And do not be afraid of incurring contingent loss, if you can only get unsafe debtors to pay up.

This place is devastated and lost to us for the future.

Farewell till our happy meeting at home." Thus Anton remained alone in the strange town, in a position where great trust imposed upon him great responsibility.

He went back to his room, called the landlord, and at once made arrangements for his further stay there.

The town was so filled with military that he preferred to remain in the small quarters that he had already occupied, and to put up with their inconveniences, having little expectation of changing for the better.
It was indeed a devastated town which Anton now explored.