One of the servants had also remained there, and when the governor was seen striding down the staircase, the man hastened to open the door.

Jack saw the officer pause for a moment, "At eight to-night at the cross roads," he said, and passed out, and flinging himself upon his horse, rode off.

Among the Russian words learned by the midshipmen were all words connected with roads.

They had been specially desirous of asking questions which might enable them to find their way across country, and every word which would be likely to be included in a direction as to route had been learned.

This was the more easy, as on their march there had been but few objects of interest to attract their attention.
The expressions therefore "the road to the right," "the road to the left," "the turning by the wood or stream," "the cross roads," and other similar expressions had been learned by heart.