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<span style="color:#800000">'''''Chapter Four is still in progress but will be up soon. Thank you for your patience.—Campaign Archivist.'''''</span>
 
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''Saturday, 19 Feb 1870''<br>
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''Thursday, 20 Feb 1870''<br>
 
''Dining Car, Belgrade bound train''<br>
 
''Dining Car, Belgrade bound train''<br>
 
''Thirty miles southeast of Budapest''<br>
 
''Thirty miles southeast of Budapest''<br>
 
''4:30 pm, local time''<br><br>
 
''4:30 pm, local time''<br><br>
  
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Quentin set down his copy of [[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#NEWS OF THE DAY|''Le Figaro'']]. He took a sip of coffee and pondered reading the copy of [[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#NEWS OF THE DAY|''L'Indépendance Roumanie'']] on the table but the writing was slipshod at best and it gave him a headache.<br><br>
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Quentin set down his copy of ''Le Figaro''. He took a sip of coffee and pondered reading the copy of ''L'Indépendance Roumanie'' on the table but the writing was slipshod at best and it gave him a headache.<br><br>
  
 
Instead he looked out the window only to be disappointed by the view. The mile after mile of Danube valley and associated farmland rolled past the train. He stretched his back and looked across the table at Josephine poring through the newspapers neatly stacked between them.<br><br>
 
Instead he looked out the window only to be disappointed by the view. The mile after mile of Danube valley and associated farmland rolled past the train. He stretched his back and looked across the table at Josephine poring through the newspapers neatly stacked between them.<br><br>
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"And I am no voyeur."<br><br>
 
"And I am no voyeur."<br><br>
  
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For her part, the Russian remained apparently oblivious to their discussion. Instead she continued to peruse a copy of [[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#NEWS OF THE DAY|''Санкт-Петербурге ве́домости'']] with the professional attached disinterest that might have indicated to a close observer that she was actually observing something else. She finished her glass of Vodka and refilled it.<br><br>
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For her part, the Russian remained apparently oblivious to their discussion. Instead she continued to peruse a copy of [[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#HOW TO SPEAK RUSSIAN| ''Санкт-Петербурге ве́домости'']] with the professional attached disinterest that might have indicated to a close observer that she was actually observing something else. She finished her glass of Vodka and refilled it.<br><br>
  
 
"Perhaps you should ask her to dance." Josephine watched the agent's reflection in the polished silver sugar bowl before meeting Quentin's eyes again. There was no rancor in her tone. "It is your turn."<br><br>  
 
"Perhaps you should ask her to dance." Josephine watched the agent's reflection in the polished silver sugar bowl before meeting Quentin's eyes again. There was no rancor in her tone. "It is your turn."<br><br>  
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Quentin sipped his coffee and chortled before saying quietly, "Perhaps I should. She might even let me lead this time."<br><br>
 
Quentin sipped his coffee and chortled before saying quietly, "Perhaps I should. She might even let me lead this time."<br><br>
  
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Josephine was about to reply when the steward reentered the far end of the car, holding his tray aloft. Something about the way he held it caught her eye. She swept him with a more discerning look and noticed that while the resemblance was strong, it was not the same man. Not even a steward, she realized as she watched him ignore the empty cup the bored French banker held out for a refill. She went on alert but kept her posture relaxed as if she'd noticed nothing. "Perhaps she might," she said, leaning forward with an indulgent smile and patting Quentin's hand, using the action to hide unsheathing one of her knives under the table.<br><br>
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Josephine paused as the steward reentered the far end of the car, holding his tray aloft. Something about the way he held it caught her eye. She swept him with a more discerning look and noticed that while the resemblance was strong, it was not the same man. Not even a steward, she realized as she watched him ignore the empty cup the bored French banker held out for a refill. She went on alert but kept her posture relaxed as if she'd noticed nothing. "Perhaps she might," she said, leaning forward with an indulgent smile and patting Quentin's hand, using the action to hide unsheathing one of her knives under the table.<br><br>
  
 
Quentin saw Josephine' hand move under the table. ''Maybe this won't be so unexciting after all'', Quentin thought. "I think I should . . ." He cut off his reply when as he saw the Russian move into action, if only briefly. With a swift motion she had picked up a butter knife by the blade and flick it as if striking an imaginary gong. The gesture was subtle but definite and only someone watching her directly for some time would likely have thought it odd.<br><br>
 
Quentin saw Josephine' hand move under the table. ''Maybe this won't be so unexciting after all'', Quentin thought. "I think I should . . ." He cut off his reply when as he saw the Russian move into action, if only briefly. With a swift motion she had picked up a butter knife by the blade and flick it as if striking an imaginary gong. The gesture was subtle but definite and only someone watching her directly for some time would likely have thought it odd.<br><br>
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A split-second later, the faux-steward pitched forward as his right knee buckled, his tray of coffee and pastries crashing to the floor. The steward looked up briefly, anger and confusion clear on his face. He scanned the room before quickly withdrawing the way he came. For his part, Quentin looked first at the retreating steward, then at the Russian agent. If she perhaps nodded, no one would be able to prove it. She folded her paper and withdrew from the car.<br><br>
 
A split-second later, the faux-steward pitched forward as his right knee buckled, his tray of coffee and pastries crashing to the floor. The steward looked up briefly, anger and confusion clear on his face. He scanned the room before quickly withdrawing the way he came. For his part, Quentin looked first at the retreating steward, then at the Russian agent. If she perhaps nodded, no one would be able to prove it. She folded her paper and withdrew from the car.<br><br>
  
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Josephine went taut at the crash, her knife gripped at the ready under the table. A man muttered a soft exclamation. A woman quickly stifled a cry. The steward retreated on a rising tide of whispers and Josephine shot a look at the Russian agent. On seeing the blonde leave, Josephine covertly sheathed her knife. <br><br>
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Josephine turned at the crash, her knife gripped at the ready under the table. A man muttered a soft exclamation. A woman quickly stifled a cry. The steward retreated on a rising tide of whispers and Josephine shot a look at the Russian agent. On seeing the blonde leave, Josephine covertly sheathed her knife. <br><br>
  
 
"I'll follow her," Josephine murmured with a wife's loving smile at Quentin. "You follow him." She eased from the table and exited the car a decent interval behind the blonde. The noise of the rails was loud in the vestibule but not as deafening as it would be without the enclosure between cars. She caught a glimpse of the blonde Russian halfway down the length of the car ahead and Josephine pushed through in her wake. It was the lounge car and both women negotiated their way around the chairs with practiced ease. Josephine gained the vestibule at the opposite end of the car and did not see the blonde in the car ahead. ''Odd''. A thump from above was the clue she needed and Josephine tried the access door to the rails on the right and the left. The left was unlocked and the roar of their passage filled the tight compartment. Josephine didn't waste a second but gripped the ladder rail and began to climb.<br><br>
 
"I'll follow her," Josephine murmured with a wife's loving smile at Quentin. "You follow him." She eased from the table and exited the car a decent interval behind the blonde. The noise of the rails was loud in the vestibule but not as deafening as it would be without the enclosure between cars. She caught a glimpse of the blonde Russian halfway down the length of the car ahead and Josephine pushed through in her wake. It was the lounge car and both women negotiated their way around the chairs with practiced ease. Josephine gained the vestibule at the opposite end of the car and did not see the blonde in the car ahead. ''Odd''. A thump from above was the clue she needed and Josephine tried the access door to the rails on the right and the left. The left was unlocked and the roar of their passage filled the tight compartment. Josephine didn't waste a second but gripped the ladder rail and began to climb.<br><br>
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The wind dragged at her skirt and she wished for her male attire but she pushed on. At least her ladies' boots were sensibly heeled and Josephine could stand when she gained the roof of the car. The Russian was just stepping off onto the roof of the next car beyond, doubling back the way she came. Josephine doggedly followed, hampered by her billowing skirt. The Russian kept her lead, striding easily as if she walked a city boulevard instead of a swaying ton of wood and steel. By the time Josephine reached the end of the kitchen car, she saw the Russian look back, wink, and dive gracefully off the last baggage car. <br><br>
 
The wind dragged at her skirt and she wished for her male attire but she pushed on. At least her ladies' boots were sensibly heeled and Josephine could stand when she gained the roof of the car. The Russian was just stepping off onto the roof of the next car beyond, doubling back the way she came. Josephine doggedly followed, hampered by her billowing skirt. The Russian kept her lead, striding easily as if she walked a city boulevard instead of a swaying ton of wood and steel. By the time Josephine reached the end of the kitchen car, she saw the Russian look back, wink, and dive gracefully off the last baggage car. <br><br>
  
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Frozen with her breath caught in her throat, Josephine watched as the Russian landed in a perfect roll and bounded to her feet on the grassy shoulder. A mounted rider waited for her there with another horse held by its reins. The train carried Josephine farther away with each passing second and as she watched, the Russian mounted the waiting horse and wheeled off toward Budapest. <br><br>
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Frozen with her breath caught in her throat, Josephine watched as the Russian landed in a perfect roll and bounded to her feet on the grassy shoulder. A mounted rider waited for her there with another horse held by its reins. The train carried Josephine farther away with each passing second and as she watched, the Russian mounted the waiting horse and wheeled off toward Budapest.<br><br><br>  
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Josephine returned to the dining car to find Quentin still gone. She made no show of worry but merely gathered up their papers and asked for tea to be sent to their compartment. Genuine newlyweds or not, it would be uncouth to be seen in public joined at the hip or to express overt concern over a momentary absence. He wasn't waiting in the compartment when she arrived. She closed the door, pulled her watch from her pocket and checked the time. Ten minutes since they'd parted company. They'd already discussed contingency plans if they were ever separated. Quentin knew to make his way to Bucharest. He had funds to buy another ticket or hire a horse and ride. He'd roamed the world over to rescue his sister. He's capable of rescuing himself. When the tea arrived without Quentin, she poured herself a cup, organized the notes and papers she'd gathered, and waited for his return or for the next station, whichever came first. <br><br>
 
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Quentin rose with Josephine and let her pass before exiting the car in the steward's wake. He stepped into the vestibule between cars and as the door behind him closed, something caught the toe of his boot. Looking down, he spied the door of the butler's pantry had been shut on a bit of dark cloth that spilled to the floor. Not cloth, but clothing. Knowing what he'd find, opening the pantry was just a formality. Sure enough, the genuine steward had been stuffed inside with the table linens. Unconscious but his pulse was strong. Glad he wasn't handling a corpse, Quentin tucked the man further inside and shut the door. It was a shame not to render further aid but Quentin had bigger fish to fry.<br><br>  
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Quentin rose with Josephine and let her go first before exiting the car in the steward's wake. He stepped into the vestibule between cars and as the door behind him closed, something caught the toe of his boot. Looking down, he spied the door of the butler's pantry had been shut on a bit of dark cloth that spilled to the floor. Not cloth, but clothing. Knowing what he'd find, opening the pantry was just a formality. Sure enough, the genuine steward had been stuffed inside with the table linens. Unconscious but his pulse was strong. Glad he wasn't handling a corpse, Quentin tucked the man further inside and shut the door. It was a shame not to render further aid but Quentin had bigger fish to fry.<br><br>  
 
  
 
At least now he knew he was on the right track.<br><br>  
 
At least now he knew he was on the right track.<br><br>  
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Eyes and nose stinging from the brine and vinegar, Quentin grabbed the rim of the barrel and slammed backward in a headbutt. The Prussian's nose gave way with a wet crunch and he stumbled back, grabbing his face. Shaking the wet from his eyes like a dog, Quentin threw a blind punch. The agent pulled his hands from his ruined nose but couldn't block Quentin's blow to the gut. He folded over the American's fist and Quentin slammed him with a left hook. <br><br>  
 
Eyes and nose stinging from the brine and vinegar, Quentin grabbed the rim of the barrel and slammed backward in a headbutt. The Prussian's nose gave way with a wet crunch and he stumbled back, grabbing his face. Shaking the wet from his eyes like a dog, Quentin threw a blind punch. The agent pulled his hands from his ruined nose but couldn't block Quentin's blow to the gut. He folded over the American's fist and Quentin slammed him with a left hook. <br><br>  
  
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With a roar, the Prussian tackled Quentin into the side of beef. Both saw the cleaver at the same time. A fast flurry of punches and jabs ensued as they fought for its possession. They were too close, too tangled together. Neither could get a purchase. ''I'll fix that'', Quentin thought. He gouged the Prussian's eye with his thumb and the man howled and jerked back. Quentin freed the cleaver and swung the dull end in a vicious arc onto the Prussian's right wrist.<br><br>
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With a roar, the Prussian tackled Quentin into the side of beef. Both saw the cleaver at the same time. A fast flurry of punches and jabs ensued as they fought for its possession. They were too close, too tangled together. Neither could get a purchase. I'll fix that, Quentin thought. He gouged the Prussian's eye with his thumb and the man howled and jerked back. Quentin freed the cleaver and swung the dull end in a vicious arc onto the Prussian's right wrist.<br><br>
  
 
A sickening crack. A howl of pain.<br><br>
 
A sickening crack. A howl of pain.<br><br>
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Quentin sidestepped the charge at the last second and brought the cleaver down on the Prussian's unprotected back. Another crack. The Prussian hit the floor, the cleaver buried in his neck. <br><br>
 
Quentin sidestepped the charge at the last second and brought the cleaver down on the Prussian's unprotected back. Another crack. The Prussian hit the floor, the cleaver buried in his neck. <br><br>
  
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''No coming back from that'', Quentin thought as the man twitched his last. He planted the cleaver back in the beef and worked quickly. He emptied the man's pockets, wrinkling his nose at the wet stain spreading below the waist, and disposed of the body by pitching it out the boxcar door.<br><br>   
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''No coming back from that'', Quentin thought as the man twitched his last. Quetin planted the cleaver back in the beef and worked quickly. He emptied the man's pockets, wrinkling his nose at the wet stain spreading below the waist, and disposed of the body by pitching it out the boxcar door.<br><br>   
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[[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#HOW TO SPEAK GERMAN| "Vielen Dank!"]] Quentin said as he hauled the door shut. He scooped up what he'd lifted from the Prussian into his own pockets and made his way back to the compartment he shared with Josephine. He briefly debated his next step before climbing to the roof of the train and walking towards the rear, descending only after he'd made it to the First Class car. Even if his recent foe was no longer aboard, his current dishevelment, the unconscious steward, as well as his earlier racing through the kitchen car would raise questions that he would prefer not to answer for as long as possible. He slipped into the First Class car's washroom and cleaned up as best he could, inspecting his reflection in the mirror as he did so. His jacket and shirt were a total loss and his chin was coloring up where the Prussian had hit him but at least he didn't stink as badly as before.<br><br>
 
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"You've certainly come home pickled," she replied as if nothing were amiss, determined not to embarrass him with her relief over his return.  Josephine poured him a cup unasked and handed it to him. "Did you learn anything?"<br><br>
 
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"Not yet. These might tell us something." Quentin drained his cup and emptied his pockets on the window table: a documents wallet, a watch, a small notebook, a few coins and bank notes, a cigarette case, a candle stub, a few wadded bits of paper. "And there's this," Quentin added, pulling out the last item and holding it up. It gleamed in the watery winter light, a gold insignia pin. He handed the pin to her, opened his bags and began pulling clean clothes out as he spoke. "Found it under his lapel, like he was hiding it. Whatever it is, it's not Masonic. I know their marks and that isn't one of them."<br><br>
 
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"I will take your word for it. The Freemasons is not an organization I have access to." Josephine examined the pin . It was roughly the size of her thumbnail, engraved and enameled with a symbol on its front. It wasn't one she recognized. She turned it over. There was no hallmark or content stamp.<br><br>
 
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"Now that would be a trick," Quentin said smiling, looking through his remaining clean shirts. "You infiltrating the Masons."<br><br>
 
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"I may yet," she said archly. "I've already done ''Hamlet''." <br><br>
 
  
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Bare flesh beckoned in the corner of her eye. Acutely aware of Quentin disrobing, she steeled herself against looking directly at him. ''Mind on the job, Jo.'' She picked up the wallet and pulled out the top document, a folded letter of high quality paper. Holding it up to the window, she looked for a watermark, pinpricks, or subtly altered writing, and she summarized aloud as she scanned it. "A letter of introduction for Friedrich Piefke, a salesman and installer of telegraph equipment for Siemens in Berlin. 'Please afford all suitable courtesy and assistance as required.' On company letterhead. Hmm. That suggests several possibilities," she added as she examined the next document. "Here we have a private introduction to Ştefan Brezeanu of Bucharest, who we've connected to Panculescu. The plot thickens. Where is Piefke now?" she asked, though she suspected she already knew the answer.<br><br>
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[[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#HOW TO SPEAK GERMAN| "Vielen Dank!"]] Quentin said as he hauled the door shut. He scooped up what he'd lifted from the Prussian into his own pockets and made his way back to the compartment he shared with Josephine. <br><br><br>
  
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"Off the train and not coming back," Quentin said, grinning tightly. Freshly clothed from the waist up, he tugged his cuffs straight and worked on his tie. He nodded at the miscellany on the table. "Could be there might be more about him in the junk I took off him. ''Dammit—''," he swore as the train lurched on the tracks and he fumbled his tie.<br><br>
 
  
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"Allow me," Josephine said and rose to assist him. The train lurched again and her pulse quickened as he caught her. His arms were strong and warm. His eyes, she thought, were the most enthralling shade of blue. The need she'd refused to acknowledge deep inside her woke and her blood started to sing. "Ties are the very devil," she breathed. <br><br>
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"''You'' are the very devil," Quentin whispered under his breath. Still roused by the fight and the sudden nearness of her, Quentin gave in to impulse and kissed her. Just as in Paris, the kiss deepened in a flash. She tasted of sugar and tea and her scent teased him with each breath he took. She wasn't the least bit shy. As his hands followed her curves, she clutched his back and pulled him closer. As he grew insistent, so did she, until he found himself guiding her toward the compartment couch.<br><br>
 
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She explored him hungrily under his shirt and devoured his mouth with hers. Quentin's hands drew paths of heat wherever they went and Josephine's breath caught again and again as their bodies swayed together all the way to the couch. She barely felt it when she tipped onto it. She was aware only of him.<br><br>
 
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He'd had exotic women all over the world but none were as bewitching as Josephine's blend of femininity and ferocity.  Quentin struggled with the buttons at her throat, nuzzling her neck as he exposed her skin. She gasped and moved under him, deftly undoing his trousers and easing him free, caressing him to near madness. Quentin growled at the ungodly layers of clothing between them. ''Damned corset'' …. Knowing he'd never get it off her in time Quentin pushed up her skirts and made ready to dive right in. <br><br>
 
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[[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#HOW TO SPEAK GERMAN| "Mein Herr?"]] Someone knocked on the compartment door. [[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#HOW TO SPEAK GERMAN|"Verzeihen Sie die Intrusion, aber so können wir ein Wort haben?"]]<br><br>
 
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Quentin was off her in a flash. Josephine moaned in frustration even as her mind seized on the translation. ''Sir? Forgive the intrusion, but may we have a word?'' She sat up and put her clothing to rights as Quentin strode for the door, shirt tails flapping.<br><br>
 
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"''What?!''" With murder in his eye, Quentin yanked open the door. The Conductor stepped smartly back. <br><br>
 
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[[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#HOW TO SPEAK GERMAN| "Verzeihen Sie mir, Herr. Es ist schon eine Störung im Speisewagen. Waren Sie vor kurzem gab?"]] the Conductor asked. ''Forgive me, sir. There's been a disturbance in the dining car. Were you recently there?'' Or so Quentin managed to translate. To his educated ear, the man's German seemed accented with a regional dialect. Not that he gave a damn just that moment.<br><br>
 
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"Does it ''look'' like I've just been in the dining car?" Quentin ground out from behind his teeth, with a significant glance down at his tented shirt hem.<br><br>
 
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[[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#HOW TO SPEAK HUNGARIAN| "Istenem."]] The Conductor swore softly but had the grace to look embarrassed. [[The Hounds of Winter, Chapter Four: Train of Events#HOW TO SPEAK GERMAN| "Nein, Sir. Ich entschuldige mich für die Unterbrechung."]]  ''No, sir. My apologies for interrupting.'' <br><br>
 
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Санкт-Петербурге ве́домости = Sankt-Peterburge védomosti  =  '''Sahngt''' '''Peet'''-ter-borg-gyeh '''vyehd'''-doh-must-ee = Saint Peterburg Gazette [http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#ru/en/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%82-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%20%D0%B2%D0%B5%CC%81%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8  Sound clip]<br><br>
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'''Nein, Sie werden nicht.''' = '''Nine''', zee '''vehr'''-den neekht = No. You will not.
 
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'''Vielen Dank!''' = '''Vee'''-lehn Dahnk = Thank you very much! Many thanks!
 
'''Vielen Dank!''' = '''Vee'''-lehn Dahnk = Thank you very much! Many thanks!
 
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'''Mein Herr. Verzeihen Sie die Intrusion, aber so können wir ein Wort haben?''' = My sir? Forgive the intrusion, but may we have a word? [http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#en/de/My%20sir%3F%20Forgive%20the%20intrusion%2C%20but%20may%20we%20have%20a%20word%3F Sound clip]<br>
 
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'''Nein, Sir. Ich entschuldige mich für die Unterbrechung.''' = No, sir. My apologies for interrupting. [http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#en/de/No%2C%20sir.%20My%20apologies%20for%20interrupting. Sound clip]<br><br>
 
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