house in
the middle
of a field
they broke
it
open.They
found
inside
documents
engrossed
on
parchment
and the
two
crosses of
the Legion
of Honour
and For
Valour.At
the sight
of these
objects,which,the
blacksmith
explained,were
marks of
honour
given only
by the
Tsar,they
became
extremely
frightened
at what
they had
done.They
threw the
whole lot
away into
a ditch
and
dispersed
hastily.
On
learning
of this
particular
loss
Mr.Nicholas
B.broke
down
