Note 5 — Chapter LI · LAKE KHANKA TO THE COAST.
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The first three stations—Mo, Vstrechni, and Utosni—were single post-houses, with no other habitation in sight. The accommodation was of the poorest; the couch at Vstrechni consisting of three boards, and the table-cloth of linen tick. I gave the children some nuts, but not one said “thank you,” and none could read.