Bey.

Hmelnitski sat at the table, sunk in silence. Suddenly
he started up, looked at Skshetuski, and said: "Well,
worthy lieutenant, you are free."

"I am thankful to you, Zaporojian hetman, though I do
not conceal from you that I should prefer to thank some
one else for my freedom."

"Then do not thank. You saved my life, I return you
good; now we are even. And I must tell you also that I
will not let you go immediately unless you give me the
word of a knight that when you have returned you will say