In fact, as appeared afterwards, his victims were not few in number, but this one he reckoned upon particularly, and it was Mr.
von Lembke himself.
Andrey Antonovitch von Lembke belonged to that race, so favoured by nature, which is reckoned by hundreds of thousands at the Russian census, and is perhaps unconscious that it forms throughout its whole mass a strictly organised union.

And this union, of course, is not planned and premeditated, but exists spontaneously in the whole race, without words or agreements as a moral obligation consisting in mutual support given by all members of the race to one another, at all times and places, and under all circumstances.

Andrey Antonovitch had the honour of being educated in one of those more exalted Russian educational institutions which are filled with the youth from families well provided with wealth or connections.

Almost immediately on finishing their studies the pupils were appointed to rather important posts in one of the government departments.

Andrey Antonovitch had one uncle a colonel of engineers, and another a baker.