tramcars passed ringing by. The air vibrated with the pealing and

clanging of church bells, that were calling the people to attend

to a service like that which was now being conducted in the

prison. And the people, dressed in their Sunday best, were

passing on their way to their different parish churches.

The isvostchik did not drive Nekhludoff up to the prison itself,

but to the last turning that led to the prison.

Several persons--men and women--most of them carrying small