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Mr. Hobson, as he called himself, had been perfectly right when he gleefully assured Mrs. Wilders that the Russians were gathering up their strength for a supreme effort against the allies. Reinforcements had been steadily pouring into the Crimea for weeks past-two of the Czar's sons had arrived to stir up the enthusiasm of the soldiers. Menschikof